Red Velvet’s Joy opens up about her hiatus: “I have my moments of darkness”
Red Velvet singer Joy has opened up about her months-long hiatus from the group in 2023 and why she needed to do it.Red Velvet’s Joy recently made a guest appearance on the South Korean YouTube talk show Zzanbro, hosted by comedian Shin Dong-yeob, alongside bandmates Seulgi and Yeri.During the programme, Joy looked back on the girl group’s 10-year career and recalled their early years when she “used to smile so brightly”. However, the singer added that “as time passed” she noted that she was “gradually losing that smile and looking more fatigued”, per SBS Star.Later on the show, she touched on her months-long hiatus in 2023, opened up about how “during that time, I thought, ‘I don’t even know who I am anymore'”.