As the first customer, Super Junior's leader Leeteuk opened up his heart about the past and shared a depressing recollection during the recording of SBS E!TV 'Jo Hyung Gi and Park Joon Kyu's Brother Restaurant.' "I was supposed to debut in a 5-member group on June 2002," Leeteuk confessed on the show. "However, because of the World Cup that shook the nation, the date of my debut was delayed and I had to watch my junior trainees Dong Bang Shin Ki debut before me instead." In 2002, the entire nation was gaga over soccer. A great majority of the albums and movies that was released during the time ended up being swept under the rug. With the football craze taking over Korea, nobody cared and nobody remembered them. To avoid the same fate, SM Entertainment pushed back Leeteuk's debut date. Leeteuk added, "On the outside, I congratulated them on their debut, but I cried on the bus ride home." It must have been discouraging to watch his junior trainees perform on stage as he was probably left wondering when it would be his chance to shine. Luckily, Leeteuk debuted as the leader of Super Junior and left a significant imprint on the entertainment industry since then. If it weren't for him, Sukira's Kiss the Radio, SBS Strong Heart and MBC Idol Army: Season 1 - among many - would not have been as entertaining to watch. His contagious, Elmo-like laughter makes all the problems in the world disappear, even if just for a moment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzLmd28TCQ0 He also revealed the hardships he experienced as a trainee and how he eventually became the leader of a wildly successful idol group known now as Super Junior. The episode is set to air on the 17th.
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