Dawn reveals he may retire from the entertainment industry within five years

Singer Dawn shocked everyone with his thoughts on leaving the industry.

On the 30th, Dawn made a guest appearance on the TEO Youtube show**'Salon Drip'** alongside NCT127's Johnny and casually dropped a major hint about his five-year plan. When host Jang Doyeon asked if he had already planned his retirement , he straight up answered:

"I'm thinking about trying it within the next five years."

Hearing that, everyone on set was completely stunned. Jang Doyeon told him, _"I'll pretend I didn't hear that.Why would you make a plan like that? " _which just made Dawn laugh and ask, "Why? Is that not allowed?"

When Jang Doyeon pointed out that retirement is an incredibly major life decision , Dawn explained that he doesn't look at it that way, saying:

"I don't see it as something that heavy.Within the next five years, I might discover another new dream. I love dreaming up new things."

This whole conversation actually started when he was breaking down his stage name. He explained that he chose**'Dawn'** because the Chinese character**'Hyo' (曉)** in his real name, Kim Hyojong , literally means dawn.

"At first, I thought I had chosen the wrong name.Whenever I searched 'Dawn' on portal sites, so many unrelated results came up. I regretted it."

However, his persepective completely flipped because of his retirement plans. He added with a smile:

"But now, I actually like it.It means I'll disappear from searches more quickly. "

He also openly admitted that when he does finally retire, he wants people to forget him quickly , noting, "Thinking that way made me feel thatit would be nice for my name to disappear quickly."

Looking back, Dawn originally debuted in 2016 as a member of Pentagon , where he was active as both a rapper and a producer. He even participated in creating their massive hit song,'Shine.' Later on, he formed the iconic project unit Triple H alongside Hui and Hyuna. After transitioning into a solo artist , he went on to release songs including 'MONEY,' 'DAWNDIDIDAWN,' and 'Dear My Light.'