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  "textContent": "Singer **Dawn** shocked everyone with his thoughts on **leaving the industry**.\n\nOn 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:\n\n> _**\"I'm thinking about trying it within the next five years.\"**_\n\nHearing 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?\"**_\n\nWhen Jang Doyeon pointed out that **retirement** is an incredibly **major life decision** , **Dawn** explained that he doesn't look at it that way, saying:\n\n> _\"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.\"_\n\nThis 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**.\n\n> _\"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.\"_\n\nHowever, his **persepective** completely **flipped** because of his **retirement plans**. He added with a smile:\n\n> _\"But now, I actually like it.**It means I'll disappear from searches more quickly.** \"_\n\nHe also openly admitted that when he does finally retire, **he wants people to forget him quickly** , noting, _\"Thinking that way made me feel that**it would be nice for my name to** **disappear quickly**._\"\n\nLooking 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.'**",
  "title": "Dawn reveals he may retire from the entertainment industry within five years",
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