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Nobrain Drummer Hwang Hyun-sung Says Friendship With Hong Chul Led Him to Give Up Studying

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • Nobrain drummer Hwang Hyun-sung said his academic performance sharply declined after his second year of high school, when he began spending more time with Noh Hong-chul.
  • The two attended Apgujeong Hyundai High School and later performed together at Nobrain's 10th-anniversary concert and a 2009 television music festival.

Nobrain drummer Hwang Hyun-sung pointed to his friendship with entertainer Noh Hong-chul when explaining how he stopped focusing on schoolwork during his teenage years.

I was very good at studying.

· Hwang Hyun-sungHe described his academic performance before discussing its later decline.

Appearing with Nobrain vocalist Lee Sung-woo on tvN's “You Quiz on the Block,” Hwang said he had been an excellent student. His grades, however, began a steep decline during his second year of high school.

Hwang said he had continued studying even after starting music, but added that his performance changed after he began spending time with Noh. Yoo Jae-suk recognized that the two had been friends, and Hwang clarified that he was one year older.

But from my second year of high school, it dropped vertically.

· Hwang Hyun-sungHe explained when his grades began to fall sharply.

The pair attended Apgujeong Hyundai High School as senior and junior students. Their friendship later carried onto the stage, including Nobrain's 10th-anniversary concert in 2006 and the 2009 Olympic Boulevard Duet Song Festival on “Infinite Challenge.” Hwang also shared an embarrassing story involving Noh during the broadcast.

Until then, even while doing music, I did not give up on studying. But when I started spending time with Hong-chul, my grades...

· Hwang Hyun-sungHe linked the change in his academic performance to spending time with Noh Hong-chul.
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