Singer Eric Nam has opened up about the racism and bullying he endured while growing up in the United States, revealing how an unlikely high school performance featuring Backstreet Boys and NSYNC songs became a turning point in his life. Nam appeared on the YouTube channel "YouTube Ha Ji-young" on Wednesday and recalled his years at a private school in the U.S., where he said he struggled to fit in with classmates from vastly different backgrounds. "My parents sent me to a private school, but when I got there, all the kids were from wealthy families," Nam said. "My family wasn't poor, but we weren't that rich either." He said the differences went beyond money. "We couldn't relate to each other, and we lived in completely different worlds," he said. "I was bullied a lot. They spat in my face and pulled their eyes back." Despite the abuse, Nam said he decided to focus on what he could control. "I thought I should just do well at what I could do well," he said. He continued to rank among the school's top students, but it was an unexpected moment during his final year of high school that would