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What do you do as a Kpop trainee?
Trainees live, train, and perform together starting at a very young age. Some trainees start as young as 11 years old, but many don’t get discovered and join a company until they’re in their late teens, so don’t despair if you’re a little older!
What do trainees do before debut?
They evaluate your singing/rapping and dancing (and every now and then foreigners korean language skills), and check to see if your diet plan is working. Companies tend to choose the trainees who they think truly improved the most and make a group line up with them. Survival Competition.
What is it like to be a K-pop trainee?
Trainees spend most of their time in pratice rooms, and even have to practice very harsh exercises. Apart from singing and dancing, trainees also have to study foreign languages (of countries outside of Korea that the agency is targeting), learn soft skills from basic make-up to manners.
Is it hard to pass an audition in K-pop?
It’s hard to pass an audition but what you will face after becoming a K-Pop trainee is even harder. To become an idol, to be able to stand on big stages, to sing hits might be the dream of many K-Pop fans and talented young people.
Can a foreigner become a trainee at JYP Entertainment?
JYP Entertainment is one of the companies out there who accepts foreigners to become a trainee. Intrigued by the number of foreigners after entering the company, you become friendly with one another and train hard too! Why do so many of yáll want to be K-Pop idols?
How to become an idol in K-pop?
To become an idol, to be able to stand on big stages, to sing hits might be the dream of many K-Pop fans and talented young people. At the moment, the doors to that dream is even more wide open after big agencies like SM, Big Hit or CUBE started looking for trainees from many different countries.