When you hear the word Kpop, you probably think of bright colours, devoted fans and catchy music. However, this industry has a dark side that many don't talk about. Kpop idols undergo a training ...
JYP Entertainment spent 1.12 billion won ($765,000) last year on developing new talent. The figure appears in its annual ...
In South Korea, the number of K-pop trainees who quit after joining an agency was 34.4 per cent in 2022, up 3.4 percentage ...
It’s no secret that away from the flashbulbs and adulation, the life of a K-pop star can be gruelling. Months of auditions, endless choreography drills and stiff competition means that many of those ...
Lee Jong-im, a pop culture expert and author of “Idol Trainees’ Sweat and Tears,” goes beneath the surface of the heavily fortified K-pop industry and lays bare some ugly truths about the challenging ...
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EJAE reveals why she never debuted with SM Entertainment despite being a K-Pop trainee for 12 years
EJAE shares the real reason she never debuted under SM Entertainment despite 12 years of training. Today, she continues to ...
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