Get to know some of the great idols of the K-pop industry that had to go through long years of training before debuting
Becoming a K-pop idol can be much harder than many imagine. This is because, to become a South Korean pop music star, aspiring artists need to go through a training period, where they will receive classes in everything that is needed to become a star, including dance, singing, languages, acting and more.
This period, however, does not come with the certainty of debut, and also does not have an average duration. For starters, being accepted as a trainee is already very difficult, as evaluations to get into a company are often very rigid and with limited vacancies, disputed by dozens of people.
Already during the training, after being accepted, every month the trainees will be evaluated by executives and producers of the agency, to accompany the evolution of future artists and what people will be selected to integrate the new group. If entrepreneurs conclude that someone is no longer evolving, or just not reaching expectations, the person is discarded and has their contract completed.
In addition to facing the pressure of evaluations and the fear of disposal, trainees also need to live with uncertainty, as they have no prediction of when they can debut, or if they will have a chance to realize their dreams.
This is why we often hear stories of idols who spent many years training, coinciding with that period with other artists who debuted before, as is the case with Bang chanfrom Stray Kids, which debuted only in 2018, but trained at the same time as members of Got7, Twice and Day6.
With that in mind, the Recreation has separated a list of 10 idols that have passed long training periods to become K-pop star. Check it out!
1. G.SOUL
Kim Ji-Hyunknown more as G.SOULtrained for long 15 years at JYP Entertainment, even debut as a soloist in 2015 with the EP “Coming Home”. After his debut, he remained for only two more years at the agency, and today is part of H1her Music.
2. G-Dragon (Bigbang)
Bigbang leader and considered as one of the biggest names in K-pop, G-Dragon It was a trainee for 11 years, where in five of them trained at SM Entertainment, and the last six at YG Entertainment, before his debut in 2006.
3. Jihyo (twice)
Before debuting in 2015 as leader of Twice, Jihyo He trained for 10 years, starting his trajectory in search of the dream of being idol with only 8 years at SM Entertainment, where he remained for a year. Soon after, he entered JYP Entertainment the same day as Sunmifrom Wonder Girls, and took classes alongside other great artists of the company, as members of Wonder Girls, Miss A and 2PM.
4. Johnny (NCT)
Johnny It is considered the artist who has the longest training time at SM Entertainment, according to Koreaboo, totaling 9 years. He joined the company in 2008, Shinee’s debut year, and almost debuted with Exo in 2012, but was not prepared, so he waited for a few more years to debut with NCT in 2017.
5. Miyeon ((g) I-DLE)
Main vocalist of (g) i-DLE, before signing with Cube Entertainment, Miyeon He trained for 5 years at YG Entertainment, and almost debuted on Blackpink. However, she decided to leave the company in 2015, signing with the agency in which Soojin, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi and Shuhua In 2018.
6. Shownu (Monstaax)
ShownuMonsta X leader, had to train for 7 years before performing his long -awaited debut, where for two years he was a JYP Entertainment trainee, before signing with Starship Entertainment.
7. Seulgi (Red Velvet)
Seulgi He joined SM Entertainment only in 2009, after being approved at one of Saturday’s famous auditions, known to be extremely difficult, however, the girl had been training since 2007. Before debuting as Red Velvet’s Main Dancer in 2014, she trained for seven years.
8. Jennie (Blackpink)
Jennie She realized she wanted to invest in her singing career while she was exchanging in New Zealand. With this, in 2010, she returned to Korea and auditioned for YG Entertainment, where she was approved, training for six years even debuting with Blackpink in 2016.
9. S.Coups (Seventeen)
Among all 13 seventeen members, the leader S.coups This is what has the longest training time: 6 years. Being one of the first trainees of Pledis Entertainment, the star almost even debuted with Nu’est in 2012, but ended up outside the final line-up and only debuted in 2015.
10. Suho (exo)
EXO leader, Suho It is also the member who has the longest training time within his group: just over 6 years. He joined SM Entertainment in 2006, when he was only 16 years old.
Source: Recreio
