In an article by Sports World on July 24, 2024, NewJeans Minji‘s mother spoke up about the harsh treatment her daughter endured from Source Music as a young trainee. What caught the eye of the public was Source Music’s irresponsibiilty and indifference towards the futures of their young trainees. While Minji had been a trainee […]
What Are The 4 Trainees YG Entertainment Once Called “Future 2NE1” Doing 12 Years Later?
Over a decade ago, in July 2012, YG Entertainment released a video showcasing four trainees known as “Future 2NE1“. The video showed the girls’ dance talent together as well as one of the trainee’s vocal skills, and it was easy to see that all of them were incredibly talented! Despite their extended training period at YG […]
(G)I-DLE’s Yuqi On The Heartbreaking Way CUBE Entertainment Made Trainees Lose Weight
With such strict beauty standards in K-Pop, there have been stories of the ways companies have made trainees and idols lose weight. (G)I-DLE‘s Yuqi recently revealed the heartbreaking method her company used to make trainees lose weight. (G)I-DLE’s Yuqi | @yuqisong.923/Instagram Yuqi recently appeared alongside BIGBANG‘s Daesung on his weekly show. [Video could not be […]
YG Entertainment Trainees Spotted, Sparking Anticipation For New Boy Group
Rumors of a new boy group from YG Entertainment have been floating around since 2023. Fans who waited outside the YG Entertainment building have been spotting a mysterious group of young trainees. A Chinese fan recently uploaded a video of some young teens. They took the video on a trip to South Korea in 2023. […]
How JYP And YG Trainees Are Different — From The Trainer And Trainee’s Perspectives
For over a decade, vocal trainer Sol Lee has been teaching aspiring stars at companies like YG Entertainment, among others. Gina Maeng, meanwhile, trained in the K-Pop industry for 12 years — including at JYP Entertainment. In a video on Gina’s YouTube channel, Gina Everywhere, the pair revealed how trainees from the two agencies have completely […]