How Does SM Entertainment’s trainee system actually work?

So yeah we a lot of us know about the theory where if Clark Kent participated in a Superman lookalike contest he wouldn't even win and since there have been some (embarassing) kpop lookalike contests that happened before, who are some K-pop idols that wouldnt score first place in their own lookalike contest? Honestly, Psy and JYP or some of the best candidates for this. A lot of K-pop idols have very recognizable faces and its easy to tell the difference between an actual K-pop idol and some normal guy pretending to be one. But then you have idols with lookalikes...like Minhyuk from BTOB who is basically a buff Soobin. I mean the resemblance is SOO uncanny especially from certain angles ngl. submitted by /u/KwonSoo-young [link] [comments]

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This complain seems to pop up everytime aespa releases something nowadays, but I just don’t buy it. Not that I DON’T like Kwangya. I just find it ironic, because kpop stans were extremely critical of aespa initially. Just take a look at old threads about aespa on Reddit. Black Mamba was called “generic”, Next Level was looked down upon (“why can’t people make normal songs anymore” popped up a lot……), and Savage was called cringe. So I don’t think kpop stans liked the Kwangya concept. They like nostalgia, they like saying that they were here when this happened, but I don’t think they know how to enjoy a song in the moment, as it is happening. I can’t think of very many kpop songs now considered iconic that were universally praised upon release, despite what people will say later. Remember, it’s not about liking or not something, everyone has different opinions about this, it’s more about revisionism. submitted by /u/beautyandmadness [link] [comments]

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So this post was inspired from this meme from a circle jerk subreddit and found it funny I frequent film photography, piracy and kpop subreddits that have existed for a long time and many of these subreddits have existing subject threads and a plethora of information on the sidebars of the subreddit. However, I find that many user for the life of them cannot figure out how search works or how to search for keywords relevant to what they're looking for. I've seen people just post cameras and ask what camera is this with the entire name of the camera on the face of the camera or they post a picture of someone who has direct flash on them and ask how they get the effect when it's literally just direct flash on someone as if it's something special??? Or if it's kpop subreddits people who ask if there's any safe kpop stores they can order from but don't indicate what country they're from or if they're fine with international stores with free shipping over a certain amount or what the general budget is. There's also questions about group members on their activities and solo projects or asking about on a groups subreddit about lore/history or earlier content even though you could look to the right and see an archive list or member profile page linked. You just see the same questions asked over and over and over and you just wonder if people are trolling or something. meanwhile the piracy and datahoarder subreddit have people asking what they should pirate or save not even just how like ?????? why are you asking other people what you should download or save are you ok??? Like I get it if they want to get subjective answers and just talk to people about a topic but there's an insane amount of people asking about the same objective questions everyday or ask questions that have been answered before and it would be quicker to make an effort to search for things rather than make a post and wait for someone to maybe answer but nah lemme post another one. Something something this one is mine and shiny. Is this like a UI thing like people just miss the search function up top, tech or like website navigation literacy? Do people just not bother to look for hobby wikis, blogs or old forum posts about their interests anymore? Anyways please start using that bar above or a search engine it’s really useful and you don’t really need spam your own thread asking a question to something that has decades of news articles and conversations around it. You can also find a lot of fascinating conversations that were held in the past or blogs that give a snapshot to what fan culture was like. submitted by /u/moomoomilky1 [link] [comments]

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aespa - Rich Man (The 6th Mini Album) Release Date: 5th September 2025 Track Lyrics by Composed by Arranged by 1. Rich Man Le'mon (153/Joombas) Cody Tarpley / Rachel Kanner / Ben Samama / RYAN JHUN 2. Drift 이그린 (lalala studio) Stian Nyhammer Olsen / Herbert St. Clair Crichlow / Paulos Solbø / Stephny Ko / Julia Finnseter Stian Nyhammer Olsen 3. Bubble 강은정 Gingerbread / Rachel West / Olivia Ruby Gingerbread 4. Count On Me Mola Bryan Fryzel / Kella Armitage / Stephanie Jane Lang Frequency 5. Angel #48 Wilhelmina KENZIE / Greg Bonnick / Hayden Chapman / Wilhelmina LDN Noise 6. To The Girls 이스란 Andreas Öhrn / Peter Boström / Andrea Danielsson Peter Boström STREAM ON: Melon Spotify YouTube Music Apple Music submitted by /u/CronoDroid [link] [comments]

I’m listening to and ranking all the singles, EPs and albums by K-pop and K-pop-adjacent girl groups using a tier list. Including: Original Japanese singles/albums Subunits and solos within official group albums OSTs Not including: Solos and subunits outside of group albums Covers, remastered versions, or remixes First slide: ranking of songs within the group Second slide: ranking in the context of other girl groups These are just my personal opinions, music is subjective! What I like and how I rank these songs may not line up with your tastes. I won’t take into account scandals, popularity, or other outside factors, only the music itself. For Y, I listened to: Young Posse Heard their name often but haven't given them any fair chances, apart from hearing XXL quite often. Gotta say, this group has very high highs and very low lows. I fell in love with “Skyline” at first listen. I highly recommend this song, a very unique blend between R&B, jersey club, and hip-hop, and also a comfortable length of 3:22. The group fares best with this sound. And then there are songs like Mac & Cheese, where I'm wondering what the hell I just listened to. Some of their rap songs are nice, and some are too hood unnie-esque. They sound very Dr. Dre inspired, and 80s-90s rap inspired in general. Top 3: Skyline Cooing (ahhh, I wish this was longer!) Blue Dot Bottom 3: Mac & Cheese Money Bank XXL Would love to hear what everyone else thinks of their discography too! submitted by /u/Armys_blink_once [link] [comments]

I think it's their best yet and I can atleast listen without thinking I am a fan. Also the vfx,the location it's totally different from their previous work. They literally changed the genre and sounds so good submitted by /u/fuckingsexx [link] [comments]

idk if it’s a reach but..sometimes i wonder why he says odd things like this?? submitted by /u/Impossible_Roof_479 [link] [comments]

🥇FIFTY FIFTY - Athena (30 upvotes) 🥈CORTIS - Martin (9 upvotes) 🥉KATSEYE - Lara (7 upvotes) Main Vocalist: NMIXX - Lily Main Dancer: KATSEYE - Daniela Main Rapper: SEVENTEEN - Vernon Leader: Stray Kids - Bangchan Center: Stray Kids - Felix Visual: KATSEYE - Manon Ace: NCT - Mark FOTG: BLACKPINK - Rosé Maknae: FIFTY FIFTY - Athena submitted by /u/CynthiaRH142857 [link] [comments]

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EJAE, singer, songwriter, mega hit producer of Netflix's biggest original movie: KPOP Demon Hunters did an emotional interview with Good Morning America where she discussed her journey into songwriting and producing. In the segment, she talked about joining SM entertainment at 11 years old and training for 13 years. She speaks about how "rigorous" the training program was and how devastated she was to be dropped by SM at the age of 23, due to their "different visions". After being dropped by the company, EJAE met songwriter (and now director) at SM, Andrew Choi who she says mentored her and invited her to SM's infamous songwriting camps. There she produced massive hits, Red Velvets Psycho (her first big kpop hit) and Drama and Armageddon. Watching her get emotional on how she felt like she let down her 11 year old self when she was dropped by SM and failed to debut made me wonder just how many other talented trainees SM has hoarded in their system, falsely promising it was almost their time, only to drop them for whatever reason. We know that SM kept NCT's Johnny on the hook for years and he also almost left after a decade plus of training (only to be convinced by Doyoung to stay for a few more months), Sohei ended up having a back injury but he was also a trainee for years before SM decided to do anything with him, Yuqi said SM recruited her but couldnt promise her a quick debut so she left to join Cube (who did make that promise), Enhyphens Jungwon trained with SM and left, LSF's Yunjin also trained at SM. Im sure theres plenty of other kpop idols that went through the SM system only to get frustrated and leave for another company before they get "too old" to debut. SM also has a bad habit of introducing their SM Rookie cohorts to publicly claim these trainees as theirs. This happened with the female Mickey Mouse crew that were in the Dream cohort in 2015, Yeri's friends who she trained with for years who were dropped, the trainees that were supposed to debut with Aespa, most famously Hansol who was supposed to debut with NCT. SM is a shitty company in general but the way they keep these trainees for a decade and let them go eventually has to be one of the worst parts about them. It worked out for EJAE in the end, but not many of these former trainees got that lucky. submitted by /u/127ncity127 [link] [comments]

"Center" roles are becoming more vague among 5th gen groups, and I understand the trends are changing. I came from an era where the center position is clear and undisputable and I'm not even talking about Kpop, but I'm referring to JPOP, where the notion of centers were birthed! I mean, the notion of everything idol-related is birthed in jpop actually. hahaha. But anyway, I find myself having a hard time these days following a group with a loyal dedicated heart if their center position is not clear to me. If their center role is inconsistent, meaning not set, then I get distracted and quickly move on from the group and become a casual. I recently became a Kiiikiii casual now, since they keep changing from Jiyu to Leesol as the center, and now putting Haum in the center too. They lost me, and I'm not deliberate in checking out kiikiii anymore because of this. 5th gen girlgroup clear center roles for me: 1. Say My Name - Kim Dohee H2H - Ian ILLIT - Wonhee Meovv- ella. I dont follow much bgs since bigbang, but so far for the 5th gen: Zerobaseone - Zhang Hao 2. TWS- Dohoon RIIZE - Wonbin All day Project - Tarzzan? Unsure since they are co-ed, they go by genders in their positioning. But I like Tarzzan, and my eyes go to him a lot. submitted by /u/thecolorofmycapisRED [link] [comments]

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