Idols Who Could Be Scholars if They Didn’t Pursue an Idol Career. I was going through some old Seventeen videos and stumbled upon a NU’EST video. Aron, one of the members, was on Problematic Men—yes, the same show where RM revealed his IQ and the Jackson-RM combo. Aron shared his SAT score there, and seeing that got me thinking: how many idols out there could have been doctors, engineers, lawyers, or scientists if they had chosen the academic path instead of becoming idols? There have been multiple cases where idols have proven to be incredibly smart, with impressive academic achievements. These are some examples of idols who could have been legit scholars: Aron (NU’EST) — 2180 / 2400 SAT (old scale); accepted to NYU for journalism (chose idol path). Tablo (Epik High) — BA & MA from Stanford University (English / Creative Writing). Park Kyung (Block B) — Mensa membership / reported IQ (often cited ~156). AJ (U-KISS) — Accepted / studied at Columbia University (took hiatus to study). Hani (EXID) — Reported IQ ~145 and high TOEIC (900/990 cited in press). RM (BTS) — Documented as scoring in the top percentiles on Korea’s CSAT / high language test results (often cited top 1%). Reported IQ: 148. Kyuhyun (Super Junior) — Won gold medal in a national Math Olympiad, entered Kyung Hee University and completed a bachelor’s & master's degree in Postmodern Music. Gawon (MEOVV) — SAT ≈ 1550–1560 / 1600 (new scale); admitted to NYU (Media/Communication). Annie (ALLDAY PROJECT) — Reported admission to Columbia University (pre-debut reporting). [unclear if due to academic performance or other factors] So yeah, these idols could easily have pursued careers where they’d be making a different kind of impact—or at least earning that bag in a more traditional way! Did I miss anyone? The Korean idol industry is massive. BTW this is just a fun list I put together after revisiting some old YouTube videos and getting hooked on Problematic Men (THE SHOW) again. Let me know if you know more! submitted by /u/Daddy1007a [link] [comments]
