Name: Laarnie Blessful M.

Sucal Course, Year, and Section:BEED-3B

From BTS to Blackpink – what it takes to become a K-pop idol in South Korea

STORY BY PATTI SUNIO

While the K-pop industry has been around for more than 60 years, there’s no doubt that more and more fans across the world are discovering the genre and making it
famous that’s why it is not an easy road to take or venture if you wanted to be a K-pop idol. It takes grit, passion, commitment and luck to become a South Korean K-
pop idol and to enjoy global success. Ever wondered what it takes to be an idol? The first goal: get into an agency and sign as a trainee. To become a trainee is to have
one foot in the door, making it as an idol is a far tougher proposition. Based on the trainees’ evaluation, the agency decides when they are ready to debut. . There are
the most anticipated comeback of every fan.

The successful expansion of K-pop and its musicians into the global markets.

It’s learning how to operate for worldwide success.

-Global success

Are students at K-pop entertainment companies (who have either auditioned or been scouted) who spend several years training in dancing and singing before they debut
as a soloist or as part of a group.

Is someone who is employed at a low level in a particular job in order to learn the skills needed for that job.

-Trainee

Is a word used for K-pop stars. They can be soloists or members of a group, but the word is often used to a K-pop artist who has debuted and is no longer a trainee at an
entertainment agency.

An image or representation of a god used as an object of worship or a person or thing that is greatly admired, loved, or revered.

-Idol

It’s often used in K-pop to refer to a trainee who has transitioned to an idol by releasing their first official single (either as a soloist or in a group) or performing in
public for the first time.

A person’s first appearance

-Debut

A K-pop group coming back with new music. It’s the equivalent of saying a group is releasing a new album, but instead K-pop fans say that a group is having a
___________.

An attempt to become famous, powerful, or important again after a period of being much less famous, etc.

-Comeback