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Aspiring K-pop idols, known as "trainees," sign contracts with management agencies when the trainee is as young as 12 or 13 years old. [3] It may take ten years for an agency to groom the trainee and for them to debut on stage, according to the former head of the Korea Entertainment Law Society. [2]
South Korean girl groups refer to the all-female idol groups who are part of the K-pop industry. Korean girl groups have aided in the globalization of Korean culture. The Jeogori Sisters and The Kim Sisters have been noted as the origins of South Korean girl groups, the latter being the first South Korean group to succeed in the United States.
Sixteen (stylized in all caps; Korean: 식스틴) is a 2015 reality girl group survival show created by JYP Entertainment and Mnet. The show pitted sixteen trainees against one another to secure a spot in the girl group Twice. Sixteen contestants were assessed not just by their singing and dancing abilities but also their charisma and ...
Who will make the cut to be in South Korea’s newest K-pop group? CNN follows seven hopefuls during the final week of training at K-pop company, MZMC.
Produce 48 is a 2018 South Korean competition television show on Mnet in which a girl group is formed from a large pool of South Korean and Japanese idols, most of whom are represented by major idol talent agencies such as AKB48 Group. The show starts with 96 contestants, with occasional rounds of competition and voting, some of which result in ...
XG (/ ɛ k s-dʒ iː /; Japanese: エックスジー; Korean: 엑스지; acronym for Xtraordinary Girls) is a Japanese girl group based in South Korea. [1] The group was formed by Xgalx, a subsidiary of Avex. The group is composed of seven members: Jurin, Chisa, Hinata, Juria, Cocona, Maya, and Harvey. [3]
An Apple TV+ documentary series, “K-pop Idols,” premiering Friday, offers an intimate look at how the K-pop industry is embracing diversity while grappling with challenges in a field that ...
My Teenage Girl was a South Korean reality television show created by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. The show was intended to form a seven-member girl group with the potential to chart on Billboard. Out of 30,000 applications submitted around the world, 83 applicants were chosen to participate in the show and were divided into four age groups ...