K-Pop's High Standards: A Challenging Journey to Stardom The path to achieving K-Pop fame is arduous and demanding, as demonstrated by the participants in the BBC's latest talent programme, Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience. A group of 19 to 23-year-old males, trained at some of the UK's most prestigious performing arts schools, travel to Seoul to undergo an intense 100-day boot camp at SM Entertainment, one of the world's leading K-Pop production companies.
Under the guidance of industry expert Hee Jun Yoon, who has played a significant role in the success of numerous top K-Pop bands over the past two decades, the group must adapt to the industry's notoriously high standards. Upon arrival, the participants were exposed to a reality check, as the standards of SM Entertainment proved to be a significant departure from their previous experiences.
Initially... some members found the feedback and critiques intense and even personally jarring. However, through the support of their teammates and the guidance of SM Entertainment's experts, they gradually came to understand that the feedback was rooted in a deep-seated desire for excellence and a commitment to the band's success. Despite their prior experience in the music and arts industry, Blaise, a 19-year-old from London, who trained at Urdang Academy, noted that the standards in K-Pop were significantly higher than what he had encountered before.
He shared, "In K-pop, the standards are so high... which means a lot of feedback is needed. It was quite a shock at first. A few of us took it personally, but throughout the experience, we got used to it and realized it was really coming from a place of love, and for the good of the band. Once we accepted that and realized it was constructive, it got easier to accept.
We had a very supportive team around us throughout." Olly, a 20-year-old from Sunderland, also found the intensity of the training shocking, despite his experience at Bird College and Laine, as well as coaching as a chorister in Durham. He added, "It was definitely tiring, and we had to work hard. What got us through was not only us as the boys coming through it together, being with each other 24 → 7, "working together," "but also the people who run SM Entertainment."" As reported by The Mirror, the participants' journey serves as a testament to the dedication and perseverance required to succeed in the world of K-Pop.
Achieving K-Pop fame requires more than just singing and dancing skills, as the members of reality show band Dear Alice have learned. It demands rigorous training, charisma, and commitment. In the BBC's latest talent programme, Made in Korea: The K-Pop Experience, a group of gifted lads aged 19 to 23 travel to Seoul to train with K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment, renowned for its world-class choreographers and songwriters, and receive guidance from some of the industry's most respected experts.
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