K-Pop Idols Who Spent The Longest Years in Training
We all know how the K-Pop industry works. An idol only gets to the stage once he/she passes through the bloody training program of entertainment companies. Others have it easy by going through just a few months of training while others have it longer than the group’s existence. Here are some of the K-Pop idols we look up to today who spent years to debut and reach the status they have right now.
RED VELVET SEULGI
The group’s lead dancer trained since 2007, even before SHINee, f(x), and EXO debuted. She trained in SM Entertainment alongside Krystal and KAI. She debuted in 2014 under Red Velvet.
NCT JOHNNY
NCT’s Johnny joined SM Entertainment through the SM Global Audition held in the USA in 2007. He’s witnessed the debut of today’s biggest K-Pop groups such as SHINee and EXO during his 9 years of training under SM Entertainment. In 2016, he debuted in SM Entertainment’s first-ever unlimited number of members, NCT.
TWICE JIHYO
In 2018, the TWICE member shared once her overcoming difficult times as a trainee. She once doubted if becoming an idol was meant for her, “I was a trainee for more than 10 years. I became concerned about when I would be making my debut and if this career really suits me or not.” According to her having a futuristic perspective gave her more strength. She has entered JYP Entertainment since she was 9 years old and was training alongside miss A members.
G-DRAGON
The K-Pop legend spent 11 years reaching the K-Pop idol dream. G-Dragon trained under SM Entertainment for 5 years and another 6 with YG Entertainment before debuting under the group BIGBANG. Joining YG Entertainment, he trained with Taeyang at first and was thought to be debuting as a duo.
G.Soul
JYP Entertainment’s longest trainee, G. Soul, had 15 years of training under the company preparing to become a musician. JYP himself cast him at the age of 12 after seeing him on the SBS’ Talent Development Project 99%. 15 years after, G. Soul made his debut in 2015 and in 2017 he left JYP Entertainment to join Jay Park’s hip hop label H1GHR MUSIC.
