How much do you get paid as a trainee in k-pop entertainments like YG, SM, and JYP? Also, which entertainment is the best one to become successful?
So when you first become a trainee, usually any company, you sign a 7-year contract where they train you and feed you and pay for all the fees, but in return you give all the profits to them until you pay off, and THEN you start making money. So usually idols are dirt poor when they debut, and even a few years in the entertainment industry unless they become very very famous like EXO or BTS.To be honest, YG artists do get really popular even when just debuted, such as BlackPink. But then again, their artists go through long and extensive years of training, and is very selective. YG even has a nickname, the “dungeon” because artists get stuck without debuting for a really long time because YG is careful and likes to spend many years practicing for the perfect debut. Blackpink was a girl group that debuted a long time later after 2NE1, the first girl group in YG. YG also does not go for looks as much as other entertainment groups, but is leaning towards more of looks these days.S.M. usually chooses looks and age for artists, as with JYP. You might become more popular with S.M. with all the artists in S.M. currently, but they’ve been known to treat their artists worse.JYP is still a bit mediocre compared to S.M. and YG, but with Twice up and about, they have been becoming more profitable and such. JYP is really strict towards drugs and sensitive scandals, so you might last longer and better there.(S.M. and YG have a lot more scandals than JYP.)If you want to become well known right away, then all 3 companies can work for you.If you want to be treated better and want to last long in the entertainment industry, then don’t go to S.M.Also note that YG does not really take younger artists as much, JYP and S.M. are much better.Feel free to ask any other questions !! :)
YG Entertainment internship?
You would have to be a foreign exchange student or a student studying abroad, if you want to get an internship there. Even then, you would still have to be in Korea, be completely fluent, and be able to have a visa to do such a thing. And even then, it would be hard to do. YGE isn't really a company that needs interns or are part of educating students, because they are a fully established and completely professional company that expects the best, and even better since they just beat SM (one of the richest companies in Korea) financially with Gangnam Style. I'm not saying it's impossible, I could be completely wrong, but from what I see they don't need interns. They're industry (especially in Korea where you are trained from the beginning to be the best worker) already has so many professional designers, that are needed to concentrate on the artist, that sometimes it can be hard for them to pick. You're best bet is to get an internship here in America (Kpop companies still think that Hollywood is better quality-wise than Hallyu) whether it be music, make up, design, media; get a name for yourself; and try to get a job under them.
What is the best K-pop entertainment industry to audition for if you are a foreigner?
Well, to be honest, you do have an advantage. Kpop companies would rather accept an Asian than Westerners.So that's not a big deal. You could go ahead and audition for basically any company at all, though I do suggest you should start off with the smaller companies. For example, Jellyfish (VIXX), Starship (MONSTAX). It might take you forever for the bigger companies to notice you. But, you could be equally successful in the smaller companies as well.The fact that you're Filipino and not Korean isn't even that big a problem honestly, because so is Lisa of BLACKPINK (she’s Thai, so you get the point). If you can basically sing or dance or rap pretty well, then the company would teach you the language anyways.Good luck for your audition!
YG ENTERTAINMENT AUDITION?
You should start practicing, it's a bit of a setback not understanding korean if you are going for a korean entertainment. It's a bonus that you can speak english fluently as it's a very hard language for most koreans. Korean is easy as you read by sound so once you remember each sound for each letter you'll be fine I believe so, you are most likely sharing rooms with other trainees You start by sending email and filling out stuff. But to be honest you really need to learn korean especially for a korean company. If you cant read the application form it's not so good. I'm being honest not mean ^^ around 20's they usually take you when your younger because it can take years for training so by the time you debut you make be in you 20's I'm not entirley sure. Usually you audition for bands, they do a few in lotteworld. They would put most people in groups because kpop groups are most popular so it brings in the money. Not really, though you would probably have to have sugery to remove it or makeup to cover it. You would find out once you get the interveiw, YG is obliged to reject people by first impression (not nice eh?). Looks are important in the korean industry though its a small part, talent is the big factor It depends on the interviewers choice, they could be undecided for potential etc If your under 21 yes (in korea you an adult at 21) though it could be 18 for some.
Which Korea Entertainment is easier to get in?[YG,SM,JYP?]?
I wants to know which entertainment is easier to get in. I wanna get an audition when i'm at the age of 15, while now i'm only 13. And i wanna debut in SINGING. But i just can't dance. May i know am i able to send my audition through mails? 1> SM - Is it only the very good ones can get in and i heard if you looks ugly or not that they will wants you to do plastic surgery? 2> YG - Is it only R&B/Soul/Hip-Hop then will be easier to get in? 3> JYP - I heard that they are very nice people and is it easier to get in? even i can't dance? i heard that need to dance too. 4> If i'm qualify, i have to stay in korea right? 5> I'm a Singaporean, but am i able to get into? 6> What about my parents, am i able to come back for a break? 7> My education is terrible, my studies is super duper bad, but am i still qualify? 8> If i can really sing, am i able to debut at the age of 18 or 19? 9> Do they look on looks too? Thank you in advance for helping me^^
YG Entertainment just accepted a black trainee do I have a chance?
I'm Puerto Rican...I have tan skin. Not too light not too dark. And before it was only wishful thinking but now I've been getting my hopes up all over again, because of YG. They accepted a black trainee at their recent world audition. I wanted want to audition with two other friends. Are there any precautions i should take..? And could I have some info. about YG? I've been told YG beauty standards are 5 and up, and I think I exceed that (sorry if i sound stuck up..) And are first impressions important. I'm also learning Korean. I am fluent in Spanish and English. I have also been practicing my dancing rapping and singing skills. Can someone list positives and negatives about this entertainment? Especially towards foreigners. (That are not asian) I don't have the guts to go to SM because beauty standards are told to bee high there and I don't think they are excepting foreigners just yet. (due to their old Global Audition slogan. "Whether your Chinese, Japanese, etc." something like that. Oh and please be kind about it...will they teach me in all departments (singing, rapping, and dancing) if I request it? What about korean, learning more about the Korean culture, etc...? Will we be put in dorms with other trainees..? What if we're seperated? What should i expect if I try out? Will i be put into an international school? Will the company pay for plane tickets and stuff? Thank you! :)
Can Filipinos join big K-pop entertainment groups such as YG, SM and JYP?
YES! Definitely, Filipinos have a better chance at becoming a K-pop star than me. I am really really far away from Korea. Besides i think there’s a great chance of a Filipino becoming a K-pop star soon.There’s a Filipino girl called Chrisha Choo who auditioned and is still in the K-pop Star 6 Season 6 show. I think she’s in the Top 6 now. Those who are even in the Top 10 in this show ends up getting signed by the various Korean Entertainment Company. Besides she’s a trainee in another entertainment company (not really famous). But i have a feeling that she will get signed on by either YG or JYP entertainment. They really wanted her, because she’s really pretty and i quote, “She looks like Olive Hussey”. That is exactly what YG said.So you just have to work hard at dancing, singing and know how to apply Korean makeup, to look pretty in Korean beauty standards. If you’re a bit dark skinned, don’t worry, you just have to have the talent and a great hardworking attitude to make it in this industry.By the way, S.M entertainment is holding a 2017 Global auditions right now. From January 8th to May 7th. You can apply online and give your audition video to them.SMTOWN
Is it possible for a non Korean to join YG Entertainment as a trainee?
Become an artist in the American industry! Koreans are extremely racist and biased towards only their race and maybe a select few others that are in the “yellow-skin” asians such as Chinese and Japanese, and a few Thai people. YG entertainment is one of the strictest entertainments towards race, up until Blackpink there hasn’t been any non-Koreans who debuted under YG. And even so, Blackpink’s non-Korean member is Thai, and she has a similar skin tone to Koreans. So the chances of you making a trainee is 0 in YG entertainment, and that goes for probably most other big companies in Korea. Like I said in the beginning, become an artist in the American industry! You’ll have a much higher chance :)
Can a non-Asian become YG Entertainment's new K-pop idol?
Can you audition? Absolutely.Does it hurt your chances of success? Yup.While living in Korea I attended an event with approximately 60 k-pop fans, with 2 SM recruiters for a training camp. The age range for our group was 13–28. Many people wanted to go to the training camp where they would get the chance to see what trainees go through, and possibly be recruited. There were no auditions (that’s not what kind of event it was), just people they selected for a peek behind the curtain and a chance at auditioning without going through the normal process.Guess who got the invites - a 13 year old and a 14 year old. The two youngest people in our group. Everyone else was age 17 and up with the average being about 19 or 20.From the company’s perspective, they know they are going to have to spend years training before a debut, and then after that debut, they are going to want to milk you for all they can. Your lifespan as a Korean entertainer will be significantly shortened if you make your first release late in the game, which means less money for the company.You might have a chance if you’ve got a voice that can sell millions without lots of extra training, an S line, and face that’s made for advertisements, but realistically speaking, they want younger blood. Impressionable people that they can shape to their corporate will.