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The trainee career of Korean stars

--This is a bitterness that is incomparable and unimaginable

Training and elimination The rate is nearly half

Si Jie, who has served as a senior executive in many large entertainment companies in South Korea such as Uda, DR, SM, etc., revealed that Korean trainees generally not only have to receive training in singing, dancing, physical fitness and other aspects, but also Food and accommodation are arranged by the company. During the training process, the company will brutally eliminate students because they don't sing well or their appearance changes as they mature. After two years of training, there will be an elimination rate of about 50%. The currently popular 5-member group TVXQ and the 13-member group Super Junior are basically trainees who participated in training at the same time. At that time, there were about 30 trainees training with them. In the end, these 18 people debuted and became famous. In addition, TVXQ's leader Yunho has been a backup dancer for 5 years.

Appearance: Plastic surgery has been required since childhood.

Plastic surgery is a compulsory course for most Korean artists before their debut. Trainees in the training stage undergo plastic surgery before they become famous. There is also a skilled process for trainees' plastic surgery: everyone must undergo "lens tests" regularly, which is to let the camera film themselves on the stage from all angles, and then be evaluated by professionals. The test results are used to determine whether the artist needs to undergo plastic surgery before debuting. On the basis of receiving plastic surgery, they will receive partial plastic surgery on a case-by-case basis so that every aspect of their appearance in the camera is perfect. There are reports that most of South Korea's top singers have undergone plastic surgery, ranging from rhinoplasty to surgery to slim down the face. For example, basically all the members of Shinhwa Group have had face slimming injections. Jung Da Bin, who committed suicide this year, lost popularity due to the plastic surgery scandal.

The company takes at least 70% of the income

During the two-year training cycle, the Korean film and television company has to pay all the expenses of the newcomers. A large company cultivates a combination, and each person has to pay for it every year. The cost will be more than 1 million yuan. In order to ensure that this investment can be recovered, the contract period between the company and the trainees is quite long, ranging from 5 years to 10 years. Contracts are very common, and some are even dead contracts. Ahn Chi Hyun signed a contract with SM Entertainment when she debuted in 1995. In 2000, 14-year-old BoA also signed a contract with SM Entertainment. To this day, both of their acting contracts are still with their old club. In addition, large companies take a very high percentage of artists' income, usually 73% or 82%, and many artists even get no money at all in the first few years of their debut. Kim Dong-man, one of the members of the Shinhwa group, only had money to buy a house for his parents seven years after he became famous. Si Jie told reporters that young people who want to become famous have no concept of money at first, but after they become famous for a long time, they may have conflicts with the agency. If they want to leave the company, they must pay high liquidated damages, up to 8 The multi-digit liquidated damages often deter artists. In addition, there are organizations such as the Singers Association in South Korea. If a singer wants to change jobs before his contract is up, even if he can afford the penalty, the Singers Association will ask other companies not to sign contracts with this person.

The main income of the trainees comes from the meager living expenses of the brokerage company, but these living expenses alone are almost a drop in the bucket, which also determines that they live in poverty. They have to save as much as they can on food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the conditions are very difficult.

The living expenses are low

Food is a difficulty

It is understood that the living expenses of Korean artists are basically not enough, and food is the part of the expense that they can best control. Therefore, they often lower their food standards repeatedly in order to save money and take the bus.

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TVXQ member Jaejoong looked back on the difficult past in the program "Entertainment Unlimited"

Host: Yunho and Junsu were admitted to Mingzhi University this year Now, Changmin has also become Qingxi’s student, let’s celebrate! (Everyone applauds) I heard that Jaejoong dropped out of high school because of singing?

Jaejoong: Yes, I want to find something I like. s things.

Moderator: Have you suffered a lot since coming to Seoul?

Zaizhong: Yes, I have worked a lot of jobs.

Host: It seems that you have sold blood?

Yunho: It’s blood donation!

Jaejoong: Because of the rent, the money after donating blood will be repaid. Changed the biscuits.

(Eyers start to turn red)

Host: It’s really not easy! In order to save some biscuits...I heard that when I was working as a part-time worker, I could eat the leftover noodle soup?

Junsu: Jaejoong won’t be as hungry as Changmin!

Changmin (laughing)

Jaejoong (said nothing)

Host Person: Yeah?

Zaizhong: At that time, for my own ideal...but...I was very hungry! (Starting to choke)

Moderator: So in order to save some money on the bus, could I spend 3 hours and then go into shock?

Jae Jung: Yes! (Tears fell, You Qian handed over a tissue)

Changmin( Not talking, eyes are red)

Host: Ah, I managed to survive so much hard work... Was there any most difficult moment?

Zai Zhong (non-stop Wiping tears)

Youqian: It doesn’t matter, we have succeeded no matter what! (Patting Jaejoong on the shoulder)

(Yunho hugs Jaejoong)

< p>Jae Jung: I’m really grateful to cassiopeia for the support. I never thought that I would actually stand on the stage and sing for everyone. Without you, I might still be on the streets of Seoul (choking). I don’t know what to say. What (crying) Really, thank you! Thank you... (choked and unable to speak)

Wearing mixed clothes

Wearing in style

Buying clothes is the second largest expense that a trainee can control in life. Although as an unknown trainee, he can go shopping as he wants without worrying about being surrounded by fans and media, but without sufficient funds and time, he cannot go shopping in this street. A few steps away.

Celebrity Records:

When Kim Heechul first joined SM, he was assigned to live in the same dormitory as TVXQ members Jaejoong and Yunho. The boys are all young and have about the same figure. When Heechul first joined SM, he had short hair, dark skin, and a very capable look. He also tended to wear relatively dark-colored clothes. Isn't this kind of Heechul a bit unimaginable? It's completely opposite to the current transvestite who is as beautiful as a princess. In fact, Heechul has a cross-dressing habit, and it's all thanks to Yunho. At that time, Yunho was not as tall as he is now, almost the same as Heechul who had just joined the company. Yunho doesn't think there should be any scruples between men, so he wears clothes casually. After countless warnings failed to work, Heechul began to choose brightly colored clothes to wear. Gradually, Yunho really stopped wearing Heechul's clothes randomly. But this also allowed Heechul to find his own dressing style.

Traveling on foot

Tricks to steal a ride

Traveling may be the biggest expense for Korean trainees. They can eat less and buy less clothes, but It is impossible to save on the cost of traveling by car. The cost of traveling by car is an eternal pain for all trainees. In the past, in order to save the cost of traveling home, members of TVXQ often did not go home on weekends and stayed in the company to train, thus saving transportation costs.

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SJ’s leader Leeteuk, main dance member Eunhyuk, and Shinki’s Junsu. The three of them live close to each other and they often get together after every practice. go home. Once, when Eunhyuk and Junsu didn't have enough money for the tickets, the three children who couldn't go home came up with an idea and bought two tickets, using the "convenience" of their thin bodies to avoid the ticket inspection.

Mixed housing in a group

No privacy at all

The trainees in South Korea are basically arranged by economic companies. The better conditions are for trainees of the same type to live in mixed rooms. In dormitories, there are often many people crowded into a small room. Those with poor conditions basically live on the balcony of the brokerage company or on the floor of the office.

Training is based on sweat testing

Corporal punishment has become a daily routine

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Interview with Teacher One (the first teacher of SM Company): who teaches singers Are there any parts that you pay special attention to? As for the parts that are not very good in the first place and are not very good after practicing for several years, I will never say anything about it. But if you can do it but don't do it, the strongest physical impact will be applied. Among the more than 200 students I have taught, including TVXQ, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon, etc., none of them have been beaten. Like TVXQ, I hit them with a ski pole until the pole broke. After the beating, what they said to me was 'Thank you'

"Artists will definitely be beaten during training." Kim Sung-bum, vice president of South Korea's MC Entertainment, said: "But it's not that scary. Those who can overcome it will not be afraid of any difficulties in the future. Those who cannot overcome it prove that they are not suitable for this industry. It is a good thing to quit and reposition themselves early. " He thinks that many Chinese people do not understand this. This is because there are differences in the understanding of corporal punishment between the two countries. Andy, a member of the Shinhwa group, was reportedly beaten by the president of his agency.

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I don’t regret not joining TVXQ

Tai Zi, whose real name is Xu Mingfei, is the earliest hip-hop dancer in Chengdu. In 2003, Prince Edward was selected by a Korean brokerage company and went to South Korea for a year of study and life. At that time, he once performed on the same stage with Rain, who was still a dancer at that time. Because he did not want to leave his parents, the prince gave up the opportunity to join TVXQ.

However, he did not feel any regrets, because his one year of study in South Korea benefited him throughout his life and made him feel first-hand the cruelty of the Korean entertainment industry.

Recalling his training life in South Korea, Prince Edward said: "We danced for 8 hours every day, starting from some of the most basic basic skills. For example, you can see the vibration-like dance that I often dance. I have practiced the movements for almost a month, doing 4 to 6 groups every day, each group must be practiced 3,000 times, and every part of the body must be shaken. "In order to test whether each trainee is working hard, the teacher came up with a perverted exercise. Method: Prepare a small bucket for each person, and ask everyone to wring out their clothes after practicing every day. The bucket must be half filled with sweat to pass the test. "There is really no other way. I can only spit some saliva or pour some mineral water to get through."

Celebrity trainee life reappears

Ma Xueyang, a boy born and raised in Chengdu, because of participating in the 2007 "Happy Boy" entered the entertainment industry. Unlike other fast men who develop alone, he formed the "Supreme Lihe" singing group with Zhang Yuan, Liu Zhoucheng, Li Mao, and Korean artist Kim Eun-sung, and went to South Korea for half a year to study.

Being able to study in South Korea, where the entertainment industry is very developed, is a good thing that many young people in China dream of. However, in fact, it is not as easy as everyone thinks. A life of sweat and tears happens every day.

"Get up at 9 or 10 o'clock every morning, and go to the fitness center after breakfast. According to their own characteristics, they exercise with the help of fitness coaches!" The fitness time is almost two hours, and then everyone I went home for lunch and went to the classroom to learn vocal music around two o'clock in the afternoon. After finishing the vocal practice, it was 6 o'clock in the evening. Ma Xueyang and his party hurried to the dance studio, only eating some fast food to satisfy their hunger on the way. The dance practice in the evening is very tiring. I have to dance from 8 o'clock to 12 o'clock. When they returned to the apartment, they were so exhausted that they didn't even bother to take a shower and fell asleep... The boring and boring life at 3:00 and 1st line made these originally energetic boys want to do what they wanted to do most on their days off was to sleep. Only at the end of half a year of study did Ma Xueyang have time to go shopping and even go to Lotte World, the largest indoor amusement park in South Korea, all while recording the program.

Party involved: Han Geng

Experience: 5 years of life as a Korean trainee, now a Chinese member of the Korean SJ group

The myth of the Chinese boy Han Geng began in 2001 in South Korea SM Company, the largest star-making factory, held an open audition in Beijing, and Han Geng, a young man from Northeast China, was selected to go to South Korea for training.

SM company applies for tourist passports for foreign trainees, and they have to return to their country to renew them every three months. In SM, the competition among its trainees is very fierce. People are eliminated or give up every day. After several renewals, only Han Geng is left among the companions who arrived in Korea together. "When I was a trainee, I had to practice for up to 20 hours a day." The devilish training made Han Geng very hard, but he never gave up and he has always been strong. He didn't even know that he had broken a bone for two months. "I really didn't know where I was injured at the time. One day I felt pain in my arm when I was doing push-ups. After I went to the hospital to take a X-ray, the doctor said, you have a fracture here. I asked when it was fractured, and he said two months ago. It has grown."

In November 2005, Han Geng and other Korean boys formed the large group super

junior and made their official debut. There is a rule in South Korea's entertainment industry that foreign artists can only sign performance contracts with three TV stations in South Korea. Han Geng's opportunities to perform were restricted. Due to his low appearance rate, Han Geng's popularity at the time has been tepid, and he even lost face when appearing on TV. None can be exposed. "Because I can't let the relevant people see me perform in public. If you are found out, you will be fined. No matter how serious it is, you will not be allowed to enter South Korea." The smart Han Geng later came up with a way, that is, wearing a mask on stage, "So then I wore a mask and a hat and performed on stage with the team members.”

Cui Jinhan was interviewed by this newspaper in Seoul

In South Korea, major TV stations. , music companies, and film and television production companies have formed a long-term and effective selection mechanism. They promote selection activities through the Internet and media. Participants have no conditions, no thresholds, and equal opportunities. However, these selections are not open drafts and are completely decided by the companies themselves. , not affected by fan votes. Mr. Cui said that when looking for singers, the company will conduct a selection once a month. They usually look at resumes, looks and basic skills, and some look at looks entirely. There are many ways to select actors, including street scouts, school recommendations, insider recommendations and beauty pageants. South Korea does not have many professional film and television acting schools. Many actors come from the acting departments of comprehensive universities.

After formal recruitment, new employees will be greeted with comprehensive and systematic company training. The length of training varies according to each person's foundation, usually three years. To train a new employee, the company needs to spend hundreds of millions of Korean won (equivalent to millions of yuan).

Acting training is mainly a combination of personal guidance and group learning, 1 to 3 times a week, 3 hours each time. At the same time, newcomers, regardless of gender, need to exercise non-stop. Almost all Korean entertainers can maintain an excellent figure. There are few men who have no abdominal muscles, while women’s main goal is to lose weight.

In addition to basic skills, the agency attaches great importance to the basic common sense of newcomers. Newcomers are required to read news reports every day. Agents believe that to be a star, you must be clear-headed and know how to behave. Reading news can make them at odds. Social disconnect. In addition, how to face the media is also an important course for newcomer training. Regarding the common plastic surgery experience among Korean stars, Mr. Cui said: "In fact, before celebrities enter the industry, they usually have to undergo plastic surgery themselves. After improving themselves in all aspects, they can enter the company for training.

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