How Does the Kpop Trainee System Work? Debt, Debut and Pay
How does the kpop trainee system work? In 4 stages: audition, training, debut, then a contract usually capped at 7 years. An agency scouts or auditions young hopefuls, pays for their lessons, housing and food, and then picks who debuts based on internal evaluations and its own business plans. That spending usually gets paid back out of the idol’s earnings after debut, which is why even a popular new group can wait a …