Cultural Presentation

[Jenny Faust]

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My presentation discussed the auditioning "오디션" and training "연습" background for Korean idols: or "아이돌". Unlike those in the US, people who generally want to become celebrities must audition for an entertainment company or "기획사". The audition process: especially for the big 3 entertainment companies: JYP, SM and YG are extremely competitive. These companies view the trainees as investments and fund these trainees with anything they need both during trainee and after they debut. If you are selected, the trainees or "연습생" (generally students elementary and above) must endure a strict training schedule. Students "학생" often miss school "학교" to attend lessons that can last up to 15 hours a day, going past midnight to dawn "새벽". The training typically can last anywhere from a few months to 10 years. Trainees are constantly very stressed "스트레스" as there are no guarantees of debuting "데뷔" and they can be kicked out anytime. There are also TV shows to pick members of a idol group. They generally consist of these young trainees and are extremely challenging consist of different challenges as its purpose is also to entertain the audience similar to how a normal Korean variety show "예능" would.