Trainee career of Korean stars

-This is incomparable and unimaginable bitterness.

The elimination rate of aquaculture is nearly half.

Si Jie, who has worked in the top management of many large entertainment companies in South Korea, such as Tian Yu, dr and sm, revealed that Korean trainees generally have to receive various trainings, such as singing and dancing and body building. Even food and accommodation are arranged by the company. In the process of training, the company will be cruelly eliminated because of its poor singing skills or out of shape when it grows up. After two years of training, there will be about 50% elimination rate. TVXQ!, the popular group of five at present! And the 13 group superjunior basically belongs to the students who participate in training at the same time. At that time, there were about 30 trainees who trained with them, and finally this 18 person debuted. In addition, TVXQ!'s captain Yun Hao! She has been a dancer for five years.

You need plastic surgery when you are young.

Cosmetic surgery is a compulsory course for ordinary Korean artists before they debut. The trainees in the training stage underwent cosmetic surgery before becoming famous. Trainees also have a skilled plastic surgery process: everyone has to undergo a "lens test" regularly, that is, let the lens shoot themselves from all angles on the stage, and then the experts will give an evaluation. The test results are the basis for judging whether an artist should undergo plastic surgery before he debuts. They will undergo some plastic surgery according to the specific situation, so that each side of the lens can be perfect. It is reported that most of the first-line singers in South Korea have undergone plastic surgery, from rhinoplasty with a knife to face-lifting with injections. For example, members of the myth have basically had face-lifting needles. Zheng Duobin, who committed suicide this year, lost public support because of the cosmetic scandal.

Income companies get at least 70%

During the two-year training period, Korean film and television companies have to pay all the expenses of the newcomers. If a large company cultivates a portfolio, the annual cost per person will exceed1000000 RMB. In order to ensure that this investment can be recovered, the contract period between the company and the trainees is quite long, ranging from five years. The 10 year contract is very common, and some even terminate. An Qixuan signed a contract with sm when 1995 debuted, and Bao Er, aged 14, also signed a contract with sm in 2000. Up to now, their agency contract is still with their old club. In addition, large companies take a high proportion of artists' income, usually 73% or 82%, and even many artists don't get any money at all in the first few years. Jin Dongwan, a member of the myth, became famous for seven years before he had the money to buy a house for his parents. Si Jie told reporters that those young people who want to become famous have no concept of money at first, but after a few years of fame, they may have conflicts with brokerage companies. If they want to leave their jobs, they must pay high liquidated damages, up to eight figures. Liquidated damages often deter artists. In addition, there are singers' associations and other organizations in Korea. If a singer wants to jump ship before the contract arrives, even if he can afford the liquidated damages, the Singers Association will ask other companies to stop signing with this person.

The trainee's main income depends on the meager living expenses of the brokerage company, but these living expenses are almost a drop in the bucket, which also determines that their lives are tight. If they can save food, clothing, housing and transportation, the conditions are very difficult.

Low cost of living

Have trouble eating.

It is understood that the living expenses of Korean artists are basically not enough, and diet is a part of their most controllable expenses, so in order to save money, they often lower their food standards again and again.

Records of famous stars:

Members of TVXQ!! I reviewed that hard past in the program "Unlimited Entertainment".

Moderator: Hao Yun and Jun Xiu were admitted to Wise University this year, and Chang Min became a student of Qingxi. Let's celebrate! I heard that high school dropped out of school because of singing?

Zaizhong: Yes, I want to find something I like.

Compere: Have you suffered a lot since you came to Seoul?

Zaizhong: Yes, I have done a lot of work.

Compere: Like selling blood?

Hao Yun: This is blood donation!

In China: because of the rent, the money after blood donation was changed into biscuits. (Eyes start to turn red)

Moderator: It's really not easy! For a lower biscuit ... I heard that I had enough leftover noodle soup when I was working as a coolie?

Junxiu: I won't be as hungry as Chang Min in the park!

Chang Min (laughs)

In the middle (without saying a word)

Moderator: Yes.

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

Moderator: So in order to save some money on the bus, you can persist for 3 hours and then go into shock?

Zaizhong: Yes! (Tears fall, thousands of tissues pass)

Chang Min (don't talk, eyes are red)

Moderator: Ah, you survived ... Is there the most difficult time?

In the middle (wiping tears)

You Qian: It doesn't matter. Anyway, we succeeded! (slapping shoulders in the middle)

(Yun Hao hugs in the middle)

Zaizhong: I really appreciate Cassiopeia's support. I never thought I would really stand on the stage and sing for everyone. Without you, I might still be on the streets of Seoul. I don't know what to say (cry). Really, thanks! Thank you ... (choking)

Mixed clothes

Wear style

Buying clothes is the second largest expense that students can control in their lives. Although as an unknown trainee, they can go shopping at will and are not afraid of being surrounded by fans and the media, without enough funds and time support, this street can't go far.

Star record:

When Kim HeeChul first entered sm, she was assigned to share a dormitory with members of TVXQ!! In Zhonghe and Hao Yun. Several young boys are about the same age. When Xi Che first entered sm, his hair was short and his skin was dark, and he looked very capable. She also wears relatively dark clothes. Is this Xi car unimaginable? It's just the opposite of him who is as beautiful as a princess with transvestite now. In fact, thanks to Yun Hao, Xi Che has a transvestite. At that time, it was not as high as it is now, just like a car that just entered the company. Yun Hao thinks that there should be no scruples between men, and clothes are naturally casual. After repeated warnings failed, Xi Che began to choose brightly colored clothes to wear. Gradually, Hao Yun really stopped wearing Xi Che's clothes. But it also allowed Xi Che to find his own style of dressing.

Hiking instead of driving

Coup theft

Taking the bus may be the biggest expense for Korean trainees. You can eat less and buy less clothes, but it is impossible to save money by bus. The cost of taking the bus is a permanent pain for all students. To save travel expenses, members of TVXQ!! I used to stay in the company for training, saving transportation expenses.

Star record:

Te Li, the captain of sj, and Enhe, the main member of the dance, live close to Junxiu from Shenqi and often go home together after each practice. Once, when Enhe and Junxiu didn't have enough money to buy tickets, the three children who couldn't go home had a brainwave and bought two tickets, taking advantage of their thin "convenience" to avoid checking in.

Collective mixing

No privacy at all.

Interns in Korea are basically arranged by economic companies. What is better is that similar interns live in rented dormitories, and many people often squeeze into a small room. Poor conditions are basically living on the balcony or office floor of the brokerage company.

Sweat detection training

Corporal punishment is a common practice.

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Interview with a teacher (No.1 teacher of sm Company): Is there anything special to pay attention to when teaching singers? I've been practicing for a few years, and I won't talk about it anymore. But if you can do it, but don't do it, you will exert the strongest physical impact. Among the more than 200 students I have taught, there is TVXQ!! Tae-yeon in her girlhood and so on. None of them was defeated. Love TVXQ!! I hit them with a ski pole but the pole broke when I hit them. They said "thank you" to me after the fight.

"Artists will be beaten when training." Kim, vice president of South Korea's mc Entertainment Company, said: "But it's not that terrible. If you can survive, you won't be afraid of any problems in the future. If you can't stand it, it proves that you are not suitable for this business. It is a good thing to quit early and reposition yourself. " He believes that many people in China don't understand this point because there are differences in the understanding of corporal punishment between the two countries. Andy, a member of the myth, is said to have been beaten by the president of the brokerage company.

Star record:

I don't regret not joining TVXQ!! .

Prince, whose real name is Xu Mingfei, was the first person to dance street dance in Chengdu. In 2003, the prince was selected by a Korean brokerage company and went to Korea for a one-year study and life. At that time, he once performed with rain, who was then a dancer. Because he didn't want to leave his parents, the prince gave up the opportunity to join TVXQ!! . However, he does not regret it, because his study and life in Korea benefited him for life, and also made him feel the cruelty of the Korean entertainment circle.

Recalling his training life in Korea, the prince said, "We have to dance for eight hours every day, starting with some basic skills. For example, you can see the vibrating movements that I often jump. I have been practicing for almost a month, and I have to do 4 to 6 groups every day. Each group has to practice 3,000 times, and every part of my body has to shake. " In order to check whether each student works hard, the teacher came up with an abnormal method: prepare a small bucket for everyone, and ask everyone to wring out their clothes after practice every day, and sweat must be filled in half a bucket before they can pass. "There is really no way, I can only spit some saliva or pour some mineral water to get away with it."

Life Reproduction of Star Trainees

Ma Xueyang, a native of Chengdu, entered the entertainment circle because he participated in Happy Boys in 2007. Different from other fast men's solo development, he formed a "top combine" singing group with Bird, Liu Zhoucheng, Li Mao and Korean artist Tanas, and went to Korea to study for half a year.

It is a good thing that many young people in China dream of studying in South Korea, where the performing arts are very developed. However, it is not as easy as everyone thinks. Sweat and tears accompany their lives every day.

"Get up at 9 10 every morning, go to the fitness center after breakfast, and exercise with the help of a fitness instructor according to your own characteristics!" The fitness time is almost two hours, then everyone goes home for lunch and comes to the classroom to learn vocal music around two o'clock in the afternoon. After the vocal music practice, it was 6 o'clock in the evening, and Ma Xueyang and his party hurried to the dance classroom. On the way, they had to eat some fast food to satisfy their hunger. It's tiring to practice dancing at night, starting at 8 o'clock.

All the way to 12. Back to the apartment, exhausted, they didn't even take a shower, so they fell asleep ... life at three o'clock and one o'clock was boring, which made these energetic boys want to sleep most on the rest day. After half a year's study, Ma Xueyang didn't have time to go shopping, and even went to Lotte World, the largest indoor amusement park in Korea, when recording the program.

Party: Han Geng

Experience: Worked as an intern in Korea for 5 years, and now she is a member of South Korea sj Group in China.

The myth of China boy Han Geng began at 200 1. Sm Company, the largest star-making factory in South Korea, held an open selection in Beijing, and Han Geng, a young man from Northeast China, was selected to go to South Korea for training.

Sm Company handles tourist passports for foreign trainees and must return to China to renew them every three months. In sm Company, the competition among trainees is fierce, and people who are eliminated and abandoned by themselves are found every day. After several renewals, only Han Geng was left among the companions who arrived in Korea together. "When you are a student, you should practice continuously every day for up to 20 hours." The devil's practice made Han Geng very hard, but he never gave up. He has been so strong that he doesn't even know that he has been broken for two months. "At that time, I really didn't know where I was hurt. One day I felt pain in my arm when I was doing push-ups. After I went to the hospital for a film shoot, the doctor said you had a fracture here. I asked when it was broken, and he said it was long two months ago. "

In June 2005, Han Geng and other Korean boys formed a large group super.

Junior year, officially debut. There is a rule in Korean entertainment circle that foreign artists can only sign performance contracts with three Korean TV stations, and Han Geng's performance opportunities are limited. Because of the low appearance rate, Han Geng's popularity at that time was always tepid, and he even dared not show his face on TV. "Because I can't let the relevant personnel see my public performance, if I find out, I will be fined. If it is serious, I won't let you enter Korea. " The clever Han Geng later came up with an idea, that is, wearing a mask on the stage. "So I was wearing a mask and hat and performing on the stage with the players."

Cui was interviewed by this newspaper in Seoul.

In Korea, major TV stations, music companies and film and television production companies have formed a long-term and effective selection mechanism. They publicized the selection activities through the Internet and the media. Candidates have no conditions, no threshold and equal opportunities. However, these selections are not public drafts, and they are completely decided by the company and are not affected by fan voting. Mr. Cui said that when looking for a singer, the company will conduct a selection once a month. Generally speaking, look at resumes, looks, basic skills and looks. There are many ways to select actors, including street scouts, school recommendation, insider recommendation, beauty pageant and so on. There are not many professional film and television performance schools in Korea, and many actors are from the performance departments of comprehensive universities.

After formal employment, the newcomers are greeted by comprehensive and systematic company training. According to the different foundation of each person, the training duration is different, usually three years. To train a new person, the company needs to spend hundreds of millions of won (equivalent to millions of RMB).

Performance training is mainly based on the combination of individual guidance and group learning, 1 3 times, 3 hours per week. At the same time, newcomers, both men and women, need to keep exercising and keep healthy. Almost all artists in Korea can maintain excellent figure. Few men don't have abdominal muscles, and women mainly aim at losing weight.

In addition to basic skills, brokerage companies attach great importance to the basic knowledge of newcomers. Newcomers are forced to watch news reports every day. The agent believes that to be a star, you must be clear-headed and be a man. Watching the news can keep them out of society. In addition, how to face the media is also an important course for newcomer training. Regarding the general experience of Han Xing's plastic surgery, Mr. Cui said: "In fact, before a star enters the business, he usually has to undergo plastic surgery himself, and after perfecting himself in all aspects, he will enter the company training."