Many Young People Who Want To Enter The K-Pop Industry Dream Of Entering SM Entertainment, But The Competition Is Fierce. Therefore, it is not easy to be accepted as an SM training student.
SM Entertainment is one of the largest management agencies in Korea with popular and talented idols including NCT's Sungchan and Karina aespa. These two idols apparently were both recruited twice by the agency. How come?
Many young people who want to enter the K-pop industry dream of entering SM Entertainment, but the competition is fierce. Therefore, it was not easy to be accepted as an SM Entertainment trainee, but Sungchan and Karina were accepted twice.
Previously during a magazine interview, Sungchan shared about his audition experience. The 2001-born idol said, "When I was first recruited by our agency, I didn't think I was ready to pass the audition. I felt I wasn't good enough."
The "Misfit" singer continued that he made an effort before auditioning again. "After that, I started taking dance classes and then tried to audition for SM Entertainment again following another offer made by them."
Karina also shared her story on a recent radio show. The aespa leader said, "A casting director of SM Entertainment contacted me via Instagram. They sent me a message saying they wanted me to join their company."
The "Next Level" singer continued, "I did a private audition, and did everything I could. But suddenly, the casting director quit his job. I thought, 'Oh, is that opportunity gone now?'"
Karina added that she got another chance after that. "While I was thinking that, another casting director messaged me on Instagram saying he wanted me to come for the audition," he said.
After training under SM Entertainment for some time, both Sungchan and Karina made their debut in 2020. Now Karina is promoting with aespa and last weekend, they met Sungchan who hosted "Inkigayo" while promoting on the show. (wk/goddess)
