In Preparing To Become A K-Pop Idol, The Trainees Work Hard To Debut With The Group And Reap High Popularity. However, to achieve this requires certain standards that have been set by the agency.
Being demanded to be perfect both in appearance and attitude is unavoidable for a prospective K-Pop idol. Before becoming a real K-Pop idol, trainees will usually be trained for several years by the agency and monitored according to predetermined standards.
Including the weight of the trainees who have their own calculations to become K-pop idols according to standards. According to former girl group trainees who have training experience at various entertainment agencies, there is a general "formula" for determining the ideal weight that K-Pop idols must meet before debuting.
For girl groups, the "formula" is (trainee's height in centimeters)-(120)=ideal/target weight. According to former trainees, the reason why idols follow stricter weight rules before debut is so that they can appear ideally beautiful in front of the camera.
"You have to be at a point where people around you will say, 'That girl is too skinny!!!!!!', in order for you to look beautiful on TV," said the trainees. However, once an idol debuts, the weight limit is lifted to a certain level because K-Pop groups often have tight schedules that require a lot of energy.
Hearing this requirement, many netizens felt that this formula was unrealistic. Even netizens started commenting and counting by positioning themselves to become a K-Pop idol.
"It sucks but it's true on camera, everyone looks fat. Especially broadcast cameras make you look at least 140% bigger than him," wrote a netizen comment. "So if I want to debut, I have to lose 14 kg? It won't happen," another commented.
"Meaning anyone who is in the 150 cm range must be in the 30 kg range... aka just die?" write another comment. "This is why when you see K-Pop idols in real life, they are really skinny," concluded another. "The camera is the problem. They make people look big," said a netizen.
Meanwhile, various taboos to become an idol are certainly not as easy as imagined. Therefore, it takes patience and discipline from yourself to be able to follow the desired standard if you aspire to be a K-Pop idol. (wk/taki)
