Kpop Behind | All the Stories Behind Kpop Stars

Do you remember TV audition show "Mix Nine"? The show was broadcast in early 2018, and in the show, Yang Hyun Suk, the CEO of YG Entertainment, visits all the small k-pop agencies and meets their trainees. The initial plan of the show was to choose competitive trainees and help them debut as a team. YG is one of the biggest and the most influential k-pop agencies, while it's really really hard for small k-pop agencies to achieve success in the k-pop industry. At first, Yang Hyun Suk said he wanted to help them, and the k-pop agencies decided to take part in the show because they thought it would be a great opportunity. However, yeah, as you know, the plan went to pieces. The trainees couldn't debut, and Happyface Entertainment, one of the k-pop agencies Yang Hyun Suk visited, lodged a compensation claim against YG. Happyface Entertainment is insisting that the trainees were in a state of total neglect after the show went off the air. What do you think...

<Behind Kpop> For Free on Amazon, iTunes, Kobo and more! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076VPHHQD iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1301155293 Kobo: h ttps://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/behind-kpop -Stories behind k-pop news -Answers to questions about k-pop idols -Written by an experienced k-pop journalist Are you a k-pop lover? Well, don’t you want to know stories behind k-pop news then? Welcome to the real world of k-pop. Behind Kpop contains various unknown stories about k-pop stars. The author, who has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 gives you answers to various questions about k-pop idols such as “Why did they decide to leave their teams?”, “How much do they earn?” and “What is the truth about their scandal?”. The book also contains industry workers’ comments about various k-pop stars. <IU: The Queen of K-pop> Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076WTYZYX iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1301968762 Kobo: h...

<Kpop Why?> For FREE on Amazon, iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and more! -Stories behind k-pop news -Answers to questions about k-pop idols -Written by an experienced k-pop journalist Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074QPYWJ4 iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/kpop-why/id1271162071?mt=11 Barnes & Noble:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kpop-why-uk-jung/1126972322?ean=2940154502693 Kobo:  https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/kpop-why Are you a k-pop lover? Well, don’t you want to know stories behind k-pop news then? Welcome to the real world of k-pop. <Kpop Why?> contains various unknown stories about k-pop stars. The author, who has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 gives you answers to various questions about k-pop idols such as “Why did they disband their team?”, “Why did they deny their romantic relationship?” and “Why are they so popular?”. <Kpop Audition Bible: How to become a k-pop idol> Availabl...

Hi, I'm UK Jung. I live in Seoul, Korea, and my full name is Hae Uk Jung. You can call me either UK or Jung. :) I’m sure many fans are curious about k-pop stars' real life and what’s really happening in the k-pop world. As the stars are only shown on the stage or TV, ordinary people can't figure out how they’re like in real life. Who do you think is the good-natured k-pop star? Well, there's more than meets the eye. I've been working as an entertainment journalist in Korea since 2010, and I've worked for major Korean media outlets such as SportsChosun and Newstomato. And working as a k-pop journalist for years, I could meet many of Korean stars. Yeah, unlike what some of you might think, I don't just translate Korean articles into English, and I personally interview k-pop stars and cover stories regarding them. So, on KpopBehind, I want to share all the stories behind k-pop stars with fans all over the world. The most common way for me to get dee...

Kpop idol groups run crowdfunding campaign mainly because of their lack of funds. It costs much to produce idol groups' albums, and some of small kpop agencies and their idols, who do not have enough money run crowdfunding campaign to raise funds.(That's why popular idol groups and big agencies do not run crowdfunding campaign) So, to the poor kpop agencies and their idols, crowdfunding is a matter of survival.(Many of kpop idols are disbanded 4-5 years after their debut, while one of the main reasons for it is their lack of funds) In an increasingly competitive kpop market, idol groups have to seek for new ways to promote themselves, while the idols and their agencies recently began to take an interest in crowdfunding as a new promotional tool. Through crowdfunding, kpop idols can not only draw attention from people but also have deep ties with their fans. It is expected a crowdfunding campaign will become more common in the kpop world in the near future because it ...

If a k-pop idol decided to leave his team due to a severe conflict with his team mates, what do you think he has to do next? Yeah, he has to prepare for his future, while the most common way for k-pop idols to prepare for their future is to increase their solo activities. So, if a certain idol begins to be very active as a solo singer or actor so suddenly, he might be thinking about leaving his team. K-pop idols who are on bad terms with their team mates and about to leave their groups are usually uncooperative towards group activities. They refuse to participate their groups' big and small events such as concerts and fan signing events because they're not willing to do it any more. Well, that's why you always need to pay attention to who is missing. K-pop idols sometimes don't even want to be in the same place together with their team mates if they're experiencing severe conflict. In this case, they do not film their music videos together with their...

You know, love scandals between idol stars always attract great attention from kpop fans. Actually, so many idol stars are enjoying their dating now even though just a few of them admit to being in a romantic relationship with somebody. Yeah, they usually just deny their romantic relationships, and I can understand them because they're young stars who are loved by so many fans. By the way, the kpop idol star couple who have admitted their romantic relationship in the past is a unique case. They've been dating well, and it seems like their relationship will continue for some time. However, they're acting as if they've already broken up, while many media outlets have reported about it. Well, both of them are very popular stars, and they were widely blamed for their special relationship when it was revealed that they were dating. It looks that The two and their agencies concluded that it is beneficial for them to break up fictitiously. I think the strategy worked. T...

Have you ever been curious about k-pop idols' microphones? Unless you are a professional, it’s difficult to know the details about the microphones. However, there’s a very simple way to make a guess at what kind of microphone your favorite idol star uses. Well, the way is to classify the microphones by their colors. Colors of microphones do not always mean everything, but like I said, you can at least make a guess at what kind of microphones those are. Flesh-Colored Microphone You might see the flesh-colored microphones frequently in various k-pop chart shows. Those are the basic microphones offered by the broadcasting company. People in the k-pop world usually call it "Band-Aid." The microphone is cheap, and it doesn't perform well. However, it doesn't matter because not a few incompetent idols depend on their AR and just pretend to sing live. Black Microphone The black microphone is not offered by the broadcasting company. If an idol group's...

Big Bang's G-Dragon As you can see from the picture above, many k-pop idol stars wear masks when they go out, especially when they arrive at the airport. Do you know why? Apink's Jung Eunji "At first, k-pop idols began to wear masks to shield their faces. Most of them have very small face, and masks are really good items to hide their faces. That’s why they wear masks when they did not wear makeups or are not ready to be photographed. For instance, they could have skin problems after a long-distance flight, but it's quite cumbersome to wear full makeup. And if they date somebody in public, yes, masks are essential. K-pop idols are high quality goods produced by their agencies, and wearing masks is a kind of way to maintain their merchantable qualities." B1A4's Shinwoo "By the way, k-pop idols' purpose of wearing masks has been changing. When you see handsome idol stars wearing masks, how do you feel? Yeah, they look awesome. M...

APink's Kim Namjoo will be a college student. She has been accepted into Sungkyunkwan University’s Department of Performing Arts, while it is said that she has a strong will for her studies and she plans to switch back and forth between promotions and studying by attending school on days when she has no schedules. This definitely calls for celebration! By the way, A Cube entertainment, the idol star's agency, had to explain that she didn't receive special admission into the university. The agency stated, "Namjoo took the performance test under same conditions with the other students. The professors even didn't know who Namjoo is."  "The enthusiasm for education in Korea is really high. Actually, Koreans' passion for their children's education is so great that it is thought to be excessive. (Korea’s polarization is getting worse, and people think that education is the only way to get a better social status) So, Koreans are so sensitive...

All the k-pop idols should make a contract with k-pop agencies before making a debut. And of course, the idols have to share their profits with the agencies under the terms of contracts. However, the idols and agencies sometimes have dispute over money, and some of them face a messy public legal war too. K-pop idols have to go through rigorous training programs before debut, while it usually takes more than 2 years for the idols to be fully ready for debut. During the training period, k-pop agencies feed them, house them and educate them. The problem is that it’s not free. After debuting, idols should pay it off, and they can have money in their hands only after clearing their debt. By the way, there could be a definite difference of opinion between the idols and agencies in the process. K-pop agencies invest enormous capital in their idols, and what they want is to retrieve their investment as soon as possible. That’s why they sometimes force their idols to work harder. Howe...