Korean entertainment companies focus on looks more than talents.
IRS
12/4/2015
2E5
Toh Pei Shi (23)
Content page
Title, Abstract and introduction- Page 3
Main body 1- Page 4
Main body 2-Page 4 to 5
Main body- Page 6
Conclusion and recommendation- Page 6 to 7
Appendix-Page 7
Reference list-Page 8
Title: Korea Entertainment Companies focuses more on look than talents.
Abstract:
This research is to find out whether Korea entertainment companies really only focus on looks. There are a lot of entertainment companies in the world. One of the examples is South Korea, In South Korea there are around 47 entertainment companies, debuting around 60 girl and boy groups per year. With so many new faces debuting, how can we be so sure that all …show more content…
As soon as a successful auditioned trainee enters the training period, they are thrown into a sea of competitors who are just as talented as them. They endure long dance sessions, singing practices, and even acting classes just to win the right to debut first. At the same time, they are expected to balance school with this demanding schedule, plus the fact that most trainees are high school students. In order to debut first, trainees push themselves to and past their limits, trying to excel and show their company that they are ready to debut. A trainee can be dropped out by their company at any point of time if they are not good enough. They perform for the company’s president on a regular basis, who then points out their strengths and weaknesses. If they are on par with the company’s expectations, they are allowed to continue training with the hopes of the dream of debuting first a little closer. If they are not, trainees are dropped without a second chance or thought. Trainees train almost nonstop for an average of two to five years before being allowed to debut, but the same cannot be the same for
IRS
12/4/2015
2E5
Toh Pei Shi (23)
Content page
Title, Abstract and introduction- Page 3
Main body 1- Page 4
Main body 2-Page 4 to 5
Main body- Page 6
Conclusion and recommendation- Page 6 to 7
Appendix-Page 7
Reference list-Page 8
Title: Korea Entertainment Companies focuses more on look than talents.
Abstract:
This research is to find out whether Korea entertainment companies really only focus on looks. There are a lot of entertainment companies in the world. One of the examples is South Korea, In South Korea there are around 47 entertainment companies, debuting around 60 girl and boy groups per year. With so many new faces debuting, how can we be so sure that all …show more content…
As soon as a successful auditioned trainee enters the training period, they are thrown into a sea of competitors who are just as talented as them. They endure long dance sessions, singing practices, and even acting classes just to win the right to debut first. At the same time, they are expected to balance school with this demanding schedule, plus the fact that most trainees are high school students. In order to debut first, trainees push themselves to and past their limits, trying to excel and show their company that they are ready to debut. A trainee can be dropped out by their company at any point of time if they are not good enough. They perform for the company’s president on a regular basis, who then points out their strengths and weaknesses. If they are on par with the company’s expectations, they are allowed to continue training with the hopes of the dream of debuting first a little closer. If they are not, trainees are dropped without a second chance or thought. Trainees train almost nonstop for an average of two to five years before being allowed to debut, but the same cannot be the same for