Their mindset was fully the alternative!
Being a Ok-Pop trainee comes with some circumstances, together with rigorous follow hours, many sacrifices at a younger age, and residing below extremely restrictive environments. However relying on the company, trainee life expertise can differ quite a bit. Two former BIGHIT MUSIC trainees, Kim Jihoon and Hwang Jihwan, just lately shared how the corporate’s atmosphere differed from different locations.
Although BIGHIT MUSIC had different artists lively within the trade earlier than BTS’s debut, it wouldn’t be unsuitable to say that BTS put them on the map of Ok-Pop and made it doable for the multi-label empire HYBE to emerge finally. After them, the one group that has debuted below BIGHIT is TXT. Regardless of each the teams sharing fascinating tales from their pre-debut period typically, followers have seldom gotten a extra complete take a look at BIGHIT’s trainee system.
Kim and Hwang educated alongside the present BTS members at BIGHIT for some time. Kim left after a yr, whereas Hwang educated for practically two years earlier than his departure. The 2 former trainees shared unheard tales from the time they have been coaching along with BTS.
Whereas speaking in regards to the previous, Hwang talked about that when he was a trainee, he additionally went to a well-known artwork highschool, the place he bought acquainted with trainees from different leisure corporations. He realized that trainees from the identical firm have been typically not very shut as a result of they might at all times must compete towards one another for a debuting likelihood. However in BIGHIT, they’d fairly the alternative dynamic among the many trainees.
Hwang and Kim agreed that the BIGHIT trainees have been very good to one another and cared for each other. As an alternative of a aggressive atmosphere, all of them thought of their coaching interval as a time of rising collectively towards their goals.
Hwang defined that BIGHIT centered on educating the trainees good manners, utilizing the fitting honorifics, and growing relationships with pals and other people older than them.
Kim added that when he heard different corporations divide trainees into teams based mostly on their homeland or comparable parameters, he realized his trainee life was a lot happier.
Hwang gave the lion’s share of the credit score to BTS’s rapline, RM, J-Hope, and Suga, for making a nurturing ambiance the place trainees might assist each other.
Although each Hwang Jihwan and Kim Jihoon are actually working in numerous fields, away from the young-age goals of turning into an idol, they each agreed that the trainee expertise at BIGHIT has positively influenced their lives!
In the identical interview, Kim Jihoon and Hwang Jihwan additionally mentioned BTS’s pre-debut personalities. You’ll be able to examine it right here.