Behind the K-POP...?!

Actually, I am not familiar with the Korean music bands or dancing teams. It doesn't mean they aren't noteworthy. In fact, there are countless Korean bands performing on the world stage and attracting lots of fans, such as CNBLUE, INFINITE, 2PM, Girl's Generation, Sister, SHINee, and so on.(sometimes, I can't distinguish them...they look alike...) Don't you have the question now?... Why did I seldom listen to the K-POP but still know these groups? One reason simple to understand is that they are tooooo well-known. The other reason is that those singers showed up in the Korean soap operas or entertainment TV shows, which I am interested in. Why they have to be actors or actresses? Well, back to my title...this is what I want to follow this week. 



Before being a singer or a member of groups, those celebrities had to be trained harshly by the company. Most of them were only 15-20 years old. The company controlled the trainees' diets, weights, appearances, schedules... It happened frequently that the trainees practiced dancing and singing overtime but they couldn't ask for help because of some unreasonable contracts or the severe competition. The company was like an army to supervise them and picked up the potential trainees. No one could make a promise that you would have a debut after the 5-year training. If trainees are lucky and have a chance to show up on the stage, it won't mean they will be famous forever. They have to expose themselves on the screen as much as possible. Thus, we can know them through the dramas.

There are tons of Korean groups nowadays. We should give them a big hand. They must have made every efforts in the training life, so we can appreciate their outstanding performances.       
p.s. Sorry~I am not the expert in K-POP. If you like some of singers or bands, you can recommend me to listen to their songs.^^