I'm surprised that SM is going to debut someone who was born in 1996

I just recently noticed that SM revealed new trainees. One of them is literally about to turn 26 years old this year

I remember how people allways complained when companies debuted groups where nobody of the member was older than 22 years and where the majority of member was even under 20. People allways wanted an idol that debuted at 25 and older and only a very small hand of company did so, but that was mostly in groups of underrated companies so far and than often also with older idols who allready finished the militery service (As for example KB of OnlyOneOf who debuted as he was 27 years old). But now than an major comapnies is doing it, things seem to be different.

What do you guys think?

Quote from SooYoung

and yeah it's really refreshing to see that agency can still give a chane to an adult to debut and not just young idol who are raise in dance practice

Quote from carrot-juice

it's refreshing to see someone who's not a newborn debut

But stuff like this is still giving some people weird thoughts. I mean as example it's been almost 2 years now since RBW revealed their latest trainees and one of them is also born in 1996. People were confused saying things like if that company would be sure that they really want to debut someone who is born that late and if that boy would really want to become member in a group that age. But than again it's compared to the SM-trainees more uncleat in RBW if they ever debut their own trainees (don't get me started more things about RBW's trainee-group)

Quote from jinaland

oh i am not surprised he is former member of boygroup

Not exactly tho

Since I know another guy who was in the same group and from his new group most people were trainee in the same Japanese company before, it more went like that they put some trainees together to see if they could work out as a group but for whatever reasons it never worked out, and therefore some people were in 3 or 4 different pre-debut groups before. Thats also why it's so hard to research on those groups if you try to find stuff like videos and pictures etc.

The pre-debut group Shohei was in used to be called BXB but they as it seems never released official music. Most of the other member also totally disapeared and never were seen again outside of a guy called Leo who is now in one of Japan's most popular rookie groups. (EDIT: just to notice tho lol I have a pic of Leo and his group on my signature lmao)