i just wanna put out there that im not a HYBE stan. and i dont care for their groups, but i do like some songs and think their groups are cool.
i came across Trainee A on Youtube back in 2021, and been keeping up with them ever since.
looking at how they HAVEN'T even DEBUTED yet, but already got so much attention is crazy, but also expected - them being in HYBE, plus having the BTS younger brother tag, so i know all that plays a part, but their fanbase and following is still "woahhh" to me.
their social media following : Instagram- 1.7 Million | Twitter- 471,900+ | YouTube- 1.25 Million | TikTok- 3.7 Million | SoundCloud- 30,200+
....again they not even a debuted group..........
then you got k-media waiting for them at the airport for over 2 hours just to take pictures/vids of them coming back from the States (they had training for dance/vocals and learning "hiphop"..similar to what BTS did back in 2014 - american hustle life lol)
they did a whats in my bag thing for GQ KOREA (got 232,000+ views in only 2 months)
they made a predebut MV for fun talkin about dorm life (in 4 months it got 2.6 Million views)
their YouTube content views is as much as ENHYPENs views, 2 million views here, 1 million there, the lowest probably 100,000 views, but overall they get videos that go viral on their channel. (i used ENHYPEN as example cuz they gonna be label mates, and plus En- even get more views on their content than TXT thats why i didnt say them. btw En- got 6.7 Million Subcribers on YT, so Trainee A getting similar as them is crazy lowkey)
some of their TikToks go viral too, like recently they did BlackPink "Shut Down" challenge, and currently it got 16.2 million views with 3.4 million likes. their TikTok game is pretty up there frfr.
their line up is amazing too, they got Woochan from SMTM, Yorch who was a famous Thai actor, JJ who was in a popular dance group in Japan, Jihoon been dancing since he was knee high hahaha, James he dances well - but also can produce a little and write lyrics, and Sangwon on his "Cha Eunwoo" ish in terms of his visuals, which i know he gonna be popular for once he debut, and he's a amazing dancer too..like very good, the visuals just adds to it lls.
OVERALL: i like them already, and looking at their predebut popularity, i know they gonna have a big debut. and who knows they might end up making a hit song that does well in Korea since their overall image is a Hiphop/R&B group, which is trendy these days and the GP rocks with more than pop songs (i think lol). idk if they gonna add a 7th member who speaks English and also sings well since Leo left, but even if they dont, they still good. and NO i dont think their gonna be the next BTS and YES i know Stray Kids is leading 4th gen boy groups right now and getting bigger..i know this. but you never know what might happen, i know their physicals gonna grow fast, and i can see them being the next big boy group after BTS in HYBE (no offense to TXT or EN-, and i dont count Seventeen since they werent made directly by HYBE), i wouldnt be surprised if they end up the 1st 4th gen boygroup to do well on Korean charts like Melon. anyway i root for them. Trainee A fighting! ![]()
Here's some of their talent :