What Happened To All The Poor Idols

can't wait for songs about being oppressed by the system lol

I was in the situation where I stan both

and idol that come from little and other that come from a lot

and at some point the difference in how much they give for their career its very obv

it's much easier to become an idol if you have the support of your wealthy family behind you obviously, you also have something to fall back on if you don't succeed so it's a much less risky a career for kids from well-off families

Quote from killingtime1934

I was in the situation where I stan both

and idol that come from little and other that come from a lot

and at some point the difference in how much they give for their career its very obv

Can you tell us which two idols you're referring to?

may be

Because training as a dancer or an idol needs lot of money and poor people can't afford that for their kids. Companies are already picking kids who are already a little bit trained or have some previous experience.

Second, being an idol is a gamble. This is the type of profession which does not gives you a surety for future. And it could goes both ways. And poor people don't want that for their kids, they would urge them to go for a more traditional route. While kids from rich families don't have to worry that much about that.

fans prefer the vibes of rich kids and their attitude nowadays

In 2nd gen fans preferred those who overcome the odds against them

Quote from DaisyTheGenuine

The way Blackpink's families are one of the few nobody knows anything about

We know Jennie's family sent her to school overseas for years at a time. Only one kind of family tries to keep their kids out of their hair like that -- wealthy ones.

Kpop had not blow up during the 2nd generation and social media was not that developed compared to today, so the one debuting during early 2nd generation was those who was genuinely intresting in singing and dancing to a higher degree. Today you problably have more trainees that have come to kpop for the fame and Idol status, not claiming it's all of them, but a bigger share compared to 2nd generation for sure.

And if you are coming from a rich family with status and power, that will open doors for you and probably increase your chance go all the way and be selected as a group member, even if you are not the one with the most talent. It would be naive not to think they have a benefit.