Should I REALLY become a K-pop idol?

No but it’s your dream sure

Are you kind to your classmates?

tell me ur country. i don't think u can become kpop idol if u are not asian.

I wish I had your writing skills when I was 13.

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We'll see. It depends on whether or not you're a bot. Usually, bots can't become K-pop idols.

Eternity is paving the way for bots

I'm afraid this isn't the place to ask, friend.

Hate to break it to you but you're going to need all of those things except for maybe acting.

Not sure about k-pop idol since there isn’t a lot of info to based this answer on... but heck, if you want to join the music/acting industry, then it technically doesn’t matter how old you are to get into an agency. You just got to train and practice.... and research how you are going to get in. Set more specific goals, and set attainable plans on how you are going to accomplish them.

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Aren't you settings your goals as exclusive extremes? I mean wanting to profit off a YT channel, and if it doesn't work out then jumping to the K-Pop industry is something that sounds right out of a novel for middle school students.

It's admirable that you're already expending thought towards your future career, but you're thinking in terms of

find the career i want to pursue ->

develop the talents necessary for said career

the proper algorithm is

find what you enjoy doing - >

develop those talents further - >

find the way to apply them to a suitable career

13 is a good age to start developing musical talent, but when it comes to the world of K-Pop, you're success is basically 1 in a million. I want to give you some practical advice, if you really are serious about all of this.

Are you from an Asian country? If so, which one? 95% of Idols come from Korea, so if you don't know the language and aren't part of the culture it will double the difficulty.

1. I would suggest learning Korean and studying the country's history.

Do you really have no experience when it comes to music? Can you play an instrument? What about vocal ability? All people who become (justifiably) successful in the music industry have a certain amount of natural talent. So I would suggest that you

2. Learn an instrument. I recommend the acoustic guitar, because it's an instrument easy to carry around and you can apply what you've learned from it to the ukulele, bass, electric, etc., In addition, you should ask your parents for singing lessons. With regards to dancing, many of the people who become idols learn dancing after they're accepted into Korean Pop companies, so I would suggest (in the event that your parents can't afford a lot of lessons), that you let it take a backseat and practice it on your own; at home.

3. (And this isn't a necessary step), use a YT channel to record your progress. Many people today who gain an audience for their music start on YT. I would recommend checking out artists like Clairo.

4. (Also not a necessary step, but could help you a lot), develop some other artistic talents aside from musicality. Many Idols can paint and act, so if you have time to develop those skills it'll be a big boost to your development.

There's a lot of other things that I'd really like to suggest, but I'll boil it down to the most important things; don't tell people that you're planning on entering the K-Pop world until you've started training and have gotten a really good grasp on how hard it is to be a trainee, and to get a good grasp on how hard it is, I would suggest learning about the specific struggles that celebrities have faced so far. Would you be willing to quit school? Be yelled at on stage because the audience didn't like your performance? Go without eating while spending hours practicing the same dance moves over and over again?

I'm not trying to say that you should throw away a dream as soon as you've conceived it because it's hard, but you should also have a good foundation for pursuing something, and the knowledge of what comes with it.

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YT is a good start. I’m pretty sure that’s how Eric Nam was able get signed