The era of amazing foreign idols in Kpop might be over forever

  • In the past, idol trainees from China, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, etc. hoped to one day make it to Korea and debut in a kpop group. Those days seem to be over. Now that cpop grew into a bigger industry, a lot of these foreign trainees are looking to China to make it big. The answer is simple, money. Even if they don't win a survival show they have a chance to cut out own niche because the Chinese market is so big (that's what Lana is doing). The Lisas, Tzuyus, Sakuras of yersteryear are a thing of the past. Some former SM trainees went to join a China idol survival show for next year.


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  • she's active on her ig so no

    Filming won't start earlier than in very late 2021/early 2022.

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  • Should K-pop be threatened that C-pop picking up its rejected trainees/applicants?

    Well C-Pop was always much bigger and a grander prize, hence why so many trained idols went back. It seems that more and more idols are gaining fame in China, and that follows the trend. Now I don't necessarily agree w this, but there's a reason why SM is so bent on China, they have a huge market.

  • Should K-pop be threatened that C-pop picking up its rejected trainees/applicants?


    The threat is that if Cpop begins to build a foundation of opportunity that meets or potentially eclipses that offered by kpop. It could lead to a siphoning off of potential talent pools.


    It may begin as the so called "rejects".


    But it could reach a point it starts actively competing for premiere talent that otherwise might go to kpop.

  • Well C-Pop was always much bigger and a grander prize, hence why so many trained idols went back. It seems that more and more idols are gaining fame in China, and that follows the trend. Now I don't necessarily agree w this, but there's a reason why SM is so bent on China, they have a huge market.

    Is it? Do you think Sunnee makes even half of Lisa's income? Lisa has endorsed AIS, the mobile phone service, so her face is everywhere and, set the record of highest ever endorsement fee for a single person. Black Pink has been plastered on Pepsi Zero as endorser. Even a kid in remote area knows Lisa, wanna be Lisa. Sunnee is the most successful Thai singer in China ever yet, she has had no Thai endorsement and not even 10% of Thai population knows her.

    Nene's fans have complaint of discrimination toward the Thai member and terrible overall management of the agency, Wajijiwa.

    The threat is that if Cpop begins to build a foundation of opportunity that meets or potentially eclipses that offered by kpop. It could lead to a siphoning off of potential talent pools.


    It may begin as the so called "rejects".


    But it could reach a point it starts actively competing for premiere talent that otherwise might go to kpop.

    The question is when it will do so. All The9 and Bon Bon Girls's releases are terribly underwhelming.

    Chinese akgae culture also has to be erased for Chinese idol industry to thrive.

    Possible. But what happens if the foreign idols are "asked" to defend and promote the CCP? 8|

    I see no problem. If American singers can support Biden, singers in China can support Xi Jinping.

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