[PANNATIC] The age of a survival show's participant that put netizens in terror and horror

Yeah imma side with the knets on this one. I'm not here for this addition of girls who are barely teenagers. Let them enjoy their childhood and teenage years they can debut once they are old enough to make their own decisions.

There was already a video of a scantily clad girl child dancing with her suited up partner to an overtly sexy song like trouble maker and it's one of the most viewed videos on jtbc voyage. The thumbnail speaks for itself. Call me a prude or whatever but that doesn't sit right with me.

It's not that they are seeing some untapped potential in literal children, there are many other ways to show a child's talent without oversexualising them or picking such songs to cover. Underage kids being sexualised when they aren't old enough to even give consent will always be gross. Period.

I think she is too young as well she is just a kid I don't think survival show is good for kids?

I wish they stopped debuting children in idol groups.

wow. disgusting af. some 10/11 year old kid, bro I thought you had to be born in 2008 or earlier. I watched a video that said that. smh

Pls dont debut kids under 16…

Born in 2009 and 2010, this is just disturbing they are little kids not even teenagers.

I really hope this survival show doesn't happen, it would be unfair for it to stop early. Also, if MBC dares to make the kids to do sexual/inappropriate dances, I hope that show flops on its ass, it gets cancelled to straight up the underworld and producers get arrested. I bet even some of those kids know at least some of the implications in those clothes and dances, and for the young kids who don't, I feel sorry for all of those kids. Really disturbing and disgusting. Even by Korean age, the youngest kid isn't even 13 yet. So basically 0 support from the Korean audience. If you can't get support domestically, there's no way they can go internationally. (just to state as fact, not to paint k-fans as bad people, since I'm sure the majority are friendly and moral.)

can you guess what Mnet did to Wonyoung when she was 13. Had her dance to Side to Side.

actual meaning of the song = (18+)

What's up with their obsession with debuting young people? It's like they want literal children to enter the industry. They know how things go within the industry and it can really affect the child mentally.

Whoever approved of this is out of their mind.

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Okay this is crazy

arent there child labor laws in korea? how are they allowed to be out there, most probably earning money for their parents and company? how would a child who's barely a teenager (if at all) know how to manage any money they earn?

all i can say is that these kids are going to be made to work, and not focus on school. whatever money they earn will be managed by their parents (we all know how that one worked for britney spears) and without proper education, these children wont have any other route to get out of trainee debt, or just escape their contracts at all. And that's assuming these girls earn any money at all.

you can say i'm being pessimistic and that the parents will keep the money and the company will give them fair contracts, but any parent that lets their not even teenage child fall into a trap like this is not a good parent, and whatever company signs a literal child is not a good company.

sure the kids may have passion. "mama i want to dance" but if you go after childish whims like that and throw their chances at developing a future or living a normal life away then thats fecking stupid. if that was the case you'd see me working till 9pm after school to be a barbie doll or some shit like that. at age 10-11 you cant be certain of what their passion truly is. kids are fickle.

the idol life is taxing. these kids wont live a normal life, and definitely will be cutting school/not studying enough to a point where competing with their peers in cutthroat korean exams will be hard if they ever change their minds.

what exactly are child labor laws put in place for if this stuff isnt illegal. i understand teenagers need part time work to earn money to buy nice stuff, or even support themselves and their families, but idol work isnt part time or simple labor and these kids arent teenagers.

tldr: bad companies, bad parents, jail jail.

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I was talking with my brother about this once, and he said there were NO child labour laws. I realise how serious that is now. Apparently, Jessica and her sister were scouted at 6-7. And NCT Dream didn't even grow to 5 foot yet, and I think Jeno was scouted at 7 too?

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can you guess what Mnet did to Wonyoung when she was 13. Had her dance to Side to Side.

actual meaning of the song = (18+)

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basically Side to Side means you have sex until you can't walk anymore

I didn't hear any big controversy about that

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I didn't hear any big controversy about that

I wasn't a kpop fan when that happened, but if you were, that's fucking concerning.

Isn’t this also child labour? Like competing in a tv show is definitely not appropriate for such young children. I get conflicting emotions thinking about 16 - 18 year olds who are not even legal in Korea participating in these things. The idol industry and systems is highly dangerous for adults, let alone for teenagers or young adults. Parents should be fined for letting their children into such an environment. I think there should be a law that one has to be an adult in order to debut or at least 16/17 year old.

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I didn't hear any big controversy about that

It was a big controversy and people complained about it. It was actually really big on the international side.

The fact that she was approved for this show is gross.

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It was a big controversy and people complained about it. It was actually really big on the international side.

oh thank god. I was going to be pissed.