ladies and disappointments, I bring you today an intriguing conspiracy theory that will surely make you rethink everything you know about kpop. im still new to this site so i may make some errors here possibly. while we all know kpop has got secrets, such as whether jimin and jeongyeon are enemies, or whether naevis loves aespa back, this one is different. let me explain.
have you ever wondered why a lot of kpop idols look similar? and no they don't look ALL the same. im talking hyunjin and yeji (I have a separate theory on them), taeyong and jaejoong, sullyoon and tzuyu. you name it. notice how each pair are in the same company. this got me thinking hard.
here's the explanation I came up with:
so when young people or kids get recruited by companies, they purposefully seek out ones who look similar to the idols they already have. or if they dont already look similar to anyone, they force them to get plastic surgery to look like that idol. for example, if this is true that means after sullyoon left woolim and sm ent, she was scouted by jyp ent not only for her talent, but because of her resemblance to tzuyu.
why exactly would companies do that though? this is harder to answer, to be honest. I think it may be since they want that idol's particular visual and vibe to keep going. and since that idol may not wanna stay in the company forever, they will debut someone younger with a similar look and vibe as them to stay in for longer. that is just my thoughts.
be sure to take this with a grain of salt bc I am in no way assuming this is the truth lol.
but hey! that's just a theory, a KPOP THEORY! have a nice day