Even With The Success Of K-Pop Boy Groups, Male Trainees Grow Scarce - But Why?

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Through the efforts of various artists, K-Pop has become a worldwide sensation, featured on local airwaves all across the globe. It's now a common occurrence for groups to go on world tours, no longer contained to the stadiums in Korea and Japan. While it's still made competitive with the sheer amount of K-Pop groups that debut every year, they all manage to gather a group of supporters that cheer on their every endeavor.

For idol boy groups outside of the iconic BTS, there's successful names in Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN, TXT, ZEROBASEONE, ENHYPEN, and ATEEZ. These groups have become representatives of what happens when you follow your idol dreams and the pieces fall together. Through their hard work and love from supportive fans, they've been able to build a flourishing music career that transcends borders and time itself. While these groups serve as prime examples of what success looks like, those wanting to follow in their footsteps have grown surprisingly scare. The abundance of male trainees have dwindled down, creating a startling situation that has shocked industry insiders far and wide.

This certainly begs the questions: where have all the male trainees gone and why are they leaving?

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Standards Of Success

Even With The Success Of K-Pop Boy Groups, Male Trainees Grow Scarce - But Why?

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The standards of success are different for everyone, however, for trainees, success lies in their debut. They spend long hours of their youth and sometimes young adulthood chasing after their lofty dream to stand atop of the stage and become the next big hit within the industry. This is easier said than done as not every promising trainee makes it i