All posts tagged "idols"

  • Eunhyuk, a member of the boy group Super Junior, greets his fans before entering a boot camp in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, on Oct. 13, 2015, to begin his military service. (Yonhap file photo)
    K-pop idols fear military duty will end careers in ‘cutthroat’ industry

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — K-pop stars are forced to leave the limelight often in their heyday to serve the military. The disastrous hiatus for idols themselves and for fans, however, appears, in many cases, to rather be beneficial...

    • Posted October 16, 2015
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  • Girls' Generation, top, and Super Junior.
    ABC spotlights S. Korea’s idol training system

    SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) — ABC News has zoomed in on contributing factors to K-pop’s success and shed light on a major South Korean entertainment agency’s system for training wannabe idol stars. “The young ones with talent...

    • Posted June 8, 2015
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