"The singer-songwriter idols are nothing new. Recently, many K-pop band members have taken the next step to write and produce songs on their own, challenging the past criticism that shrouded K-pop idols likened to factory churned-out idols made from large entertainment agencies. Japanese idols, whose main task is to please fans, develop and improve skills after their debut as they're interacting with fans, while Korean idols can only get a slim chance of a debut after years of vocal and dance training. But, in Korea, viewers don't give leniency to idol groups and they are challenged to compete against global idols, which has made talent agencies put those wannabe-idols under rigorous trainings to meet such high standards," said Ha. Japanese fans expect cuteness and loveliness from idols instead. "In Japan, idols take a different place from artists, and skills are only expected from artists. Ha Jae-keun, a culture critic, says different music markets and consumers' expectations in each market make the difference. Sakura Miyawaki, who had been a lead singer and dancer of AKB48 multiple times, said after the initial evaluation, "I'm vexed to know the reality that Korean idols do well and gain recognition in Japan, but Japanese idols once we step off our home ground cannot get such recognition." Other Japanese trainees said that Korean trainees are more like "artists."Įxperts say the wide gap between Korean and Japanese trainees may stem from the different cultural climates of the two countries.
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In the initial evaluation, Japanese contestants including Japan's top-ranked idol group AKB48's active members with years of professional experience made performances that did not meet viewers expectations by a large margin and have received C ratings at best.īae Yoon-jung, a dance trainer and panel member, known for biting remarks, asked "How did you debut? I'm asking this because I'm curious… You cannot perform on stage the way you just did." Compared to the Koreans who were selectively chosen, the Japanese performers looked like amateurs. When the show was unveiled, Korean audiences were surprised as they saw a wide gap between Korean and Japanese trainees' level of performances. Unlike the previous two versions where audiences voted for girl band and boy band members, this season, which premiered on June 15, brought in Japanese contestants as well as Korean idol trainees to ultimately make a girl band ― consisting of the final 12 ― which will perform in both Korea and Japan. "Produce 48," cable network Mnet's third season of popular idol survival show "Produce 101," has hit the air. Music show gives sneak peek into Japanese show biz Her charisma is worth seeing.Japanese idol trainees arrive at Mnet headquarters in Seoul last month for the music show "Produce 48." Dozens of aspiring singers from Korea and Japan compete on the reality show to make the cut for a 12-member girl group that will be formed at the end of the show. She’s had experience as a backup dancer of BoA and TVXQ.īae Yoon Jung (Leader of Yama & Hotchicks)Īnother dance trainer is Bae Yoon Jung who has choreographed for a lot of hit songs such as KARA, Girl’s Day, and T-ARA. Her dance career is 15 years! As a senior of girls group, Kahi trains them hard. She will give birth to future vocalist of the girls group.Ĭheetah, who won Korean music competition program ‘UNPRETTY RAP STAR’ acts as the rap trainer. As a talented vocalist of leading Korean girls group, she offers her know-how to 101 trainees.Īnother vocal trainer is Kim Sung Eun who has trained TWICE, BTS and so on. JeA, a member of Brown Eyed Girls, is one of vocal trainers. His precious advice must be more meaningful for trainees! ‘Asia Prince’ Jang Keun Suk acts as the representative of national producers! He’s been very active in various fields as actor, singer and so on. *MC and Representative of national producers Personaly I’ve been also interested in them, too ^^ Mnet official released their introduction video on YouTube channel, so we introduce them here again. We posted some info or photos before to introduce ‘Produce 101’ trainers.