Volume 1 2009 Chapter 96: Reasons for Risking Life, Bae Joo Hyun's Plan
In fact, this is also a strategy of SM.
Every company has its own selection criteria. Selecting idols is actually selecting people. What kind of talents meet SM’s requirements?
You know, being an artist in Korea is a very stressful profession, not only because of the fierce competition at work, but also because of the strict demands placed on artists by society and the public.
As a public figure, there can be no blemish on their image and character. The public demands that artists' personal ethics be nearly perfect, and will not tolerate even the slightest impropriety.
The unique social culture of the peninsula has even spawned a unique anti-culture, attacking artists regardless of reason. Artists, as public figures, are like living under the public's microscope, with every word and action being closely watched, and they cannot relax at all.
In such an environment, an artist's career can easily suffer a huge blow due to an extraordinary behavior or an incident that attracts public attention, and it appears very fragile.
Therefore, the driving force that enables trainees to become artists and ultimately make their successful debut should be the trainees’ own inner desire, dreams, self-discipline and persistence, rather than the control and urging of other external forces.
Otherwise, after their successful debut and the company relaxes its supervision, the artists will easily make mistakes in the face of the temptations of the world, causing huge losses to the company.
Therefore, in order to avoid losses, talent is not the absolute first priority when SM selects people. The character of the trainees is what they value most.
It is impossible for a company to supervise, care for . Those who have talent, truly desire the stage, love the profession of idols, and are willing to work hard and be self-disciplined are the best choices.
Only people like this are what SM wants.
Therefore, in terms of trainee management, the aspect that SM values most and controls most strictly is the assessment.
The industry's famous end-of-month assessment system originated from SM.
The company will assess the trainees at the end of each month. In addition to judging and grading each course, the company will also assess the trainees' words and deeds and daily performance. The results of each monthly exam will affect the trainees' level, and the level directly determines the possibility of debut. Trainees with low levels for a long time will be persuaded to leave the company.
As a well-known large company, SM's reputation, high level and training mechanism of fully covering the training expenses determine that there is a steady stream of people who want to join SM as trainees, so there is never a shortage of high-quality talents here.
The company provides professional training resources, practice environment, and even living expenses, but will not urge practice. It will only continuously eliminate unqualified people in order to screen out the most eager and most suitable talents to be artists and leave only the best.
The company’s attitude is very clear: I will not force you to do anything, I only choose the best.
The trainees who dream of making their debut here push themselves to the limit, practice desperately, and squeeze out their own potential. There are many who practice until 2 or 3 in the morning.
If it weren't for Yi Haoyan's advice, Bae Joo-hyun would have fought so hard.
She gave up college, went against her parents' wishes, and joined SM as a trainee despite her advanced age and lack of foundation. One can imagine the pressure that the good girl Bae Joo-hyun was under. At one point, her heart was filled with fear and anxiety.
What if I can’t keep up with the practice sessions?
What if I can’t dance?
What to do if you are eliminated?
What if I can’t debut?
When she calmed down, the unknown and uncontrollable future was like a black hole that swallowed everything, constantly eating away at the girl's heart, making her feel extremely tormented.
Only constant practice can allow her to numb herself from the heavy physical exertion and prevent her brain from wandering into random thoughts.
This situation continued for a long time until Yi Haoyan analyzed her situation for her several times, from her interpersonal relationships in the company, to her own characteristics, and even the company's purpose of selecting people.
Only then did I have a clear understanding of all aspects related to my debut.
These conversations completely cleared the fog in Bae Joo-hyun's heart, allowing her to clearly see her own strengths and weaknesses, and pointed out a clear path for her to make a successful debut.
And this younger brother has even started planning her health plan for after her debut!
What else do I have to worry about?
From then on, Bae Joo-hyun stopped practicing blindly and madly, but began to plan and arrange her own strength improvement plan.
Dancing and singing are parts that need to be supplemented, especially dancing. You need to focus your time and slowly accumulate and improve your strength to reach the standards for debut as soon as possible.
Body training and makeup techniques are areas that require long-term effort to improve and must be studied seriously.
This is his advantage. Yi Haoyan also said that his appearance and personality are his biggest advantages. Learning these two courses well will help him magnify his advantages and highlight his shining points to the company's senior management.
The variety show part should also be paid special attention to. This is something that Yi Haoyan has emphasized as a very important ability for an artist. However, my personality is rather dull, so this aspect needs to be strengthened.
Finally, you need to act like a good sister in daily practice. Your personality, character and management ability are also key points that the company considers. Yi Haoyan has emphasized these, and you just need to implement them seriously.
In her 18 years of life, Bae Joo-hyun has never been as determined and confident as she is now, and every day is full of energy and enthusiasm.
Even Kang Seul-ki, who was practicing with her, wondered if something good had happened to this sister recently. She seemed full of energy every day, completely different from her previous anxious appearance.
"Sister, has anything good happened to you recently?" Jiang Seulgi curiously clung to Pei Zhuxuan: "I feel like you look different these days."
"There's nothing good about it. It's just like that." Bae Joo-hyun said perfunctorily while doing warm-up exercises before dancing. She couldn't tell Seul-ki that Yi Hao-yeon had designed a debut route for her, right?
She wouldn't believe it even if I told her.
"Hey, don't tell the truth!" Jiang Seqi approached the beautiful girl mischievously, staring at Zhu Xuan's face with a pair of curved eyes and smiling.
This girl has a very distinctive appearance, she is not a beauty in the traditional sense.
In SM company, which pays great attention to appearance, she is an extremely rare girl with single eyelids. She has round cheeks and looks like a silly little bear when she smiles. She is very cute.
It's hard to ignore being stared at by such a cute face.
Zhu Xuan had to change the subject and said, "The seniors of Girls' Generation are going to have a concert tour. The company will arrange for trainee representatives to go and congratulate them. Do you want to go?"
"Eh? Do we have a chance to go too? Of course we have to go if we have the chance!" Jiang Shiqi was so excited when she heard the news that her originally curved eyes widened.
She knew that this sister was a little unusual, and she didn't expect that she could ask such shocking news.
