5 Popular K-POP Idols who Almost Gave Up on Debut as Trainees

Kapanlagi.com - Debuting is one of the goals desired by every K-POP idol trainee. However, to be able to debut, rigorous training needs to be undergone first. There are many K-POP idols who have to go through years of training before they can finally debut.

In fact, because of the tough training period and intense competition, some top K-POP idols on the following list have almost given up on their dreams of debut. Can you guess who they are?

1. Seulgi Red Velvet

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Going through 7 years as a trainee was not easy for Seulgi Red Velvet before her debut. She almost gave up on chasing her dream amidst the uncertainty of debuting as an idol.

One of the things that made Seulgi almost give up was her lack of self-confidence. Seulgi also felt insecure seeing other trainees from SM Entertainment who she thought were more talented than her.

Seulgi even thought that her voice was not good enough. However, thanks to the support and motivation from her mother, Seulgi finally managed to rise and successfully debut as a member of Red Velvet. Now she even debuted as the first sub-unit of Red Velvet together with Irene.

2. BM KARD

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A few months before knowing that he would debut, BM KARD had planned to leave his agency. During his trainee period, BM felt like his life was pointless because he hadn't debuted yet.

He even directly proposed contract termination to the CEO of his company. He was also prepared to pay compensation for the trainee period he had gone through. Shortly after that, the CEO debuted BM with KARD.

3. Sana TWICE

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Before debuting with TWICE, Sana had been a model for a music video (MV) by GOT7 titled A. Sana's beauty received a lot of praise in that MV. This motivated her to rise and continue her hard work as a trainee for her debut as a K-POP idol.

However, before being chosen as a model for GOT7's MV, Sana had experienced a difficult time as a trainee. She even stopped controlling her weight, which is one of the mandatory criteria to become a K-POP idol.

Fortunately, Sana pursued her dream again and successfully debuted and built a career with TWICE.

4. Jihyo TWICE

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Before becoming the leader of TWICE, Jihyo had to go through a 10-year period as a trainee. She faced many difficult moments, so it's not surprising that she had moments of despair before her debut.

Moreover, before debuting with TWICE, Jihyo was originally planned to debut with 6MIX. However, the group disbanded before their debut, which made Jihyo immediately lose hope.

Fortunately, Jihyo continued to participate in a survival show until she was eventually chosen to debut with the current members of TWICE.

5. Jeongyeon TWICE

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Jeongyeon TWICE also felt desperate to debut as an idol during her trainee period. She even doubted herself could debut. Instead, Jeongyeon had prepared a second plan, in case she failed to debut as a K-POP idol, which was to become a baker.

This is because she felt more talented as a baker than being a K-POP idol. She even planned further to start her own bakery business.

Fortunately, Jeongyeon didn't rush to change professions, because her patience in enduring the tough trainee period paid off and led to success with TWICE until now.

Those are some top K-POP idols who have experienced such a long and tough trainee period, to the point of feeling desperate. Do you have any favorite among these five K-POP idols, KLovers?

(kly/tmi)