The KPOP blogosphere is revved up because of the new reality survival show by YG Entertainment. For those who do not know, YG is the entertainment agency that handles Bigbang and 2NE1, and now they want to follow the success of their most successful group thus creating this show titled “ WIN: Who is Next?”
The show already premiered, with PSY (also a YG talent), Yoon Jong Shin and JYP saying that it is a must-watch and why they think it’s a must watch. The objective of the show is to have the 11 YG trainees compete with each other to become the next boy group of the agency. There are two teams, WIN Team A and WIN team B which are composed of talented singers and dancers and two of them are already famous because they were part of reality shows already.
Anywho, this is why I will be watching the show (yes, it is being shown in the Philippines, they say in a cable channel but I watch it in the net).
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I am fascinated by how the entertainment industry in Korea works.
This is the first thing I noticed when I started being a KPOP KPOP fan, they treat it as business. You see, here in the Philippines, in my opinion, as long as you look good or you are a son or daughter of an actor/actress then you’re good to go – sans the talent. I mean how many “stars” here in the country has celebrity last names and make it big just because they are part of the famous clans even if they don’t know how to act, sing or dance? I watched SS501 documentary when they were starting out and I was enamored by the boy’s dedication towards their craft. They wake up early, they practice their singing, they exercise everyday and practice their dance routine everyday even if they have not debuted yet.