While a lot of K-pop idols rose to fame after their debut, some K-pop idols were already quite popular when they were still trainees. In fact, some were famous among other trainees in their agencies, mainly because of their visuals, skills, and their participation in survival shows.
Because there are several of them, we'll only talk about a few. Here are five K-pop idols who were popular trainees in their companies.
5 K-pop Idols Who Were Popular Trainees in Their Agencies
1. TXT Yeonjun
When Yeonjun was still training, he had quite the reputation because he excelled in many things, such as singing, dancing, and rapping. Also, Yeonjun was also in first place in a monthly evaluation test. Because of his exceptional skills, Yeonjun was labeled as "Big Hit's Legendary Trainee."
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This fact was once tackled during TXT's appearance on "Weekly Idol," and Yeonjun also showed off his impeccable dancing skills, impressing not only the hosts but also his co-members.
2. BLACKPINK Lisa
BLACKPINK Lisa is also a K-pop idol who was a popular trainee in her agency, which is YG Entertainment.
In the Netflix documentary "BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky," Caroline Suh, the director of the said documentary, talked about Lisa's bright personality in an interview. She said:
"Lisa's personality is amazing. All the members appreciated Lisa and they all lit up when talking about Lisa. Lisa seemed to be someone who makes everyone feel good."
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Apart from her personality, the other BLACKPINK members also shared with Caroline Suh that Lisa was an outstanding trainee, as she aced almost everything.
"And the members mentioned that Lisa aced everything back when they were trainees. She's humorous and she knows how to not take herself too seriously. So even after having become a huge star, she likes to joke around. She has one chill personality."
3. TWICE Mina
A former JYP Entertainment trainee once spoke about TWICE and shared that Mina was pretty popular among male trainees due to her visuals. It is also said that she only smiled when the male trainees said she was pretty. Even though Mina was well-known as a trainee, she never acted arrogantly or bragged about this, even after her debut.
4/5. WINNER Seungyoon and Seunghoon
WINNER members Seungyoon and Seunghoon were also popular trainees under YG Entertainment. Why? It's because they first competed in survival shows.
Seungyoon was a contestant on "Superstar K2," where he finished in fourth place. Seungyoon even debuted as a solo artist under YG Entertainment before participating in the company's survival show "WIN: WHO IS NEXT."
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Seunghoon competed in the first season of "K-pop Star," and similar to Seungyoon, he finished in fourth place as well.
When the two of them participated in the survival show "WIN: WHO IS NEXT," a program that formed WINNER, it was highlighted how hard it was going to be for "Team B" to beat "Team A," as both Seungyoon and Seunghoon were part of "Team A."
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Written by Maria Scott
