K-Pop Idols Expose The Reality Of Being In Lesser Known Agencies

They felt that the K-Pop world was a fierce battleground.

On August 29, Mnet released a teaser video for the upcoming Road To Kingdom: ACE OF ACE series.

The video revealed the groups’ struggles to make their name known.

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They compared their struggles to a “red ocean,” “a fierce battleground,” and “being a deer among lions in the Serengeti.”

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When we debuted, around the same time, so many amazing artists came out. However, we didn’t win any rookie awards or attend the MAMA. It was quite disheartening.

— 8TURN’s Kyungmin

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We’ve been working hard for the last three years, but when we introduce ourselves as YOUNITE, it is difficult to find people who know us.

— YOUNITE’s Eunsang

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Even if the start was good, facing a plateau quickly is, in a way, the reality of the K-Pop world.

— TEMPEST’s Lew

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When ONEUS first appeared on ‘Road to Kingdom’, we got a lot of attention then. But after that, we couldn’t deliver much success.

— ONEUS’s Seoho

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CRAVITY has been on the rise, but we haven’t had a major breakthrough or significant growth.

— CRAVITY’s Serim

To this, fans left many messages of support to the members.

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Are you rooting for anyone? Meanwhile, the show is set to air on September 19 at 9:30 PM KST.

Source: instiz
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