*flexes fingers* ARE YOU SURE THERE ISN'T A TLDR? XD
Training - the main difference is in the selection and exposure. SM trainees don't really appear on TV. They're not artistes yet, so they don't have gameshows like SC or variety stuff like Johnny's Big Sports Day or w/e. Not all of them are recruited through applications - they have talent scouts who pick off boys from the street OR boys who have won in talent competitions, e.g. acting, singing or dancing. The boys are then trained for years together, during which they mix and all become great friends and get put into potential debutable groups. (This is also the reason why Suju and DBSK are absolutely bff)
Market & music industry - JE is extremely different from K-pop. The main difference is in the competition. In Japan, JE is the sole idol-producing company; nobody comes near them. In K-pop, it's a lot more competitive. There are groups coming out every year and they have to portray a strong image / get a firm fanbase in order to survive. Chances are, there will already be people waiting to be fans (e.g. if you're a fan of boybands, you'll probably be interested in the new boyband coming out), but the group will have to prove itself.
K-pop lays a more heavy emphasis on talent than JE. In JE, an idol can get away with not being much in the singing/dancing thing. He can even be a little on the boring side, if occasionally he pops up with dorky/comedic acts. In K-pop, you sort of get mauled by the antis if you don't have talent/personality. Hence most K-pop groups train very hard in singing and dancing, and those who aren't so talented in those areas work on their personalities, MC, DJ, and entertainment skills.
Another thing is that JE is very "closed in". They don't do duets with other singers, kind of set themselves apart from the rest of the Jpop industry, don't attend awards shows, etc. K-pop, on the other hand, is very "open". The artistes have unofficial collaborations with each other, like Suju has done several unofficial collabs with SNSD and DBSK. The groups will also meet each other in variety shows, regardless of which company they come from (2pm is from JYP and Suju is from SM, but they're still friends). Those who appear in variety shows often will get to know the popular Korean MCs and personalities. Pretty much, everyone in K-pop sort of knows everyone.
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Date: 2009-10-04 02:37 pm (UTC)Training - the main difference is in the selection and exposure. SM trainees don't really appear on TV. They're not artistes yet, so they don't have gameshows like SC or variety stuff like Johnny's Big Sports Day or w/e. Not all of them are recruited through applications - they have talent scouts who pick off boys from the street OR boys who have won in talent competitions, e.g. acting, singing or dancing. The boys are then trained for years together, during which they mix and all become great friends and get put into potential debutable groups. (This is also the reason why Suju and DBSK are absolutely bff)
Market & music industry - JE is extremely different from K-pop. The main difference is in the competition. In Japan, JE is the sole idol-producing company; nobody comes near them. In K-pop, it's a lot more competitive. There are groups coming out every year and they have to portray a strong image / get a firm fanbase in order to survive. Chances are, there will already be people waiting to be fans (e.g. if you're a fan of boybands, you'll probably be interested in the new boyband coming out), but the group will have to prove itself.
K-pop lays a more heavy emphasis on talent than JE. In JE, an idol can get away with not being much in the singing/dancing thing. He can even be a little on the boring side, if occasionally he pops up with dorky/comedic acts. In K-pop, you sort of get mauled by the antis if you don't have talent/personality. Hence most K-pop groups train very hard in singing and dancing, and those who aren't so talented in those areas work on their personalities, MC, DJ, and entertainment skills.
Another thing is that JE is very "closed in". They don't do duets with other singers, kind of set themselves apart from the rest of the Jpop industry, don't attend awards shows, etc. K-pop, on the other hand, is very "open". The artistes have unofficial collaborations with each other, like Suju has done several unofficial collabs with SNSD and DBSK. The groups will also meet each other in variety shows, regardless of which company they come from (2pm is from JYP and Suju is from SM, but they're still friends). Those who appear in variety shows often will get to know the popular Korean MCs and personalities. Pretty much, everyone in K-pop sort of knows everyone.