Jay Park talks about trainee life and more on The Glow Up Podcast

[showminomoney.livejournal.com]

Jay Park guested on a Seattle based podcast called "The Glow Up Podcast" where he talked about his experience with Korean entertainment industry.

Some of the things Jay discussed (starting at around 12:55):
- how he came to audition for JYPE
- trainee days, most notably how trainees would be physically reprimanded for making mistakes (not him though, because he's good at dancing)
- how the cookie cutter training system killed his creativity and love for music
- his myspace scandal
- how he bounced back and started AOMG
- the differences between American and Korean audiences and rappers

Source: The Glow Up Podcast

I enjoyed this really chill podcast, it's always interesting to hear artists talk so openly about the Korean Ent industry.

Comments

[hellicoptajuuce.livejournal.com]

hmmm he had debt?! i thought the big 3 didnt do that shit

[showminomoney.livejournal.com]

At around 21:44 he talks about how he didn't make any money after debut (before the scandal) because 2pm were still paying off the trainee debt. I don't think he still had to pay it off when the company let him go though.

[showminomoney.livejournal.com]

I'm sure all companies have that, it costs money to train, feed, and house all these kids. For the big 3 I'm guessing it's just easier for them to pay it off because of the almost insta-fame and success they get just by being from the big 3.

I found this reddit "Ask Me Anything" thread from an ex SM trainee:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/36a7gl/as_of_5132015_i_am_no_longer_a_trainee_at_sm/crcrmgw/

He says you only have to pay the debt if you debut, or if you break the contract early.

[hellicoptajuuce.livejournal.com]

Ikd it kinda contradicta what previous posts have said about the big 3 not doing the debt thing

[showminomoney.livejournal.com]

They've probably changed things up since then. That was like.. 9 years ago?

I just did more research and it looks like some companies (including the big3) do pay their artists a percentage now. They still have debt, but not all of the profits go directly to that.

[hellicoptajuuce.livejournal.com]

im ready for him to release a tell-all book once he retires. SPILL THE MILKTEA JAY SIS!!!

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

iirc junsu once said that they werent allowed to drink water during dance practice so he had to ask for a toilet break in order to drink water there
crazy.....

[juhli.livejournal.com]

and to think that JYPE has the image of being one of the "nicer" companies...i don't want to imagine what's going on in the smaller companies.

Boot camp is a really good way to describe the trainee life...a boot camp where you don't know when it will end or if it will ever get you somewhere.

I remember how JJCC's Prince Mak once talked about it:
"We wake up at 5.45am on the dot and go running. At 7.30am we go home, shower and by 8 are at the dance studios until noon. Only then do we eat our first meal of the day. The afternoon is for vocal or rap lessons. After dinner we practice our individual talents. Then at 11pm we go back to the dance studios until 1.30am."
With the early morning and dance sessions throughout the day, Mak also explained that each of the members follow a strict diet plan. "I can't choose what I eat, nor when I eat it." He further explained that "everything is scheduled, and you can't complain about it." And that was only the trainee life.

Or the latest was how Hong Jin Young talked on SSD about how they always had to do insane mountain climbing or running marathons...

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

Do you know if Mak is still in JJCC or not? I thought he left a long time ago but then it looked like he was still under that company so I'm confused.

[juhli.livejournal.com]

i think he's out of the group, but might be waiting for his contract to end? I saw him doing some chinese activities solo....

[frottage.livejournal.com]

last i heard he confirmed he was still a part of the group, but the company is pushing him to go solo, so now he's based out of beijing. said he's still a part of jjcc though.

[bob-dabuilda.livejournal.com]

Don't be hard on yourself. Fuckboi's by nature are charming (at first) since it's the only way they get the puss.

It can't be helped.

[bob-dabuilda.livejournal.com]

Word. A fuckboi screwed me out of rent and utility money. I went off on a tangent about it an a comment here, then I felt bad and deleted it. LOL.

[saemcrh.livejournal.com]

This is Jay's entire existence tbh. He'll do usual fuckboi activities but then I see/hear him actually talking and he's charming every time; it angers me bc there's always that subconscious part of me falling for it even though I should know better :(

[saemcrh.livejournal.com]

I would involve myself for one night and get the hell out of dodge after that, the part of me that doesn't love myself deserves something too lol.

[saemcrh.livejournal.com]

You know... you're right. I just know Jay is the type that'll keep asking you how he's doing, if it's good etc.

Excuse me a few hours while I take a good long look in the mirror lol.

[saemcrh.livejournal.com]

Let's just say he's probably all of the above, and the care is probably in that eager-to-please way; like, you'd start to get annoyed at a certain point kind of way lol.

Your last sentence reminds me of Shoutout to My Ex by Little Mix, you're dragging no one but yourself if you were faking it sexually for 4 years smh.

[saemcrh.livejournal.com]

It was really weird, at first I thought it was funny and then on second listen it was a case of "girl, you played yourself". You stuck with Zayn's cheating ass for 4 years AND you weren't getting off? That's not a drag of him at all. The fact that some women think that the man's pleasure is what they're there for is sad, and any dude that doesn't care isn't worth the time you waste on not being pleased.

[showminomoney.livejournal.com]

I feel like this convo has gone into a tangent that you guys can probably discuss in your own inboxes instead of mine? please and thank you. :D

[bob-dabuilda.livejournal.com]

Smash and run. Smash and run.

[saemcrh.livejournal.com]

Oh definitely, me the morning after tbh

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

we can just hope trainee life have changed ..... but i dont trust any big 3
no matter how jyp family speech we heard every now and then