Cube Stars Receive Mental Consultations!

[velvetsunglass.livejournal.com]

A recent wave of young idol singers in K-Pop is causing a stir amongst the Korean public. Singers such as 4minute's Kwon Sohyun (15) have been in the industry since elementary school. And while some fans love seeing artists as young as them on stage, others are worried about the possible effects that fame could have on them.



One current idol anonymously spoke about being a high school student idol: "I began living as a member of society sooner than any of my friends, but it was merely broadcast activities that I was doing, nothing else. If we tried to leave the group, we can see that we know nothing about society. For a long time, our hearts have just been in chaos," he said about his mental state.

In order to prevent any of these issues, some companies have decided to take action. The most prominent has been Cube Entertainment, home of 4minute and BEAST. Every week, the Cube idols are able to meet with a mental health specialist and they can train their personalities and characters to be strong. Cube executive, Hong Seungsung, said, "Our singers are able to receive education and mental consultation."

Hong also feels Cube has a responsibility to the families of 4minute and BEAST: "Their parents entrusted them to us while they were still in their 10s, and therefore it is our responsibility to think only about their futures. And because the effects of becoming a celebrity is greatly increased the younger a person is, we value character building for our trainees before they become famous in order to avoid problems."

Original Source: WoWKorea.jp
Translation Source: 4minutes International Forum

Comments

[awkwardnormalcy.livejournal.com]

Good for Cube man, taking care of their artists and trying to stop problems before they actually start by getting them attention early and letting them know that there is help if they need it.

I always knew I liked them as a company.

"I began living as a member of society sooner than any of my friends, but it was merely broadcast activities that I was doing, nothing else. If we tried to leave the group, we can see that we know nothing about society. For a long time, our hearts have just been in chaos,"

I have that same worry for H!P members :/

thanks for posting this OP <3

[jaemin0.livejournal.com]

this is good :)
having a doctor to talk to, i mean.
consultations are so expensive nowadays..

[i-n-o-j.livejournal.com]

this is awesome... nothin but love at CUBE



hope some other companies like SM and JYP can do this too

[omissnyo.livejournal.com]

omg I though she was taemin O.O

[love-etcetera.livejournal.com]

Seems like a responsible approach.

[bakewells.livejournal.com]

THIS IS BRILLIANT. A+ Cube!

[wendybaconator.livejournal.com]

And people try to say Cube isn't a good company. This is really great. =)

[loveisdesire.livejournal.com]

Who can say that? Cube so far have been proving to be on top of their game and they obviously care for their artists.

[icedevil0289.livejournal.com]

Our singers are able to receive education and mental consultation

Cube you are good job. I hope other companies take note.

[ari-meh.livejournal.com]

other companies should really take pointers from cube~
they are doing a great thing for their artists with this initiative ♥

[aileenback.livejournal.com]

This makes me love Cute Entertainment more than I already do!

I think that by taking care of their artists, they have a better outcome shown in their performances, whether it be recorded or not, and I think, aside from not getting enough sleep, the artists are overall happy and content with their jobs.

I love it! Cube Hwaiting!!~

[wendybaconator.livejournal.com]

Hehehe~ Cute Entertainment. ♥

[inati.livejournal.com]

i fucking love cube.

[kiseops.livejournal.com]

This is great! :)

[loveisdesire.livejournal.com]

Good on you Cube, Great in fact :D

[desty-chan.livejournal.com]

Cube is awesome when it comes to taking care of their idols ♥ I love them

[sweetemerald513.livejournal.com]

Well this is refreshing. Now if other companies would do the same thing, that would really get the ball rolling

[koushiba.livejournal.com]

This is why I LOVE CUBE ent!!!! :DDDDDD
<3 CUBE fam love <3

[taeminsponytail.livejournal.com]

1 million points for you Cube

most idols grow up too fast

[amberr21.livejournal.com]

This is really awesome! Other companies need to use this as an example! :) *thumbs up*

[applemochi.livejournal.com]

Cube ♥
Ngl, Junhyung probably needs a consultant with how long he complained to the camera in the MTV BTS lol.

[wendybaconator.livejournal.com]

Link? I haven't seen that before! =O

[chungmah.livejournal.com]

"Their parents entrusted them to us while they were still in their 10s, and therefore it is our responsibility to think only about their futures."

good.

[simpleandpink.livejournal.com]

I love CUBE's CEO <3 Reminds me of this post (http://community.livejournal.com/omonatheydidnt/1975534.html) <3333 Hong Seung Sung <3333


And that picture is presh <3 Anyways, hopefully other entertainment companies do the same for their artists/trainees :]

[i-n-o-j.livejournal.com]

Hong Seungsung is so amazing... now I know why he left JYPE.

[mappingemotion.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's awesome. Maybe some other companies can follow suit.

A+ Cube~

[crazyxcami.livejournal.com]

Now, other companies take notes ^^

[mysteory.livejournal.com]

In order to prevent any of these issues, some companies have decided to take action.

So it isn't just Cube Ent. doing it, but I love how Cube is known for it. <3 From what we've seen and heard of Hong, he seems like a sweet guy who really cares for the idols.

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

education.......
that's good too.

[drownamydrown.livejournal.com]

A motherf*cking plus CUBE. Seriously this is really great of them and becomes an even more amazing action to take when you think about the stigma of mental health treatment in Korea, and also, the fact that a lot of CUBE artists are re-debutee's.