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02-29-2016, 12:28 PM
How teens train for K-pop fame in South Korea’s star factories
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SUWON, South Korea —*After Jeun So-jung closes her books at the end of the school day in **toriously hard-studying South Korea, she soon finds herself back in a classroom. Except at this school, the 14 year old doesn’t practice English or maths.*
Instead, her curriculum consists of lots of singing and dancing — the skills she’ll need for her dream career as a K-pop star.
SEE ALSO: Hologram K-pop concerts are a big thing in South Korea right **w (http://mashable.com/2016/02/16/k-pop-hologram-concerts-south-korea-singapore/)
“I like performers who are strong dancers. I want to join a girl group like Girlfriend (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/mashable.com/2015/09/07/kpop-girls-fall-on-stage/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=),” the middle schooler told Mashable, name checking a girlish six-piece that debuted just last year. “I want to dance.” Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/29/kpop-academies/)
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SUWON, South Korea —*After Jeun So-jung closes her books at the end of the school day in **toriously hard-studying South Korea, she soon finds herself back in a classroom. Except at this school, the 14 year old doesn’t practice English or maths.*
Instead, her curriculum consists of lots of singing and dancing — the skills she’ll need for her dream career as a K-pop star.
SEE ALSO: Hologram K-pop concerts are a big thing in South Korea right **w (http://mashable.com/2016/02/16/k-pop-hologram-concerts-south-korea-singapore/)
“I like performers who are strong dancers. I want to join a girl group like Girlfriend (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/mashable.com/2015/09/07/kpop-girls-fall-on-stage/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=),” the middle schooler told Mashable, name checking a girlish six-piece that debuted just last year. “I want to dance.” Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/29/kpop-academies/)
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