Do Sm & Jyp Really Have Non-asian Trainees On Their American Branches?

[Guest apple.xin]

^ I'm pretty sure kimjae91 is correct.

I've been to the auditions myself and was asked specifically to sing in Korean.

I'm part Asian, but I'm not Korean and I can't speak Korean..

If they really wanted to debut artists strictly in America, why would I need to sing in Korean??

Besides, the website says nothing specifying that they are training/debuting artists in America.

oh? so they actually asked you to sing in korean? who asked you (as in which company asked you)? That's interesting...

[Guest Dracolicious13]

If you're not Asian and still want to audition, GO FOR IT! It doesn't hurt to try~! And you have nothing to lose...

Also, JYP is encouraging people from all races to audition~! You never know... maybe there will be something about you they will like~

The only thing about that is that the way industry works is if you auditioned in one company the others will be less likely to choose you because your name is up there. Even if you didn't make it in the audition you participated in. Mind you this will likely only hurt your position in korean companies,..or possibly the asian industry period.

So it does hurt you slightly, unless you do crap in one and floor them in another. :T

Mind you I'm going to the JYP one...but I'm only doing this for fun, I know that because I am white I wont make it.

[Guest ~sexxy mii~]

Still, there is always a possibility. You can't say that you know you won't make it because you're white...

It's not up to you to decide. There is always room for more open-mindedness, and always room for change..

Like I said, you never know... there might be something about you they might like.

It doesn't hurt to try.

[Guest Dracolicious13]

Oh I know..trying and trying is what eventually creates change...but being to hopeful is also bad

[Guest InspiredCat]

I'm mixed, but not an Asian...It's been my dream for like 10 years and when I was younger and possibly could have had a chance, I just said that there was nooooo way I could ever do it kuz I am not Korean. But...10 years later, it's still my passion! I know I at least have to try and at least do what I can personally to share my passion with the world. I don't even like to sing in English anymore because it's just become a natural thing to sing in Korean.

I'm 23 now, so if I was going to have a chance, it's probably loooong gone. But I do what I can with at least participating in local Korean singing contests and working hard at studying Korean pronounciation. I still can barely speak, but I know my pronounciation practice has paid off. I used to want to just be a singer, but as the years have gone by, it's definitely changed to Korean language specific songs. So for me, there won't be hope until there is a non-Asian trainee actually in Korea.

[Guest Dracolicious13]

^ YEAAAH ! I'm rooting for you ^.^

mainly cause I'm old as well..>.>' ( in comparison to who they want)

[Guest InspiredCat]

Haha, thanks! I'm rooting for all non-Asians who actually take the time to learn how to sing properly in Korean!!!!! (and the non-Korean Asians too, but I'd just like to see one of us make it one of these days!)

It makes me so mad kuz I got into Korean music at the right time, I was 12....But back then, there was NOOOO English information on how to audition or anything like that and I know my skills were just...terrible, haha. I've learned so much in this time so I also dun understand why can't age be an advantage too?? >_<;;;;

[Guest Dracolicious13]

well the younger you are the easier you learn ( and faster) thats why..and the main people who buy stuff and listen to new music is around 13-18 years of age...so who'd appeal to that? obviously the very same 13-18 year olds :T sad, but true.

Singing in korean..hmm not confident in that at all..I can sing in Japanese...>.>' korean..not yet XD

[Guest InspiredCat]

I sang horribly when I was younger though, haha. I was in choir back then even, so got some slight vocal training. But I've become wayyyy better just by practicing on my own for the past year.

Since I'm an oldie, I'm still a huge fan of old K-pop T_T I don't really keep up with the new songs, except for some ballads that I could sing at karaoke. Really, I wanna be a ballad singer, so it's kinda sad that the companies with those kinds of singers don't have auditions over here....*sigh* when I'm finished school and can afford to go, I'll go to Korea to audition for any company I can find the name of, lol

[Guest Dracolicious13]

Yea..vocal training does take time...I'd know that all too well..>.>'

Either way you just have to do the best you can right? XD

But I would take lessons with a teacher... I did the self training myself and now I am with a teacher...I have to say..BIG difference. D: But LOOOOOOOOOONG way to go XD.

And new songs now...only reason they are like-able..is cause they get stuck in your head XD. vocally? they kind of don't show the people's vocals AT ALL. So thats why ballads are great! 8D lol

[Guest kpopgrrl]

Wow, I'm so glad I found this thread!

I'm non-Asian (white) and will be auditioning for JYP in Chicago on the 15th. I emailed my application and after some time got a reply with my registration number. I'm also 24 but I guess it helps that I'm short (5'2'') and I kind of look younger than my age.

I took Chinese all 4 years of high school. I took 2 semesters of Japanese in college. I've been studying Korean on my own since 2000 so I can read (pronounce) and write Korean and I have basic conversational skills. I can sing in all these languages (English too ).

I've wanted to be a professional singer since I was little. I was in choir all through high school and got private lessons from my teacher. I also took a singing class and a choir class in college.

I'm just hoping that despite being white and in my mid twenties I can impress the judge(s). I won the singing competition at the Chicago Korean Festival this August with "Romantic Cat" by Cherry Filter. I won a round trip to Seoul and I'll be going next June, so if I don't get a call back from JYP I'll audition for YG and any others when I'm there.

[Guest InspiredCat]

^^

Wow, reading that is so weird kuz it's pretty much what I would say about myself too!! Except I'm mixed, not white, haha.

Except I didn't get first place at my singing contest, haha. But next year will be the year!!!

[Guest Dracolicious13]

D: WOAH kpopgrrl lucky for you ne? XD

But good luck, I hope it'll go well ^.^

[Guest victorv87]

At the jyp auditions they played a video with a bunch of trainees doing a showcase and talking about themselves ( I'm guessing, it was all in Korean) and they were all Asian and at least spoke Korean.

Some where so young too! Made me feel very old. Haha it was frustrating

I really wanna be a part of the kpop scene. Even If I were to make it as an artist here in the US I would wanna work with some kpop artists and help bring that to the mainstream here.

I wanna go to korea sooo bad.

[Guest Dracolicious13]

:T well maybe this year there'll be change? (doubt it) but who knows what they have planned right?

[Guest kpopgrrl]

Here's me winning the Chicago Korean Fest singing competition:

I can do better than this, I was kind of nervous and my throat was dry.

[Guest Dracolicious13]

ooo nice..but I hear the dry throat though..still good though! *thumbs up*

I like when u put on the hat XD

[Guest Primo]

honestly i say just go for the japanese market cause they're fair in japan and except non asians,and if your really populer you can always try entering the korean market like some other japanese groups.

[_RaiN_]

QUOTE (kate4578 @ Jun 25 2009, 10:28 PM) It must be true , i watch the audition in the website sm town ! i saw a lot of non asians who were auditionning + they must looking for non asians they say anyone can apply regardless of nationality ... in the LA weekly audition, in the korea weekly audition they say all asians ! so i'm sure that they want to find non asians people !

Watching the audition videos on SM Town does not mean that it's 100% chance of them being trainees and as you can see on the website it clearly states that, "These video clips are not related to audition results." So even if there were non-Asian people who auditioned it doesn't mean that there will be non-Asian trainee's.

The only way if you want a non-Asian trainee in SM or JYP is if the trainee (who got accepted and would most likely be Asian) have a history with a country that is non-Asian and therefore I believe that is the only way that SM or JYP would have a non-Asian trainee.

And most of the time, SM Entertainment would just boast about debuting a new group and not really on trainee's and even if there were news on trainees, it wouldn't last that long with them, but it'll last very long with the netizens as they'll try to dig up some dirt of these trainee's to bring some hate.

And I have never seen one famous person without at least 1 or more anti-fan.

But, SM and JYP will definitely have TRAINERS from a different background which is not related to Asia as they will have better skills, so they're willing to get teachers of a different background but I don't think they'll get trainee's.

Solely I think they don't want trainee's that'll debut as an artist (and the trainee is not Asian), because in K-Pop history all of the artist are Asian and it would be absolutely weird (no racism intended) that if a non-Asian artist starts dominating the K-Pop chart, because they have American Pop Culture in America and Australia's got Talent in Australia. I know that some non-Asian's want to become an artist in an Asian Entertainment Company, but I don't think you'll have any chances in companies like SM, not trying to be harsh but it's just the truth.

[Guest jaxije22]

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yeah but to see non asians auditioning is at least a step in the right direction. I think that they should become more open minded and allow non asians in. If they want America to be open to their Asian talents, then they have to be open to America's. And since america is still not 100% open, the Korean companies should set a good example and become open. (I'll admit Americans are kinda biased about asian singers, but people will be more open if they don't try to compy the "american" style of music, because majority of us are wanting something new, such as maybe the "korean" style of music <img src="http://cdn.vanillaforums.com/soompi.vanillaforums.com/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> )

I agree with you. Only within the past 10 years or so have roles of Asian actors become accepted; however, singing is another thing entirely. I mean partly it is because let's face it, how many Asian/Asian American people do you know (not from soompi) who want to be a singer? I know no one and I was in an "Asian Fraternity." Anyways, yeah I know for sure that if Kpop comes to America and it is not diverse, i won't want to watch it anymore because... come on this is America. Lack of diversity may be acceptable in Korea, but no way I will accept that here! I believe in UNITY! : )