K-Wave Stateside: K-Pop Stories In American News (Week Of November 3 - November 9, 2014)

K-Pop And Rigorous Training

Media the New York's 92.3 NOW featured an article regarding the schooling and rigorous training that K-Pop idols go through.

At a young age, stars are pushed to their limits as they learn various languages and memorize choreography steps. Before idols can make their debuts on stage, they must prove that they are indeed ready.

In addition to all the schooling and training that the idols go through, they are expected to make many sacrifices to achieve their dreams, including leaving home to stay in dormitories along with the other trainees.

Girls' Generation's Taeyeon Unfollows Baekhyun And More

News media the Venture Capital Post published an article regarding Girls' Generation member Taeyeon as she unfollowed a long list of people on her Instagram account, including her boyfriend EXO's Baekhyun.

Taeyeon is currently now following a total of twelve people - the other Girls' Generation members, Super Junior's Heechul, SM Performance Director and BeatBurger's Shim Jae Won, and choreographer Rino Nakasone Razalan.

Taeyeon and Baekhyun have yet to explain the possibility that they have broken up.

CEO of JYP Entertainment Park Jin-young Does Not Hire "Talented Brats"

US-based outlet of news media The Korea Times featured an article regarding JYP Entertainment's CEO Park Jin Young and the policies he utilizes in running his agency, including not looking for people who are troublemakers.

"I don’t go for talented kids but only hire those with honesty and decent ethics," Park Jin Young is quoted as saying by a local news outlet.

Park Jin Young also talked of his strict not tolerance policy with the artists he manages.  "Infringing on the rules means dismissal from the company," he explained of artists who do anything to hurt the reputation of JYP Entertainment.

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K-Pop
JYP Entertainment
Park Jin Young
Girls Generation
Taeyeon
EXO
Baekhyun
Super Junior
Heechul
Shim Jae Won
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