There are a few idols in K-pop that almost didn't make the cut. Whether it was their looks, their talent, their timing, etc., etc., some of our most favorite idol stars almost didn't make it to the big leagues. Let's take a look at three artists who almost lost their chances at stardom.

Before Jang Hyun Seung hit it big with BEAST, he was the 6th member of Big Bang. Before being a part of Cube Entertainment, Hyun Seung trained under YG Entertainment for a year and four months and used the stage name So-1. He appeared in Big Bang Documentary before the group's debut along with the rest of the gang but ended up being cut in the final elimination round against Seungri. Yang Hyun Suk felt as if Hyun Seung wasn't ready for the big times and eventually let him off on his merry way to no man's land. The singer has since moved onto be a part of one of the biggest groups in recent years, Beast.

Before Yoon Doo Joon became the leader of BEAST, he was almost going to be a member of either 2PM or 2AM. Yoon was a trainee of JYP Entertainment and participated in the Mnet documentary, Hot Blooded Men, a reality show where a truckload of Korean boys competed to become a part of 2PM and 2AM. He was eliminated from the show and eventually joined Beast where he's found a massive amount of success. In addition to his blooming singing career, Yoon's personality, charm, and humor has landed him a role in Sunday Sunday Night and a stint on Chin Chin Radio. Aside from the smaller gigs, he was also a model for premium jeans brand Buckaroo with actress Shin Sekyung and launched his acting career in MBC's More Charming By The Day and All My Love. His most recent acting gig was in Iris 2. Maybe JY Park should have kept him around.

Sandara Park was a star in the Philippines before making her way over to Korea. Since the beginning of her life, Dara had her eye on one goal and that was to be a singer/performer. Yang Hyun Suk was hesitant to train Dara as a singer and instead pushed her to become an actor, but miss 2NE1 cutie pie wasn't having any of that! She opened up on a variety show that she pulled it together and put on one last performance for papa YG to see that she indeed had the nuts and bolts to become a singer. Her hard work paid off at the end and Yang Hyun Suk placed her as the fourth member of 2NE1.