Most of them are selected through auditions. Auditions are divided into open and irregular recruitment. Public auditions include the agency’s survival methods conducted nationwide through broadcasting programs.

SM–YG–JYP Entertainment, the three major agencies, has been conducting their auditions, and not long ago, they were selected as survival audition programs such as “Superstar K,” “K-Pop Star,” and “Produce 101.”

In addition, irregular auditions are held at all times. There are many forms. They visit idol talents known in the region in person and audition with the recommendations of reliable people.

They also give audition opportunities to those who courageously knocked on the door of the agency with resumes.

Global auditions will also be held overseas to match the status of K-pop spreading around the world. YG established YG Japan in 2007 and entered Japan, and in 2012, YG Asia was established in Hong Kong and used as a base. Foreigners go through global auditions.

Top idol groups such as BTS makes hundreds of millions of dollars in a year.

The CF appearance fee is about 500 million won to 1 billion won per case. However, this is limited to very few idol groups. In fact, nearly 80% of KPOP idol groups leave quietly without success.

In the process, entertainment agencies that have invested a large amount of money in forming groups and producing albums may suffer losses of around USD 1 million dollars. Fortunately, even if it succeeds, it takes two to three years to make a profit.

This is because agencies that have invested a large amount of money must recover it and distribute profits generated by each member. For example, let’s say there is a five-member group that makes USD 3 million dollars a year. Of the 3 million dollars, at least 1 million dollars per year is required to maintain the group, including costumes, hair, makeup, vehicles, and meals, in addition to the album production cost.

If the remaining 2 million dollars is divided by the agency and the members at a ratio of 4 to 6, the members’ share is 1.2 million dollars. If the money is distributed equally to five members, it will be about 240,000 dollars per person.

In this case, it is equivalent to more than 150 million Korean won (38% tax rate) according to the tax base rate, and nearly 100 million Korean won(about 90,000 US dollars) must be paid in taxes during the comprehensive income tax payment period in May of the following year. In the end, idol singers do not take the profits shown in the article as they are.

It’s very obvious, but the better you speak Korean, the more helpful it is in every way.

At least you should be able to say “hello”, “goodbye”, “thank you”, and “okay” in Korean.

Since you have to sing a lot of Korean songs when you become a trainee anyway, studying Korean in advance will help you understand Korean culture well and make friends.

If you want to improve your basic Korean, you can also apply for basic Korean private classes during the KPOP camp.