I Use to be a Kpop Girl Group Trainee | REAL FOOTAGE Story time 

To clarify, the two girls I was talking about left the company. Please do not spread false rumors. Thank you guys

korean standards are awful i must look like a blob fish to them

I want this to be a k-drama

If u were actually a kpop idol u would have been in my “Badass List”

damn when I hear all of these dirty things about compagnies it just makes me want to create myself a compagny where I would treat the trainees and idols properly.

“I couldn’t dance” *shows video of herself dancing really well* Grace ily you’re amazing

If your grouped did worked out I would have stan and you would had been my bias 😭😭

They said what? You're not beautiful enough to debut? WHAT THEE FUUUUUUUUUUCK YOU'RE SO FRIPPING CUUUTE

B and S watching this: 👁👄👁 👁👄👁 Edit: what are y’all doing in my replies-

damn everyone in this comment section is a fcking detective

Sometimes the way you word things are so funny😂 8:47 "This is gonna be a freakin girls' generation... this is awesome"😂😂

Watch those two girls watch this video 😂😂

Me: I'd like to see how it feels to be in a k-pop group Also me: *hears the beauty standards* Also also me: nevermind.

It’s Nega Network that Grace was on. The big girl group they had was ‘Brown Eyed Girls’ but because the ladies all wanted to have solo careers elsewhere, I’m guessing the agency didn’t have proper income stream and couldn’t afford to debut Group B. There are trainee pics of Grace with Solbin from Laboum(pre-debut appeared on a summer MV for Brown Eyed Girls). She’s good friends with Grace so not the ‘mean girls’ that she mentioned in this video.

How on earth are you not pretty? If that's not pretty what am I? A dog? a potato?

I never said what group name, and everything is speculation from you guys, so please do not leave any hate on other groups accounts... !!!

Damn... these smaller companies are insane.

Honestly, I find this stuff so stupid. The standards and contracts are ridiculous! And K-POP singers are overworked and so underpaid. And they're given a name, personality, and identity that you had to act as, that you had to be and not break character. That's ridiculous! And I find the laws and regulations in Korea just not okay.

who else thought that she joined the blackpink group when you first saw the thumb nail I did..🤚🙎‍♀️🙋‍♀️

You didn't make it because the managers thought you weren't pretty enough? Wow. You're actually really pretty thooo

I love K-kop and sometimes I forget how cruel the industry is. I've heard other stories like this and it's really sad. You would think all the members get along and are like best friends from sharing all that training time and their debut dream. It never really occurred to me that there could be infighting between the members over positions. This is my first video of yours but I think your very pretty, how the hell did you get called ugly? WTF! Sorry that just blows my mind. But when they seperate all the 'pretty girls' it's kind of superficial. To be honest team B sounds more my style. I like the girls that can go hard and less cutesy groups. I hope everything works out for ya in the future. Im going to watch more of your videos now XD

Dude, with all those stories you could make a K-drama, a series or a movie. That stuff is hella messed up. I'm glad it's better for you now.

holy crap this whole story is crazy!! i can't imagine how it must have been for you to be left behind basically with no friends, family, or even a management to look after you. dear god.

OMG so cringy seeing myself in the old videos LOL, did yall catch every one of them?

"..for a young female woman" well yeah, thats indeed correct

I've always wanted to be a trainee here in Korea, I'm a mix of Japanese and Korean but I've watched so many videos of K-pop trainee's (especially foreigners) that has had bad experiences and it makes me not want to anymore 😔

The fact that no one checked up on you guys, and you guys were practicing for SIX WHOLE MONTHS on your own makes me so mad. I can just imagine how horrible and upsetting that is. Wow being a trainee is tough and the way that they bias only “pretty girls” is absolutely idiotic.

Alexa, this is so sadT_T

Y'all at the comments saying she's in Laboum's company while I'm here questioning why she used LOONA when she said 11 member group (7:38) 😂 THEY'RE TWELVE 😂😂😂

Grace:"I couldn't dance well" *Shows her video dancing* Me:AM I JOKE TO YOU Me:I will dance just good like you! Me:*Trys Dancing* *Dances Like A Jellyfish*

Honestly, these companies are abusing the dreams of passionate people...and not letting people eat, etc, it just sounds like abuse and so many of these people should be arrested...and people justifying it as ‘you knew what u were getting into, u know it’s the grind’...no...if people are passing out, have no income, lodging, yet because of a contract are locked to obey you...that’s messed up. And the things hardly change and it’s just a factory line of this...just to churn out groups ASAP to make money off kids...ya..things need to change.

Yes!!!!

I love kpop , but I do think that there are should legit issues that the the industry needs to address

Me: I wanna be a kpop idol even if I'm a foreigner Also me: * watches this vid * I still wanna be a kpop idol but not in that company Also me again: * looks like a mop that has been used for years without washing * (edit: yall need to chill when i said i wanted to become an idol i only meant it as a joke, yall need sum god jihyo)

Can we just take a minute and look at her make-up😂 ly❤ Edit : She liked my comment❤❤❤ yay

do a story time about unpretty rapstar 3! i’m interested to hear about your experience in it and what you think of each of the rappers there, because mnet edits the show too much lol

Definitely Nega Network entertainment! That boygroup who disappeared after their debut was LC9. I remember their debut and how people compared them to B.A.P. I always wondered where did they go...sad.

If they think you’re “ugly” I must look like a freaking trash bag to them

This is why many artists ends up developing anxiety, deep depression and some times even choose to end their lives... just destroying someone this way is a crime

Girl if this group was Laboum then you dodged a bullet. lol.

The companies literally disrespect basic humans rights... this is just too much!!

What gets me is how the managers, dance instructors and the ppl running the show treat others like crap and still keep their jobs for sooo long.

Grazy: girls'generation Subtitles: gross generation

On the side note, NewSun from Sonamoo once mentioned that she was about to debut as Laboum before she changed her mind and moved to TS. So now I can speculate with 90% certainty that NewSun changed her agency during "the worst 6 months" that Grace has mentioned.

My thoughts on kpop can be summed up as I love the artists but hate the industry.

The koop industry seems crazy... so many people give up their social life to train and sometimes dont even get to debut... we thank you and other idols for giving us so much as you guys have sacrificed alot. And to others who are training dont give up and we all believe in you!!!!💕💕💕

I get accepted in JYP at my first audition , but my parents doesnt want me to become a trainee because were going back to ph.

4:53 personalily~ bruh I’m crying I’m a big fan of you but oh my gosh that just made my day

16:29 "Really?! In front of my salad?!"

It's definitely Nega Network entertainment + NH Entertainment because when she talks about the company having a semi famous boy group she said it started with the letter U this being U-kiss peep this @9:02 and then she talks about the group A of girls which had 6 members that debuted this being Laboum and in some of her old videos you can read it says Nega at the back

I read your lips and I think you said "U" Lol I might be wrong... U-kiss maybe???

it was actually laboum, i found a tweet from grace's twitter telling people to support their debut

I wish there could be laws to protect trainees and rules to follow because right now it seems like Companies and Managers can just wing it and do what they want and even take trainees in when they themselves aren't doing well financially as a company it just sucks. I wish this toxic situations would get better. CEO and managers are the adults and need to take care of these young trainees it breaks my heart

I'm simple I see Blackpink, I click I get clickbaited *regrets*

Grace: Trying to talking about how bad her company was. Everyone in the comments: bUt wHy iS bLaCkPiNk iN tHe tHuMbNaiL???

Can you talk about fan service , dating rumors between idols and the company’s planning please i want to know

Omg this industry is trash

I heard so many bad stories. I knew a FORMER YG trainee and a FORMER SM trainee. some awful shit. one of them was REALLY young. stories of managers taking "liberties" with a girl who was UNDER 12 yrs old. out of respect for the 2 girls i never talk about them, but yeah, i hear you and feel you. you're a lucky one though bc you can speak english well and you have a self confidence most trainees DO NOT have. most of their parents COUNT on them to debut so they ship them out almost as soon as they are potty trained, and can walk. the entire k entertainment industry is SHADE AF. oh and the girls are doing better. one had lasting scars though. one became a dance teacher/backup dancer, the other stayed in the industry but i'm not allowed to say what she is doing now

Me : i wanna be a kpop idol 👁️👄👁️ Also me : * *lying on my bed and eat every day* * Also me : * *stil wanna be a kpop idol* * 👁️👄👁️

"They thought I was ugly" Those people are blind asf! You're beautiful.

I’ve Been following grace since she was on unpretty rap star and I’m so sorry she had to go through this

Girl,your life's a movie

The most interesting thing about this is that this could have been any girl group and we probably think they’re good people

omg i love laboum's music, if it's really laboum then I'll be so sad :(

i've auditioned SM global audition and i didnt pass.. but now i feel relieve bcs there are soooo many trainee that already have anxiety etc.. i cant imagine that i have that when im on trainee period or already debut, even i still want to be a kpop star but maybe that's not my way xD love u from Indonesia

The key to getting the KPOP industry to change is for more girls to come forward with their stories. Otherwise, nothing will change. Also, it would seem to me that if you get placed in the "B" group, you should know right away that the company has no faith in you, that they are just keeping you around as an emergency backup performer in case something happens to someone in the "A" group. At that point you have to see the writing on the wall and think, "Hey, I'm wasting my time here. I need to leave and do something else." For some reason, I can't help but wonder if something similar happened to Crayon Pop. I tend to think their experience was not like the other KPOP girl groups. There was never like a dozen of them in training. And I don't think they competed with each other so much. I think the girls in CP really liked and cared about each other a lot. Their company was very small. CP was the only group the company had. Imagine the pressure the girls were under to succeed. It also seems like each group has its own story. If you go outside of Korea and look at someone like, say, Kyary PP ... I don't think her experience is anything like this. I think Kyary was always more in control over what was happening to her. Kyary's team (and it's an incredibly talented team) was always working for HER. She would say what she wanted to do and the team would help her put it together as best they could. Kyary was --- and still is, apparently --- very dependent on Nakata to write songs for her. But, otherwise, I think she is very much in control of her career. I could be wrong; I don't know anything about the contract Kyary might have with her record company, Warner Bros Japan. It would be VERY interesting to hear what the girls in Babymetal experienced. I doubt if that will ever happen though. We can't even get Yui to explain why she dropped out of the group. AMUSE is very closed mouth about BM. There is a lot of money at stake with them and nobody is willing to talk at all.

I was in a company called "Acopia" for 6 months. It was a scouting company that would send you to ANOTHER company. One day, I was told that I "passed" an audition from CUBE and Starship. I packed my bags, went to both companies, HUGE LIE. Came back, stayed for TWO more months (around the 4 months) And after those 6 months, They decided to kick me out. Reason: They found someone *better* than me

I was accepted by jyp and it was soooo fucking hard to get in because 1. I worked my ass off everyday taking singing lessons, dance lessons , acting lessons (which taught me how to over come a bad situation by hiding it) and I’m thai, so idk if that lowers the standards or not but it seemed like it. I was also mainly the vocal but they said my dance had to improve. After like 3 auditions I started to see flaw in the system and like there were pretty girls who were not really talented that were picked instead of talented people who were still pretty but not as pretty as the other girls. It broke me and now idk where to go to find another entertainment.. could you please help?

Ok story time lit af, love ur channel, ur songs dope af and i looove ur NYC accent im shook

Yooo.. that thumbnail is clickbait! I was like “Grazy was gonna be in BlackPink?!” 🔥

"This is gonna be some frikking Girl's Generation. This is awesome" LOL

Group A reminds me of Gfriend. They have 6 members but dubuted later

I auditioned for a kinda big company a few months ago and I'm scared for what they will say... Please pray for me!!! I'll will update on what they end up saying 😐 I'm nervous I'm pretty young (I am 12) let's hope for the best

I subscribed sista! RELEASE AN ALBUM OR A SINGLE! WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT! I BELIEVE IN U! U CAN DO IT! NEVER GIVE UP! 💜

Do they not see your beauty ness cuz I think there were blind

If they considered YOU ugly then I don't even want to know what they would think of me

every single person saying that trainees + fans should just accept how abusive kpop is sounds like those dudes from the 1800s that thought 18-hour workdays were inevitable.

Suh.pill tha TEA *hunny* You're such a queen for exposing this mess of a "company" but I'm glad whatever you had to do made you into the human that you are today, and at the end of the day this can be a really nice story to tell your grandkids (if you ever plan to have kids, or else you can just tell it to random kids on the park when you get to a granny age).

The group was Laboum she has a picture with Solbin and other group members on her Ig page

I've seen a lot of videos of ex trainees talk about their experiences. I mean, there are so so many talented youngsters who are passionate about music, who really want to get a message across through this platform. But they're taken in as slaves, to follow a certain concept, certain dress code, completely alter their personalities to fir public image just so that the companies can mint money. Such a waste of talent. Absolute waste.

Glad that you’re solo( I don’t mean to hurt you...) I think you’re perfect for being solo artist. Imagine you’re in a group.... I can’t. You’re talented artist💕🌹I think u will shine in solo🌹

HOLUP!!!! YOU'RE MY FAVE RAPPER IN UPRS3. I DIDNT KNEW YOU HAD A YT CHANNEL?!?!?! GURLLLLLL 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

i fell sad like really sad

09:40 I think that group A, was this K-pop group 'Hello Venus' bcz that group has 6 members & they debuted in 2012, it's just a guess Plus-- Their debut track, “Venus,” portrayed the girls as innocent, cute, and charming with their pastel colored hair and clothing. As Grace eonnie said

To think that Laboum members went through this abuse..

You're making me think of HyunA... I don't know why ;-; Edit : first time i got that many likes and a freaking heart ;-;

Wow, listening to your story is quite terifying. I didnt know if everything behind the scene was actually that bad. I hope youre happy with your life now and be more succesfull than ever. Fighting and thanks for sharing your story to us

i want to be a k-pop idol even tho i'm a half asian, but if i were called ugly or fat, even just a mean comment on me, ill just cry like a baby because i'm a sensitive person :(

Actually this is so sad. the end of the video kinda of broke my heart. "we would talk about our dreams" and in the end, you know that they didn't came true. Everybody should know that being an idol is not all flowers and rainbows

ah...can I just say one thing? YOU are soo beautiful! 너무 이뻐요!!

Korea has the culture of "you only get paid for the results." while America has a culture of "you get paid for what you do." It is a society that expects you to bring in results and if you don't have any there isn't anyone that can pay you for your efforts. Which can really have an impact on your self-esteem... A system like this just makes the pressure of being a trainee a lot worse than it already is... Thinking about my country makes me a bit depressed sometimes. Thanks for sharing tho

the group that started with a [u] was U-kiss. i used to like them

Ah yes, you, a forty-five year-old guy from corporate, should blame a bunch of teenagers who didn't even graduate from college. Hmm, wonder why they went under lol

Randomly stumbled upon this video today... and this was super refreshing to hear! I've grown up being immersed in K-pop and J-pop, and so much of it involves this "everything is perfect" smiling face that's basically a requirement at every turn. I see gossip articles about certain Idols even if they are photographed making a face that isn't smily. I can't imagine how hard of an industry it is, to be seen, to be noticed, to succeed, to be recognized, etc... It kinda makes me wish there were more refreshing entertainment projects that keep it realistic and human. But I get why there aren't any... it just sucks, ya know?

YT KEEPS RECOMMENDING ME THIS

I wish Korea would better themselves in the kpop industry, better companies treating people better, change the culture of treating their young kpop trainees less then slaves, the adults know they have the advantage over children wish the government would put into laws to protect them, maybe it take one company to start the trend to respect others💜👍

That's why I stop become an agency stan. So many truth that an agency can hide to make their artist took the bad side instead. Hope you found your another dream :)

Have you ever consider writing a book about your experience?

Wasn't she on unpretty rapstar?

This is why I wanna make my own label because stuff like this I wanna build a bond with the members not just a teacher student relationship