KPOP Idols Who SPOKE UP Against Debuting Minors 

I like how even the senior idols are speaking up about this and things that they themselves had to leave behind and how it felt to them like dropping out of school, not making any friends and not even having enough time over all with the struggle of going to school to the company to going home and repeating it over again until they debut.

Minzy from 2NE1 debuted at 15 too and she was shamed for being allegedly fat & ugly. She was such a talented , pretty, healthy kid. This needs to stop, debuting minors has to be illegal.

Whole heartedly support the 18 year old minimum age suggestion. If we as kpop fans are serious about changing anything, better start sending a message to all agencies through our actions. Whats the point of all the talk about how its uncomfortable for us, if we are going to go watch content fron Babymonster, New Jeans and SM's upcoming gg, buy their merch and albums, and obsess over them? Lets show them our commitment to a minimum age standard by pausing our support of all their activities until the youngest member is around 17/18 years old. If we cant do that, we might as well get off our high horse and stop pretending that this problem isnt actually of our own doing, and we are absolutely complicit in it? For instance, none of us would have any right to call out BamBam over his disturbing comments about NJ Haerin since we are essentially the same as him, just not put through the media spotlight like he was.

It's CRAZY to me that people my age are considered "old" in the kpop industry and I'm only TWENTY FOUR *turns into a pile of dust* I just want a kpop group to debut that is at LEAST in their 20's 😭😭

Jaemin‘s Quote broke my heart especially the: „I don’t have any friends except for my members“ part. I think it’s wonderful how close the members of NCT dream are and they are a great group but I think a part of that also is that they all went through the same hardships and experiences that were unique to their situation together and the shared trauma.

Im so glad theyre bringing this up. I refuse to support groups like NewJeans and Babymonster because thats just an open invitation for companies to debut them younger and younger every time. Its just not right Edit: what in the hippity hoppity happened in the replies lmfao If yall wanna support your literal 15yos singing about """"cookies"""", go ahead ♡ youre making fbi's job so much easier

People also forget that even though Hyuna debuted in Wonder Girls at 14, she had to leave the group for her health before she debut with 4Minute. So her concern is warranted.

i remember hyuna and what she went through every time we see young idols debuting, she was sick and instead of people being concerned for her health they started rumors about her. i worry about young idols.

The whole thing about male seniors preying on female rookies is incredibly chilling. Especially because it's only natural these young women might jump at the chance to befriend a male idol they admired and trusted to only be taken advantage of. And honestly I have a hard time trusting a lot of male MC's from variety shows..

I’m so happy seeing senior idols giving advice for younger idols!

it’s scary as fuck knowing that older female idols have to warn rookies about some of the male idols in the industry and that there‘s even a whole damn list of who to be careful around. perhaps we all have a fave who‘s on that list and we‘ll never know… that is fucked up! and it’s even worse to know that female idols probably get sa‘d and mistreated all the time but will never come forward with it and/or press charges against that person. this has to change and i can only hope that a time where more idols can speak up about these topics and actual laws are being passed to protect minors and women in this industry comes soon.

I usually don't comment online, however, it's really creepy to me how literal MINORS have to be caring about their weight and how their agencies make a lot of kpop idols STARVE just to wear shorts, mini skirts or cropped tops and how they are judged on their looks. Like, we are talking about an industry that debuts girls and boys between 13-19 (ages where the body and brain are underdeveloped and need vast nutrients to keep developing), force them into crazy diets to make them look like adults (Like ITZY's Yuna, for example). The sexualiz@tion of minors is really disgusting to me, and sometimes I feel really bad for liking kpop. Sometimes I ask myself if it's okay to like and support such depraved industry. Because please, WHY DO A SOCIETY CARES SO MUCH HOW A MINOR LOOKS???!!! Are we out of our minds? We can call it cultural standards or whatever, but... for me this is child @bu$3 and maybe a little bit more. I am really glad Hyuna talked about this, 'cause she was also a victim and I hope she is in a good place mentally.

to those young idol minors, i hope they are doing good and are healthy.

Blackpink, Aespa, and Ateez had all legal people debuting, Normalize adults debuting in kpop. especially women

This should be addressed. My opinion is that they should not be allowed to even start training until 18 and have a normal adolescence. Having friends is very important to young people.

The industry should be changing, age limit should be at least 16+ it's good that idols speak out about it now, they have gone through it and knows how tough it is debuting at a young age in a harsh industry, there is a lot of pressure they will face. But unfortunately the company's won't make changes anytime soon because they have a formula that works for them and they stick with it

I mean like since always companies have been debuting minors, like our concerns are probably not gonna change anything but I still want these companies to stop 🤦

I am a big believer in debuting idols no younger than 16 and even 16 is young imo. I think the biggest red flag for me is when children leave school or are encouraged to do so. By leaving school at such a young age, these idols are missing out on basic social interactions and even miss out on learning social norms that can help them in their adult life as well. There need to be more protection for minors in the entertainment industry.

unfortunately, younger idols will keep debuting because the public keeps supporting them. so no mattter what backlash they get, as long as their idols get in demand meaning more money.

Some of these idols lost their popularity and retired at age of early 20 - mid 20. Imagine become retiree at age of early 20 and without other education & experience other than their idol life

Here in the US Ive seen way too many singers/actors start so early and end up doing drugs and alcohol. Being burnt out or dying. Young people need their youth to learn how to socialize or just learn all those lessons that come from growing up.

I honestly think debuting young impacted Taemin’s military time harshly. Imagine having a caretaker, manager, driver, security from 14 to 30 years old, you wouldn’t know how to live or even interact with anyone your age because all you did was work and be coddled. Now all of sudden all that’s gone and no one treats you like a star and may even treat you worse to prove a point, that could affect your mental wellbeing.

Damn, I'm a blink and the maknes debuted at 18 or 17 they trained early teens. Alot of idols sacrifices and regret some part of their life. Glad Jisoo said she was able to create good memories before debuting. Hope everyone get to enjoy the one life we live.

This is one of the reasons why I’ve stopped stanning kpop. The worst part is that debuting groups with minor seem to drive Koreans insane, I mean look at new jeans, just one of them is an adult and hybe has them performing suggestive choreos and songs, and koreans are going nuts for them. It just makes me so sick :c

Kpop stans are also at fault. I have seen Twitter stans calling 25 years old idols hags. We can't blame the companies only when the stans are like this

Good on Hyuna for speaking up about this

I think this is an important issue to discuss. People are ignoring the ethical issues and responsibilities associated with such groups, BabyMonster because they're under YG and BlackPink mentors them, NewJeans because they're one of the most trending girl groups right now. The minimum age for debuting should be 16 if they're pushing it. I like NewJeans, their aesthetic, and they're talented, just Hyein, Haerin, and Danielle are still under 18, and Hyein is like 14, that really just ugh. "Cookie" is a good and catchy song, it was just pitched at the wrong time, minors shouldn't have been singing a song that's clearly an allegory for virginity and genitals. The BamBam situation is an example of how once people debut as idols, other people seem to lose the perception that these people are people. Danielle literally got a lot of flack for saying Chinese New Years instead of Lunar... it's ridiculous. BabyMonster as a whole is kind of disgusting, all but maybe 1-2 of the members are above 18, and the name... it really capitalizes off of the fact they are minors. However, people don't seem to care about how kind of messed up it is because "omg Lisa's teaching them" "BLACKPINKS little sisters". Success doesn't really negate damage. Chiquita is both really young, and she's foreign. Korea is infamously brutual to some foreign idols. Lisa while being a Blackpink member is the least popular domestically in Korea. Tzuyu literally had to give a whole ass apology for raising the Taiwanese flag. Now imagine all of that going towards a 14 year old. The idol training alone is grueling. CUBE emotionally guilts their talents into dieting, giving them freedom to eat what they want, but like taking before and after pictures. Then you have to consider, when are they going to be educated. They might have selfie classes, and PR classes, but what about social studies. Chaeyoung's situation really made me rethink about idols and what education they're getting. Their mental health could be seriously effected too. So many idols receive so much backlash and criticism. Even big names like HyunA and Jisoo aren't exempt. I just think of idols like Sulli, that is the reality of being an idol, that can happen even if it seems like you're happy on the outside.

I still remember how people were so against debuting newjeans in the beginning because of them being minors but now that they have good and catchy songs, they suddenly support the group and not care about their ages

Losing childhood, privacy, living in isolated environment, facing high pressure to always looks beautiful and skinny, normalize being stalked and having double fake persona, and not include the dark side of entertainment industry. Kids are not mini adults. Sigh.

I'm happy kpop idols are speaking against it but the truth is it'll never stop if fans don't support these groups with minors in and I hate how contradicting they are they'll preach minors shouldn't be in groups but listen to the music which still supports the explotation of minors and like someone said nothing will change if ppl don't start taking action

The parents should also be held accountable😣they’re the ones that have to sign the agreement. I 100% agree that that idols shouldn’t debut at a young age, just like child actors.

I hate how so many 4th gen fans bring up well Taemin debuted young, BoA did too, etc. The difference is less social media and in many cases 1-2 members were young, not the entire group. It was also less common for a 15 yo to debut. Now it's starting to become the norm. Considering how toxic kpop has become with the fans no 14 -15 yr old should be debuting

Lol. I remember when aespa debut and my friend googled their ages and said to me "Oh... I didn't know they were that old." Meaning they ranged from 18-20. And she only meant by "old" cuz there were other groups like nmixx, ive, lesserafim etc. who were debuting minors. I also saw a comment referring to Karina "20 is still pretty young tho." Eh? of course 20 is young! Shame how kpop fans these days even feel 20 is old. But it could be that lot of kpop fans are teens under 18. And when I was that age I felt 18 was old. 🤷And maybe that's why some of these kids/kpop fans don't see there is anything wrong cuz they are the same ages as these minors who debut.

Debuting idols b4 18 should be a crime.....am serious ...its not supposed to be normalised this time, but do these money cash grab companies ever listen? Nop....

Not to mention Taeyeon saying she hopes her future daughter will never become an idol, and it’s one of her fears.

Remember the Seoul Performing Arts High scandal? People in power, in administration, in the military and even those in the entertainment industry were all involved in forcing teenagers to perform inappropriate acts. It’s sick. I don’t have anything against minors having a dream, I have a problem with the system that’s built around taking advantage of a kid’s naivety and innocence. Until this changes, minors shouldn’t be debuting.

I don’t know how many times I have said this that debuting in your 20’s is not old being in your 20’s is still very young and people in there 20’s still have much to learn but company’s don’t see that and I think they need to properly think or be very careful on what age they should debut i mane take JPOP for example JPOP idols debut in there 20’s and late 20’s and fans don’t have a problem with that or JPOP company’s. And if Kpop companies do keep debuting idols in there early teens not only they are taking away there teen years they will also not be able to do teen things like meeting up with friends falling in love going out going to high school college and making new friends extra being in your teens is a precious thing and it should not be taken away from you. in my opinion the perfect age to debut an idol would be 21,22 to 23 years old and I personally don’t like the idea of teens debut reason they won’t get to do teenage things all they have do is leave school and go straight to the company that’s not a good way to spend your teenage years is it. And yes I already know that they have been debuting teens for a while now I’m just saying it’s not right

Not only is debuting younger idols of 14-15 years is like exploiting their childhood...but it also closes the chances of older trainees of 18+ years to debut because nowadays kpop is about debuting minors and so are the fans when they called sakura old to debut while she was only 23 or other idols who debuted 20+ age...this should change not only for the betterment of minors but also for the talent of older trainees and idols...I feel like the minimum age should be 17 or 16 for idols to debut and 14+ for idols to become trainees so that older talented trainees also get the chance to show their talents and minors can focus on their health and education

It’s sad thinking about how many companies give young groups a school themed concept at the same time in real life they’re pressuring members to drop out of their actual school. That must be so confusing as a kid.

YG going from debuting adults only to debuting a 14 years old is scary

I would love to see more idols debuting 25-30 or even older. If the guys could have their military service already done and over with that would be great too. More maturity and life experiences would help with handling the stresses of idol life plus they should be fully grown.

Niki doing all those sexy dance and grown crazy noonas loving it 😭😭😭 I remember in iland people calling K too old to debut when his only 20+

I don’t worry as much about the idols we know of who have survived the training process. I worry about those who never debut or who debut in a group that doesn’t have success. What happens to those young people who trained their whole childhood only to never have success. Or who didn’t have the emotional fortitude to survive the process. For every idol to debut there are probably at least 10 that didn’t.

kind of feels like the idols not developing autonomy and a sense of self is the purpose. They get raised to be products rather than people. There should be an age limit both on when someone can become a trainee and when they can debut. Hybe is holding auditions for boys born between 2005 and 2012...

I feel like the best example of how messed up the industry is is how they took a 16 year old Tzuyu and publicly scrutinized her to the point where she had to apologize in front of millions of people about raising her own flag. She then had to denounce her Taiwanese heritage and claim she was Chinese.

I hope they can show a perspective of someone who debuted young but not successful. Because some might think if " I start young there is a higher chance I will will be successful since all the kpop idols I looked up to started young," even with all the advice they are saying today.

I remember when PSY tried to debut that 12 year old. Most laughable comments I saw whenever people say "he is too young to debut" is "but he deserves to debut.. he is so talented!" Lol. wtf does that have to do with anything? He could wait to debut 5 years, still be 17 and have the potential to be even more talented? Is his talent gonna fade away if he doesn't debut this very minute? smh. what is the rush?!

Have y'all read the song "Cookie" lyrics? It's honestly terrifying

The fact that 18-20 is considered “too old” to debut now is crazy. Your life is just starting, that age range is not old at all. I love NewJeans but I worry for them. The industry is very harsh.

3:57 the reason is pretty obvious to me, because the public actually like or maybe even prefer younger idols. some people may complain or express concern, but the success of these younger idols proves that many people still like them. companies are just following public interest, because that's what sells.

Thank you for this. More fans and people need to stand up against these companies exploiting minors for profit.

I've been saying this only to have people yelling at me saying I'm just hating on them for living their dreams. Their talent isn't going to disappear once they hit 18, just have them debut later.

FINALLY people are talking about this!! It's an issue that's been strongly bothering me and not many kpop fans seem to care? About New Jeans, I would agree that they're showing a better example of teenagers in kpop, but still not a good one because there's simply no way for minors to face this kind of pressure healthily. Also I'd like to point out that it wasn't that way at first and they had way too sexualized choreos and outfits, but it changend once people complained. It shows you what power us fans actually have. 18 should be the minimum age for debut, but how do you convince fans to actually push that through?

I did not know Jihyo was that young when she became a trainee! Companies should stop debuting such young idols. As a teenager myself I don't know how would I even cope up with such pressure and having to deal with the beauty standards and unnecessary hate. I'm happy senior idols are talking about this!

It's definitely a choice there are successful groups even from 3rd gen who debuted at 18 and older (monsta x for example) who have been successful so its not like they need to be under 18 for a group to be accepted and successful. So I say we stop doing it. But that's just me, I actively avoid groups with very young people because it's just something I don't want to support. If it's something people feel passionate about, then you need to be the change you want to see.

They should raise the minimum trainee age itself. Debuting at 13-14 means they were a trainee at 8-9 surrounded by those same creeps they're warned about only AFTER debut. Trainees should be, at minimum, 12. And you should have to be 17 to debut.

Although I like Newjeans, hyuna is right. I hope there is a minimum age for debuting.

if they change the average debut age to 10 years old, JAIL I QUOTE JAIL

Love Hyuna 💗🌸

The ages keep getting younger and younger it’s so sad

South Korea needs to strengthen its child labor laws!

I remember back in 2010 when there was a lot of talk and controversy over GP Basic and G.Story’s debuts. At the time of GP Basic’s debut they were the youngest girl group until G.Story debuted later that year (the youngest members being 9 years old). I would love for the members of GP Basic and G.Story to interview and talk about their experiences of debuting so young (if they’re interested in sharing). Sohyun from 4Minute also debuted in Orange at age 11. It’d be nice to hear her experiences, too.

What even sick is that since lots of minor debuting, it create the impression that trainee who age 20+ is now too old to debut

wow.. this is really depressing. this is a HUGE problem in the entertainment industry and I hope that eventually it will get better. I'm also really glad that the senior/older idols spoke up about that!

pls listen to jungkook's unreleased "decalcomania" song he talked to his real self in that song its still made us cry badly and he didn't release it when fans ask about it he already deleted all the files about that song, thats so emotional and he wrote and produced it by himself 😢 we still don't know the stress that he endured.

If you debut children/teenagers, it is more time for companies to exploit and earn money from them. No company cares for someone's childhood or study. As long they have fans that will buy their merchandise and songs, they are ok with that.

I think we should support the model of idol as Hanbin of Tempest or Sojin of Girls Day: these idols went to university and after enjoying their life and also having singing/dance classes or groups they auditioned and debuted. If anything went wrong, they already had a university degree done and also a whole social life outside

The lowest age an idol should debut is 17 love Hyuna for the support ❤

On one hand I understand the concerns on the other, probably since I come from a family of athletes, this seems so weird. They are working towards a career after all, and those kinds have expiration dates. Both my grandma and cousin joined the national gymnastics team at 15, my mom was tennis team world champion at 15, my aunt European champ at 17, I have been in internationals since 13 myself. That is not unusual and yeah you train like an insane person almost daily but that's because you have a goal. I find it difficult to see how this is any different really.

I'm just wonder in 2070 they'll let 5 years old kids debut💀💀

I honestly love the realness and how open some idols are when it comes to their careers and how early they have started and the regretful feeling afterwards. The kpop industry is a tough industry at hand and especially for young teenagers as they are growing and working hard at this level is very challenging and I am surprised many are doing well in terms of health.

haechan advices every kid he meets who wants to be an idol to wait till theyre older and enjoy being a kid TT

Check out Emma from the voice kids, she even rap Mockingbird of Eminem. How come, no one is saying that she is too young to be in the show, and rapping? What is wrong is, some people look at the age not the talent. I'd rather see young children doing what they love to do and chasing their dreams, than lounging around and just do online games the whole day.

This reminds me of an interview I watched a while back about Western pop groups that were super popular in the late 90s/early 2000s and how the trappings of fame messed them up and left a lot of them absolutely clueless about how to do the most basic of everyday tasks once their fame ended because they'd had management and staff overseeing the mundane aspects of their daily lives during a time when they would've been learning to be independent had they been non-famous. The pop groups in question were all roughly 16-19 on debut to early/mid-20s at disbandment, so I can only imagine how much worse it must be for idols that have done nothing but train since their pre-teens (sometimes younger) and then debuted while still underage, it's gotta be really tough living out your formative years in the public eye with constant scrutiny, it's no wonder a lot of child stars go off the rails in their later years and no surprise that there's been a rise in idols choosing to end their own lives.

New jeans isn't even well treated, they are all underweight and that video of them eating literally nothing just showed us how self conscious they already are about gaining weight. :(

Their parents are partly or mostly to be blamed, not just the company.

The should be listening because they know perfectly what is debuting as a minor in such a harsh industry, and at this point it should be illegal.

I have huge respect for idols how they are speaking about this , cause it’s weird to say that even before idols debuted young , it is true but doesn’t mean it’s right , cause we all know it’s difficult at this age children’s don’t diet but as a kpop idol you gotta diet , they can’t play and be carefree this age is very special they are missing a lot , but also it’s their choice , i just hope they don’t face anything wrong and they stay healthy

18+ is the perfect age of debuting.

8 years old???? No seriously 8 years old joining an agency???? 8 years old??????????

Its really strange and weird disney child actors or child actors and music artists experience this treatments too .I see New Jeans and all 4 Gen Kpop Idols as little sisters, little cousins and even god sisters ,Minji is almost 20 i fear they will try to push her to do more grownup dances or more revealing clothes but they seem to be well taken care of so happy about that other idols should as well this should be talk about more

18 yrs to 21 yrs should be the age to debut. By this, they won't miss their childhood and would be mentally more stronger. Suicidal, depression death cases would decrease in k-pop industry. There is no rush. Enjoy the life which you have only once. Don't miss any of the experiences which could make you feel sorry or sad later, cus you wanna regret it so so much once you put your leg into the sh*t. Believe me, it's really a shit. There is no age limit to get famous, to achieve big or to make your dreams come true! I hope fans think twice b4 hyping these minor age girl / boy groups cus companies would definitely end up taking advantage and make the upcoming children's life miserable who wanna come to the industry at a very young age. 👍

People are saying,"It's their decision,so we have to support them".They make those decision because they dont know what they're gonna face because they are just young kids with inocent mind,just because they make those decision to purchase their dream,it always doesnt mean they are making the right decision.Every decision made is not always the right choice.Many parents loves them too much,thats why they let their kids do anything they want,but thats not the right way to show their love.If you let your son or daughter do bad things like smoking,drugs,etc,just because it makes them happy,then its the parents fault for showing their love in the wrong way.I just want to say that,if it was trully meant for you no matter at what age you start,you'll reach there oneday.

idk if i'd call newjeans an "ideal" situation because they're still getting exploited as minors, being made to wear outfits more revealing than kids typically wear, and they had to sing a song like "cookie" like...it's weird.

Thank you for making this video. I don’t support some of the newer groups due to their young ages.

Seungheon of 8Turn Is only 15. He's a powerful rapper , I think his lines improve their songs. I hope they dont mess things up with him

It shouldn’t be allowed, period.

I'm happy that those idols are doing something they love, but being a minor they still learning and building their own character as a person themselves. They sometimes forget the importance of having a decent childhood and teenhood. I just wish that the agencies won't rush them and treat them as human being, not just objects that make money for them.

People who defend idols debuting at a young age because some idols in the 2nd and 3rd gen who are popular debuted from 14-17 are just weirdos. You take the case of maybe 6 idols that debuted young, and think it should be applied wholeheartedly to 4th gen and new kpop groups for what? The average age back in my day for kpop idols debuting (2nd and 3rd gen) was 21. A nice number tbh, idols already left high school and had time to be idols expect the ones that showed up in mvs of other popular groups ex) Chanyeol was in a GG music video and became popular at his high school before debut. They might’ve even enrolled in university and were 3 years into their degree. Debuting idols and not letting them socialize in high school is a huge detriment to their lives. Just because you were a loser who doesn’t socialize and think it’s a waste of time shouldn’t put your own wants on these idols. Finishing high school should be a minimum for ‘idols’ why would you want your youth force to have hundreds of kids try to be idols and not focus on school when probably only a couple hundred of kids debut every couple years. Whoever supports debuting idols before 18 are too young or weird to critically think about what’s needed for normal human growth. I can see many of the idols in the next generation have huge mental health issues soon since so many of them don’t even finish high school. It’s happening in the world of football and other sports (an industry known for debuting young people who don’t even finish high school and are put on display for millions if not billions of people on the biggest stages (3.5 billion people watched the World Cup final, half of the world population) they have had a huge scare with mental health issue in the young players in the top 5 leagues where the most eyes are. So I can see that debuting these idols will have a very serious side effect that won’t show up until years later or even 1-2 years later. With an ever expanding industry with more and more people watching the heath of these young idols who haven’t had time to fully develop their brains will be put in jeopardy. So in conclusion, debut idols minimum at 17 after they’ve graduated high school. And anyone who defends this because whatever stupid reason, is just pedophile levels of weird. I mean yeah newjeans are cool but it’s weird when there’s a 14 year old singing about some very sexually suggestive cookies.

Preteens need to be at home with their parents! I can’t really support new jeans and if Baby monster really eliminates someone , I hope it’s Chiquita. She’s too young! Debuting young used to be the outlier but now it’s the norm. We talked about famous idols who debuted young but what about nugu idols who debuted young and never reached stardom ???

I always felt so freaking like iffy about debuting young idols... like some idols debuting right now are younger then me(I'm turning 17) and I can not imagine someone that either is my age or younger to have the mental strength to cope with the idol life, being judged for every single thing you do, sexualization and overworking... 18 should be the minimum for me.. you are first of all I think a legal adult in Korea(not sure tho I ain't Korean) but you have more mental maturity by then... at least compared to lets say 13-16 year olds... I have seen many people say it's okey for idols to debut so young by saying it's their choice... the thing is... these young idols don't know any better... they still have an impressionable mind and we can't expect them to make decisions and thinking throughly through them... I mean I can't do that so I can't imagine people that are like my brother and step brothers age (who are 15 and 13 respectively) be able to make these big decisions while thinking through it.... just me tho maybe-

"it seems like the company is taking care of New Jean's" is their treatment really good? Min Heejin? Their outfits? Cookie? I don't think they're being treated that great

All the kpop stans who think underaged idols debuting is nbd, should watch Hyuna's Babe MV

I think this will only stop if we as kpop fans don't support groups who are super duper young. When companies see monetary results of their decisions, they have no choice but to change their ways, right?

I don't think any idol or even child star in the west has ever recommended being in the industry that young. Way too many stories. As a parent, I simply wouldn't allow it. You're barely a teenager at 14. There are things a 14-year-old simply isn't equipped to handle mentally or emotionally and even physically. Their bodies are growing and changing and the strict diets idols have to adhere too isn't healthy for anyone let alone someone whose body is still developing

We can't put all the blame on companies, YES it's their fault too BUT it's also the fault of those children and their parents too, their parents supporting knowing the fact that how cruel world and the industry IS, they should say once you come to a right age you can debut it but for right now just enjoy YOUR childhood, those childrens don't really know the value of childhood, as those idols said they realised it once they lost it, same will happen to those children's too, when they'll lost it they'll realise it....

I think 18 is the best age to audition they are mature enough to take their own decision

You know when they will stop debuting minors? When YOU will stop to support groups with minors!

I remember saying that if I was the head of a kpop company, I wouldn't debut anyone under the age of 18. I also don't accept trainees that are below high school age. Speaking of school, I want that to be the trainee's focus. Learn some stuff, make some friends, don't waste these precious years.

TBH now days in kpop 20 years old one is oldest in a group and it's sad they all need to understand what hardship 3 gen experience was really stressing and they need you Change it let child under 18 live their childhood and focus on studies