Trainees preparing to become idols usually have a dream of entering a large agency. This is because debuting at a large agency can attract relatively more attention. However, there are K-pop stars who tried to audition for a large agency and failed, or moved to another agency during their trainee life and achieved even greater success.
Recently, Miyeon of the group (G)I-DLE appeared on the YouTube content 'Limousine Service' hosted by Lee Moo-jin and revealed that she had auditioned at YG Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as YG) in the past. Mi-yeon said, "I auditioned for the first time when I was in the first year of middle school, and I went up to the 3rd round. I, who was nothing insignificant, went up to the 3rd round, but I failed in the final." I knew that I wouldn't be able to go up to the top, so I went to the company and met the president and prayed. I delivered a new demo CD and passed." It is known that Miyeon was a trainee for five years after she passed the YG audition when she was in her first year of middle school. Later, Miyeon couldn't achieve her dream of debuting at JYP and moved to her current agency, Cube Entertainment, where she debuted as (G)I-DLE. Netizens who watched the video responded such as "They did the best revenge on YG" and "Thank you for letting us see (G)I-DLE's Miyeon".
The representative star missed by large agencies is undoubtedly IU. She is reported to have been eliminated from an audition for JYP Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as JYP) in the past. In particular, Park Jin-young, the head of JYP, found out about this and said, “I regretted hitting the ground,” and she joked, “I will find the person in charge of the audition at the time and punish him,” making her laugh. Afterwards, after several auditions, IU was accepted into Loen Entertainment's audition, and she debuted in 2008 with 'Mia'. In particular, JYP is famous for missing a number of stars who are now top stars besides her IU. BTS J-Hope also participated in the JYP audition and won the Popularity Award. However, she didn't make her debut at JYP, she passed her audition with a 3-hour dance show at Big Hit Entertainment and made her debut with BTS. JYP missed IU and J-Hope, EXID Hani, singer Hyorin, actor Min Hyo-rin, and Highlight's Lee Gi-kwang and Yoon Doo-joon. However, Park Jin-young, who appeared on KBS2's 'Happy Together' in the past, said, "It's all unfortunate, but there's no guarantee that it would have worked out well if you were at our company. It worked because I met that producer and music." It might have been good to meet you."
