If you want to become a K-POP idol, in addition to signing a contract with a company and becoming a trainee, you also have the option of going to a regular high school! South Korea’s South Chungcheong High School called “Korea K-POP High School”is the only K-pop-themed high school in the world.
The performing arts department of High School of Korean Pop and Performing Arts in South Korea has 9 majors, including vocal, dance, song and dance, rap, MIDI, keyboard, electric guitar, bass guitar, drum kit and other professional courses. Students become professional entertainers and also impart relevant industry knowledge, aiming to help students aged 16 to 18 pursue their dreams of becoming Kpop idols while completing their studies. The school also cooperates with K-POP large-scale planning companies and performing arts programs to pave the way for students to develop.
The school not only has a personal practice room with complete soundproof facilities, but also has a composition room, a small theater, a recording studio, an editing studio, etc., and more than 30 professional lecturers are invited from top Korean music planning companies, including KBS TV station directors and directors, Trainee teachers from brokerage companies such as YG Entertainment provide one-on-one professional guidance to students.
There are currently 120 students in the school, one of whom is from China. In recent years, the number of applicants has been increasing. In 2020, the ratio of the number of applicants to the number of admitted students is still 1.8:1, and this year it has risen to 3.3:1.
This school is located in Gwangcheon-eup, Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, formerly known as Gwangcheon High School. The school was facing a crisis of closure in 2019. The principal, Park Byung-gyu, once considered transforming into an international school or a football school. It coincided with the Korean government’s increasing emphasis on the international influence of K-Pop, and finally decided to build it into the first Hallyu performing arts school in Korea. Specialized high school. South Korea’s K-POP high school officially opened in 2020, and the principal is full of confidence in the future: “Soon there will be a second BTS among the students, as well as the producer Bang Si-hyuk who created BTS, the composer and planner who wrote it for them. Home.”
In December last year, 17 teachers and students from K-POP High School in South Korea went to Nara Prefecture, Japan for a non-governmental exchange performance, and held a talk meeting with Nara County Governor Arai Shogo. Chungcheongnam Province fully provided equipment and transportation costs.
As Korean idol groups such as BTS and BLACKPINK become popular all over the world, the South Korean government pays more and more attention to the value of K-POP, and more and more teenagers join the company as trainees early in order to pursue idol dreams. different growth paths. However, in recent years, idol artists have committed suicide and depression from time to time, making the public re-examine the negative effects of premature debut. Perhaps in addition to being a trainee, a regular K-POP high school can provide another option for young people chasing their dreams.
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