A lot of CEOs are creeps. My favorite example comes from Kim Sohee of a lot of groups (I.B.I, C.I.V.A, Girls Next Door, and Nature): “At the agency I was housed under previously (Music Works), the label head saw me as a woman. I was so scared that I couldn't even reject him outright. … When there was a schedule I had to attend to, he would have me sit in the passenger’s seat beside him and drive me around. He even sincerely proposed to me, saying, ‘Let’s get married.’ I think you have to experience these sorts of situations if you want to debut.”
Most companies pit trainees against each other. You know how survival shows tend to bring out the worst in everyone? Yeah, that happens for a lot of trainees too. Unless it’s an extremely small company without many trainees, most trainees will be sorted into two or more teams that compete to debut. That’s why it’s rare for bigger groups (over 8 members, usually) to debut without being on a survival show—Loona is an exception because they were each evaluated as soloists.
Your health is not a priority. Sure, companies talk about wanting everyone to be in shape, but more often than not they actually endanger trainees’ and idols’ health by forcing them to go on diets to meet a “weight requirement”. Trainees are actually subjected to monthly examinations to determine height, weight, and BMI and will either have to lose or maintain their weight from there.
