How Agencies Make Idols: Big Four, Auditions, Platforms
Start from the fact that Stray Kids belong to JYP: J.Y. Park and Twice, SM and YG, HYBE founded by a former JYP composer, CJ ENM and the Mnet audition that formed Iz*One, and the fan platform Weverse.
This course starts from a single fact — Stray Kids belong to JYP — then moves through J.Y. Park's JYP and Twice, the major agencies SM and YG, Hybe founded by a former JYP composer, Iz*One formed through a CJ ENM/Mnet audition, and the fan platform Weverse. It widens from knowing one group to the agency, audition and platform structure around it.
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Stray KidsGrup K-popOpens with Stray Kids, the eight-member JYP boy band, and its run on the Billboard 200. - 2
JYP EntertainmentAgensi & perusahaanMoves to JYP Entertainment, the agency behind Stray Kids, shifting to the industry's company side. - 3
Park Jin-youngPenyanyiContinues to J.Y. Park, the singer-producer who founded JYP in 1997, the source of its name. - 4
TwiceGrup K-popCrosses to Twice, another flagship group produced by J.Y. Park's JYP. - 5
SM EntertainmentAgensi & perusahaanMoves to SM Entertainment, another major agency often named alongside JYP. - 6
YG EntertainmentAgensi & perusahaanContinues to YG Entertainment, the second entertainment company to list directly on Kosdaq after SM. - 7
Hybe CorporationAgensi & perusahaanCrosses to Hybe, founded by former JYP composer Bang Si-hyuk, adding another lineage of agency. - 8
CJ ENMAgensi & perusahaanMoves to CJ ENM, the broadcaster behind audition shows, entering the channel through which TV creates groups. - 9
Iz*OneGrup K-popContinues to Iz*One, the Korean-Japanese group formed through Mnet's Produce 48 audition. - 10
WeverseAgensi & perusahaanCloses with Weverse, the fan platform Hybe built, completing the line from agencies and auditions to platforms.
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