American Idol Learns About K-Pop Industry with Han Heejun | Get Real Ep. #52
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Length: 54min 20sec (3260 seconds)
Published: Fri Jun 25 2021
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takeaway from this podcast:
Ashley and Heejun used to get scammed a lot when they were in NYC
Heejun tried to act like a protective older brother to Ashley and told her not to go with strange ppl to Korea but she went bye and did it anyway and didn't even remember lol
Heejun is lowkey offended Ashley doesn't remember him being next to her when she switched from Cube to Polaris
Good music comes from good producers and artists, not management
K-pop used to be primarily run by gangsters
Peniel and BTOB apparently hated their old VP
Peniel got around the cell phone ban with his iPad
Nobody in kpop management knows how to get idols to diet properly and Ashley and Peniel thinks it's messed up, especially for younger trainees and artists who are still growing
"it's like a nurse going to a restaurant and trying to cook"
Trying to find the tiny red blinking light on the cameras is hard according to Heejun and that was the moment Heejun started to gain respect for k-pop
This is a pretty interesting ep. They talk alot about what goes on behind-the-scenes, mixing together gossip in the kpop industry ranging from the late 90s to now so that no one gets into trouble.
Heejun is a good guest if people want slightly spicier gossip that most idols can't share. He's not an idol, but interacts with lots of idols as ASC's MC. He's also done lots of "idol-ish" things like survival shows, music broadcasts & even behind-the-scenes stuff (e.g. producing songs)
Plus Heejun doesn't mince his words, and he isn't too active on social media...aka he probably won't know/care if he gets "cancelled" on twitter.
Btw, mildly curious about this ex-Cube VP mentioned. Even BtoB's video editing team got in trouble with him.
But I can totally picture BtoB secretly judging that VP's not-so-funny suggestions (while pretending to humour the VP in front of him), and then ignoring it once he leaves to do their own antics.
Heejun was great!
I had no idea Heejun and Ashley knew each other back in NY.
Itβs interesting how they both ended up in Korea in the entertainment industry after falling for all those scams π
I really enjoyed his honesty. I appreciated his candidness in admitting he didnβt initially like K Pop since he felt it was manufactured and lacked soul.
Itβs interesting he gained an appreciation for the work idols do after he took on the job at After School Club.
I found it enlightening to hear his insight on the differences between the US and Korean music industry.
To make it in the US, he said professional singers need the β4 Anglesβ - talent agency, music label, management, lawyer, and sometimes a PR agency.
Unless you have these things working for you, itβs difficult to break through and make it as a singer.
The difference in Korea is that everything needed to make a star are all consolidated under 1 building within a single entertainment agency. He said this concept of βtotalβ management was adopted from Japan.
He also said that the difference in the Korean idol industry from the 90s-early 2000s was that the managers picking the songs had no background or knowledge of music.
Heejun said K Pop really exploded and became the phenomenon it is now when the likes of actual musicians like Lee Soo Man, JYP, and Yang Hyun Suk/Teddy Park became in charge.