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Here's also a JYP trainee account:

For the evaluating part that guy talks about, it's kinda seen in the Megan Lee video:

Although you might have seen that in the YG Winner TV show, which I did not watch because I did not my heart to be broken, although I did cheat and watch some of the performances due to former KPOP Star contestant, accounts of a new JYP group, and plagiarism rumors.

Hey, I'm not a perfect/moral/whatever person. Deal with it.

To be honest, I'm not that suprised about the descriptions of the EXO members discussed in the article. Like honestly even if we wanted all idols to be nice people, the reality is there's always going to be a person with some personality flaw or something. And also hearing how idols even reference trainees, it makes sense that idols do hang out with them now and then.

I already knew a long time ago after being entranced maybe for a few months to a year that I did not want to be a trainee. Okay, yes, frankly I'm not that talented in the first place, but seeing how you can work so hard and still not get chosen and try to rebuild your life after that is a bit depressing. I'm not saying that going through high school and getting into a college with a decided major and then working in a specific career area for the rest of your life is any better, but I think I would have the spirit to be able to change my life if I was unhappy in that situation then trying to train for 7 years and then realize you were never going to make it, after giving up everything else. That's why I have a lot of respect for idols, but I really don't want to be in their position.

I guess it's also admirable that people who do debut or choose to go through the training system are that sure of their dream are whatever age they are. I mean, like hello, I'm still asking permission to go to the bathroom? You sure I can handle deciding what I want to do for the rest of my life?

There are many other accounts of being a trainee and stuff so you guys can judge for yourself, but while I admit the system works on producing really talented people, it's also a bit dehumanizing.

Also if a person becomes a trainee and then decides to drop out or doesn't debut, it's not the end of the world. Obviously it's not, probably most of them go back to school and stuff and find their way in life. But honestly to go after this dream of debuting that you would devote every day for many years to then realize you would never make it and have to go back to a life you never imagined yourself in, I think that would be too much for me to handle.

I think as a result of this, I do support the Korean artists that I like because man they have worked for it, but I also have started to support Asian youtubers who decided not go through that route but are also very talented and also deserve love.

That's my little spheal there, what do you guys think?