The clip confirmed her interplay with 2PM’s Taecyeon.
TWICE‘s Jihyo goes viral on X (former Twitter), however the content material has upset followers.
On December 18, a fan account of Jihyo posted about an anecdote shared by singer Sunmi. Based on her, Jihyo, who was an extremely younger trainee, would keep utterly silent amongst different trainees and stand frozen. Every time the older trainees tried to tease her or joke round, she would truly hit them. The OP (authentic poster) connected a uncommon video of a younger Jihyo doing precisely that to 2PM‘s Taecyeon.
i nonetheless consider the time predebut jihyo threw a ball at taecyeon 😭😭😭🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/WXcKtWdGUh
— Peng-u (@MinaPenguu) October 6, 2023
Whereas the clip captured Jihyo’s cute antics in childhood, it additionally served as a jarring reminder to followers precisely how younger she was when she entered the Okay-Pop trade. She joined JYP Leisure in 2005 on the age of eight and educated for ten years earlier than debuting. Earlier than JYP, she educated at SM Leisure for a 12 months when she was round seven years outdated.
that is imagined to be a cute second however i genuinely really feel nothing however ache for her. was a toddler mannequin, scouted when she simply turned 7, spent 1 12 months at sm, 19 years at jyp, went by way of a survival program, had a median of 4 cbs a 12 months for almost 10 years as an idol…. my coronary heart https://t.co/EOkne4IvU9
— 🔻 (@biglogdyh) December 20, 2024
The clip has now sparked a heated dialogue concerning the normalization of youngsters changing into Okay-Pop trainees and being thrown right into a brutal work setting.
That is simply extraordinarily scary and saddening https://t.co/536XmedCu7
— rey⁷🐠𓏲 ๋࣭ ࣪ ˖ଳ⋆.˚𓇼 (@starrysoobie) December 20, 2024
Bitch this appear like a toddler slavery wtf 😐 https://t.co/xS7xkwUbmf
— criticalASHtheory⛈️💕♐️ (@XSagitterrorist) December 21, 2024
the kpop trade must be closely regulated bc there’s no cause a 7 12 months outdated needs to be coaching at this age https://t.co/aIxA9F52UN
— yami 🫧 (@yami125__) December 21, 2024
I’m sorry wtf??? Do dad and mom actually do not give a single fuck about their childrens?? That is actually baby labour https://t.co/xOpn7U55Nx
— ⁷سارہ🍓 (@abowthv) December 20, 2024
Not solely do we all know firms are scummy, however what sort of dad and mom would permit this https://t.co/kTf20y2I0l
— valentin (@gayIittlemiya) December 21, 2024
Whereas debuting younger as an idol just isn’t a brand new phenomenon in Okay-Pop, current discussions about its overreaching penalties have impressed extra scholarly discourses. Learn extra about it right here.
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