Heechul explains why SM dropped out of 'K-Pop Star'

Article: 'War of Words' Kim Heechul reveals, "The reason SM left 'K-Pop Star'? For our trainees"

Source: Mydaily via Naver

"SM feels a sense of responsibility to their trainees, which is why they haven't cast anybody while participating in the program. Since that became controversial, they decided to just leave the program altogether."

1. [+5,082, -195] I'm really glad SM left... because we can see more of Yoo Hee Yeol now.

2. [+4,004, -212] SM prioritizes visuals above all and since they don't like any of the contestants' visuals, they don't cast anyone... They don't have the confidence to manage a winner with a lower visual too so obviously they're going to drop out of the program altogether.

3. [+3,036, -86] Yeah, just manage the artists you do have

4. [+3,008, -102] I'm glad they left becaues I love Yoo Hee Yeol ㅋㅋㅋ

5. [+666, -75] I'd be really upset over K-Pop Star if I were a trainee... Those trainees are practicing for years on end for a debut while these K-Pop Stars get instant debuts.

6. [+638 ,-128] I say it was a fantastic decision. YG's Lee Hi debut was a scandal that probably drove bolts into the hearts of the dozens of YG trainees. Not only that, but their own CEO is running around media playing about his praise for her and how he bought her an apartment... meanwhile Supearls is disbanded, a girl group that has been training for years on end is on infinite postponement... You really need to show more erspect to the trainees who have been in it for 3-5 years. Makes no sense for a company to debut someone they scouted off a show instead of someone who has been training with them for years.

7. [+581, -109] SM already has trainees with both visuals and talent so why would they need to cast more

8. [+442, -88] SM picks trainees to become celebrities, YG picks trainees to become singers, JYP picks trainees to become dancers

9. [+402, -68] SM really needs to fix their belief that they can meddle in anything and be successful at it... How many of SM's dramas have actually succeeded? So many confirmations of failure and yet they still continue on... I only give their determination some respect out of how idiotic they are.

10. [+232, -14] I bet SM has way too many trainees to even manage.

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