I find it interesting that she says it was worth the experience, you’ll find that with a lot of art careers like animation or performance, few make it big but many barely scrape by but they don’t do it for the money they do it for the art. If you where to go for a job wanting money you would be foolish going for idol as much as you would be going to gamble. Idols don’t do it for the money most of the time, they want to be on stage and that is commendable. Don’t pity these artist because they sacrificed so much, praise them for their hardship and achievements even if they aren’t grand because they where able to perform at all. As someone who does art I find these people brave not sad that they didn’t make money.

It's a shame but it doesn't surprise me. This is becoming more and more of a common factor each day. I say it time and again like a broken record, the K-pop industry is completely oversaturated, and it gets worse every year with new companies popping up and putting all their stock in hopeful trainees who all want to be the next EXO, the next BTS, the next SNSD, the next Twice. But they all fail to realize that one of the biggest factors that made each of those groups pop BESIDES talent was when and how they hit the market. There seems to be an ebb and flow in the industry, and when those tides turn that's when we tend to see the next big group really hit their stride. Especially when you consider that most of those groups didn't always hit huge with their debut, but grew in popularity with time. For example, Twice did well with 'Like Ooh Ah', but they really blew up when they came back with 'Cheer Up'. Same with BTS, as they had a solid debut, but there was nothing about it that really ensured that they would grow to the success they've found as there were many groups debuting with a similar vibe as them, like Monsta X. Even EXO and SNSD, who both had fairly strong debuts, weren't ensured true solidification in the industry from their first songs, but from their comeback stages, which then brought more popularity to their previous music. It's all a game of chance in this industry, and most of the time the odds are stacked against the players.