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What does trainee mean?
A signed-but-not-debuted aspiring idol. Trainees live at company dorms, train in vocals, dance, rap, languages, and media for anywhere from months to a decade before (maybe) debuting. The system is famously brutal — most trainees never debut at all. When fans dig up pre-debut trainee footage of a star, that's the gold.
"She was a trainee for seven years before she finally got to debut last month."
Frequently asked questions
What does trainee mean in K-pop?
A trainee is an aspiring K-pop idol training at an entertainment company before their debut.
How do you use trainee in a sentence?
For example: 'She was a trainee for five years before finally debuting.'
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