MY EXPERIENCE SHIFTING TO A KPOP DR WITH NO SCRIPT
for some backstory, i shifted to my kpop dr a little last night and also last week, staying for around 2 months overall. i didn't script any safety, extra skills, etc. because i wanted to see what it would be like.
#1) it's not all sunshine & rainbows: especially during promotions it's nonstop performances, fan signs, and interviews. you literally feel like your running on fumes sometimes. i would personally recommend scripting you have less work time and more breaks.
#2) racism: me and manon (i scripted her to be a member in my group) are the only black people in the group, and yes we did experience racism, i wasn't surprised at all though. it was mainly online hate, no idols treated us weird or differently which is nice. honestly fans in person were very sweet.
#3) some of the choreographers are rather very kind or very pushy: the first time i shifted to my kpop dr the choreographer was very sweet and understanding (maybe cause i scripted i was a good dancer). but this time the choreographer was low-key rude. sometimes me and the members would make mistakes and she would loose patience and make us dance over and over with no breaks.
#4) you can easily gain unhealthy habits: without noticing i started eating less and moving more due to packed schedule and non stop movement with little time to eat and i did loose weight without really wanting to. also you may unintentionally start comparing yourself to other idols or even your own members. who's prettier, who's thinner, who's better at this, who get's more attention from fans etc.
#5) idols don't flirt with each other: when i did have a script i did script that like 3 other idols had a crush on me (i have main character syndrome sorry) but this time with no script idols barely even look at you, especially in public settings. when it's more private they're more light hearted and friendly.
#6) fansigns are awkward asf: in my script, i scripted that most of my group's fan base are girls and a few boys, but without a script it was more guys than girls, and some of the guys are soooo weird. asking you to be their future wife or always asking your ideal type, things like that. also sometimes people ask really invasive questions as well. omg also when people give you props/accessories to wearrrr, like you don't want to be mean about it and not try it on, but like bro i don't want to wear cat ears like omfg.
#7) idols really do go viral for anything: once during live i was listening to sza and than a post with hella likes on tiktok was saying omg she listens to sza! like yeah? half of the population does...but since i love attention i didn't mind lmao
#8) a lot of idols are genuinely very nice people: now this may just be my dr, but alot of idols are so sweet. not even just in public but in private aswell, like a lot of the idols you guys think are rude actually aren't. now ofc they may just be fake, but since i try to see the best in people i'm gonna just say they're kind:))
#9) companies don't truly care about their idols: all they care about is keeping idols "visually appealing" and keeping their sales high. when some people are like omg the company is finally doing something! rather if they're forcing an idol to go on hiatus after being seen limping, or an idol gaining some weight after being very unhealthy, half the time it's cause people talked about it. if no one mentioned anything they wouldn't do a single thing.
#10) your not allowed to wear your natural hair: half the time when my hair is curly it's a sew in. the weave can literally be the same hair type as my natural hair but they'd still prefer me to wear a sew in. even if the memeber has straight hair, for example minji (also scripted her in my group) her hair is straight, but she has to wear extensions. the only time your really allowed to wear your natural hair is on your own time. for performances, interviews, and award shows you gotta wear extensions/sew-ins.
#11) idols are like 10x finer in person: everyone be looking tf good.
anyways that's all i can think of rnnn, if you have any questions let me knowwwww <3