![]() ![]() What do you think of how far K-pop has come in the recent years?īTS, Blackpink-they’re on Billboard, doing a lot of collaborations and being on Western TV, it’s very exciting to see and watch. I just wish that people would really recognize their efforts and their hard work. But you know, it all comes from so much effort. The general public thinks that K-pop idols are perfect-or their choreography is perfect, their vocals are perfect, everything’s perfect. She was like, “I want to be Leah.” And I really wanted to portray our relationship in the book accurately, so I hope the readers enjoy that.ĭo you think the general public, whether in Korea or globally, has misconceptions about K-pop idols? Leah is definitely a reflection of my little sister, and my sister picked her own name, by the way. Going back to what you said about incorporating your own experiences, could you share if some characters were more based on real people than others? It’s truly a blessing to have a little sister to always talk to and have my back. It can be hard to find true friends in the industry. Not just in my trainee years but throughout the years, even up until now, my sister Krystal has been my biggest supporter, and we support each other no matter what. Could you talk about the role she played in your trainee years? You dedicate the book in part to your sister Krystal, who you write is “the brightest light” in your life. But I wasn’t able to do that, and it took a lot of self-discipline and patience. As a young kid, you may want to go out and play with your friends, go out to the movies, do sleep-overs. Looking back at my trainee years, I am actually very proud of myself. How do you look back at that time of your life and how it shaped you? You were very young during your years as a trainee. Talking to my friends in the industry right now, nothing has changed. The rules of no dating, no phones, always have to be on a diet, no texting-those all still exist. But that’s why we were able to concentrate and get to where we are. No phones, no SNS, no texting-just practice. Yes, there’s a lot of rules and there’s a lot of things that people might not understand, but that’s what we had to go through. How much of this was based on your experience?Īll of them were based on experience. “Trainees do not post and are not posted about, ever,” Rachel says. In the book, DB Entertainment has a lot of strict rules for its trainees, like no dating and no social media. I never wanted to write an autobiography or a tell-all story. ![]() She was born in New York, I was born in San Francisco, for instance. But I did try to fictionalize everything. Rachel is a reflection of me, of course, because this novel is inspired by my own life. ![]() TIME: Why did you decide to write Shine ? Over Zoom, Jung spoke to TIME about what motivated her to write Shine, how she incorporated personal experiences into the book and who she hopes will be cast as Rachel in the on-screen adaptation-currently being developed by the team behind To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. ![]() The vivid novel focuses on Rachel Kim’s time at the fictional company DB Entertainment, where strict rules like no dating and a zero-tolerance social media policy are enforced. With Shine, she makes her literary debut. Widely heralded as one of the most influential K-pop acts that helped introduced Korean music to the world, Girls’ Generation became the first K-pop group to reach 100 million views on YouTube in 2013-with the hit song “Gee.” Jung departed from the group in 2014, and has since released music as a soloist, starred in movies and continued building her fashion brand, Blanc & Eclare. The elder sibling spent seven years as a trainee, the term used to describe aspiring artists in the Korean music scene, before debuting in 2007 in the nine-member group Girls’ Generation. Jung and her younger sister Krystal Jung were scouted in 2000 by SM Entertainment, a major label that’s home to some of the biggest K-pop groups. “Looking for clues and who’s who, what’s what, what’s true, what’s not.” “It’s going to be like an Easter egg hunt,” she tells TIME. But Jung says it’s up to the reader to decide the line between fact and fiction. to South Korea, both started training to become an idol at the of 11-as the young adult book is inspired by the 31-year-old artist’s life. It’s no coincidence that Rachel’s life mirrors Jung’s-both emigrated from the U.S. Kim, a 17-year-old Korean American vying for the opportunity to debut in a girl group, is the protagonist of Jung’s upcoming novel Shine, out Sept. Jessica Jung has a wealth of experience when it comes to shining onstage as a K-pop star. ![]()
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