(G)I-DLE’s Soyeon Spills On What It’s Like Being “The Top” Trainee In An Entertainment Company

(G)I-DLE continually impress K-Pop fans with their immense talents and bold concepts that challenge societal standards.

(G)I-DLE during one of their “Queencard” stages

Leader Soyeon has been an integral part of (G)I-DLE not only for her incredible production and performance skills…

(G)I-DLE’s Soyeon | @tiny.pretty.j/Instagram

But even before her debut, Soyeon was making waves as a trainee for her visuals, skills, and, of course, for her astounding performances on both Mnet‘s Produce 101 and Unpretty Rapstar.

(G)I-DLE’s Soyeon on “Produce 101” | Mnet (G)I-DLE’s Soyeon on “Unpretty Rapstar” | Mnet

And Soyeon had further proven her skill with her solo debut in 2017, before (G)I-DLE’s debut in 2018, which heightened anticipation for her debut in a group.

Recently, Soyeon got her makeup done by LeoJ Makeup, where he asked if she’s often heard that she’s “the top of Cube Entertainment.”

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But Soyeon quickly admitted that she wasn’t aware people said that about her.

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Still, LeoJ couldn’t believe that Soyeon wouldn’t know, or at least think that she was “better than the others.”

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And Soyeon admitted that she has thought in that way, even if she hadn’t heard of herself referred to as “the top.”

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But she quickly clarified that she thought that way because of her hard work and success as a trainee, “But [she] didn’t know [she] was famous.”

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In fact, rather than hearing praise, as a trainee, Soyeon more often heard that she had “to practice more.”

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And while Soyeon admits that it was challenging to be a trainee, fans praise her honesty as a “harsh mentor” on recent survival shows since she’s only encouraging other trainees to do their best to debut.

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(G)I-DLE’s Soyeon Spills On How She Feels About Being A “Harsh” But Honest Mentor