JYP pushes for his “big group”

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There is absolutely no need for another big group, but JYP is pushing his mob of trainees to challenge father SM. So what’s their differentiation point from the first mob, Super Junior? JYP thinks their diverse background and long training periods will make them the next big thing, but we’ll hold off our judgment before their official debut.

You can check out these 13 trainees on Mnet’s Hot Men – more like pretty boys on Friday, January 25th and can even impact these pretty boys’ debut, since the group’s name and the members are determined by netizens votes.

I must say, I feel bad for these trainees since their future career is in the hands of irrational and emotional netizens. For once, I think JYP should just push this big group’s debut without appealing to netizens.

JYP’s trainee names starting from the left.

Lim Seul-Wong, Jo Kwon, Rieschi, Ok Taec Yeon, Yoon Du Joon, Kun, Lee Junho, Jung Jin Woon, Lim Dae Hyun, Hwang Chan Sung, Kim Joon Su, Park Jae Bum, Jang Woo Young

(임슬옹 조권 리스치 옥택연 윤두준 쿤 이준호 정진운 임대헌 황찬성 김준수 박재범 장우영)

175 Responses to “JYP pushes for his “big group””


  1. 1 keke January 24, 2008 at 11:00 am

    the way I see it…it this whole thing is true…
    they will have to face the wrath of Cassiopeia and Elves
    and suju’s got the upper hand.
    I think by now everyone’s used to the fact that they are EVERYWHERE but like another massive boyband…..=.=
    ….
    they’ll prob have a hard time with Elves and
    the Kim Jun SU guy will have major problems with CAssiopeia unless he changes his stage name.
    Who knows what Cassiopeia will do to the poor guy….
    lol

  2. 2 irees January 24, 2008 at 11:07 am

    as far as i can see, none of them looks interesting to me… maybe 2 and 9. i love how we’re naming them by numbers! because there’s so many! ARGH! i haven’t even memorized snsd’s names yet! i can’t deal with this! why must JYP have to challenge SM? super junior has already gained one of the ULTIMATE BOY BAND status right now. it’s kindof late of him. it’s like when the zune came out years after the ipod. it’s useless. i personally trust jyp when he judges talent, and he can usually improve his trainees’ looks later on, but he really shouldn’t make another 13 member boy band. it’s going to end up with jyp’s voice having talent, while suju has the looks, like how wg has looks and snsd has talent.

  3. 3 irees January 24, 2008 at 11:12 am

    y’know, i doubt JYP would debut all of them at once and have them compete with suju head-on because that’s really bad marketing to have a new group compete with a HUGE boy band with a already huge fanbase. then, the new group would not be successful!

  4. 4 varms January 24, 2008 at 11:16 am

    Kewl! I hope when they’re done choosing the members and have survived the scrutiny of netizens, they’ll be the next big thing! All the best, fighting! :)

  5. 5 classicaldancer January 24, 2008 at 11:17 am

    the first guy is really hott. he looks like micky yoochun from that angle. lol.

  6. 6 a girl January 24, 2008 at 11:33 am

    They all kinda look the same to me….. o.O

  7. 7 crystal199187 January 24, 2008 at 11:35 am

    omigosh,another 13 clowns???
    oopss…i mean 13 members…keke
    i had enuf of SuJu already…
    so,it’s not gonna be 13 members but 13 trainees who compete wit each other 2 fight 2 de end…there’s gonna be a documentary about it?
    it sounds like Big Bang’s documentary where there were originally 6 trainees n 1 of them were kicked out in de end…
    i wonder how many will be kick out in de end 4 dis group…
    13 is definitely an odd number 2 start wit…
    sounds like jyp is challenging sm…
    i hope jyp wun tell us dat all 13 of them r talented,so they wun kick out any of them n their new name will be either SUJU 2 or Wonderboys!!!i would laugh my head off if it reali happens…

    @tenretni : i totally luv de dialogue between heechul n kibum…
    (Hee chul: “DUDE, me might just have to LEARN how to
    singggg..” Ki Bum: “Wait… What!???!! in all my decades
    as a trainee i only practiced how to smile… OTTOKE??”)
    dis is so hilariousss!!!thanx a lotz!!!

    anyway,good luck 2 de 13 trainees…
    hope they will be more talented than SuJu n hope dat they will succeed…but i highly doubt dat if they r gonna debut wit 8 members or more cos they r gonna get killed by de ELVES….
    i hope their documentary will be aired in MTV channel…
    i’m very curious 2 see them fight wit each other…
    never seen catfight between guys b4…haha

  8. 8 Begin January 24, 2008 at 11:40 am

    Ugh korea is going to be known for their ridiculously large groups now.
    God forbid.

  9. 9 Rachael January 24, 2008 at 11:49 am

    “like how snsd has talent” ??!?!?!?

  10. 10 tammy January 24, 2008 at 12:10 pm

    honestly, i think “jyp’s boy band” is way better looking than super junior. it’s great to know that jyp chooses talents over looks. Once again, people are already judging a group that hasn’t debuted yet. You never know, they might be good or bad.
    I’m excited for their debut tho, wishes them the best luck!

  11. 11 May January 24, 2008 at 12:13 pm

    “like how snsd has talent”

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

    OH MAN…stop killing me with your humor. Comedy Central should find you quick!

    SNSD is a cheerleading squad with no boobs/ass doing Barney’s songs.

    Excellent, my friend.

  12. 12 aeri January 24, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    13 pretty boys = success. as much as ppl talk trash about SM and JYP for being ridiculous they are the ones laughing all the way to the bank because guaranteed teen girls (and not so teen girls) will fall for it. i bet if JYP’s new group has a catchy tune i’ll fall for it too. i can’t even lie.

  13. 13 Lily January 24, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    Maybe it’s just me but were these boys given a books on ‘How to Pose Like Rain’ or were styled by the same people who worked with Rain before cos they look like a poor carbon copy of Rain. Seriously.

  14. 14 taeyoung January 24, 2008 at 12:32 pm

    the whole docu thing of choosing and narrawing down the group to form the final group reminds me of the really old show that formed the group ackdong club but that lasted like less than a year
    hope it isnt the same result for these guys!

  15. 15 May January 24, 2008 at 12:45 pm

    SuJu, get ready for dancing lesson. Yall got some SERIOUS JYP competition.

  16. 16 Arie January 24, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    Oh, if we are voting.. then… I’m for 1, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 13 X’D

  17. 17 iluvkyuhyunnie January 24, 2008 at 1:05 pm

    haha well anyways.. SUJU will still ROCK!! I’m pretty sure this group will have some FAN but, maybe not as much as SUJU.. Well Wish them LUCK!!!

  18. 18 pretty smart January 24, 2008 at 1:05 pm

    I can’t wait to see how this all turns out. JYP was pretty smart in picking out 13 as the special number to start the group out with, look at how much people are talking about it now. they wouldn’t of gotten this much attention if they were just a normal group debuting. I just hope the boys no what they are getting into with all the ELVES out there. good luck to them. who knows what could happen in a year. ( i still <3 suju forever)

  19. 19 suga January 24, 2008 at 1:19 pm

    well they can’t be worse they suju…
    maybe this bunch actually will have some talent

    koreans guys look the same lol

  20. 20 May January 24, 2008 at 1:28 pm

    Listen to this JUNSU sing. Talented? I think so

  21. 21 suju4eva January 24, 2008 at 2:13 pm

    aren’t thy copying super junior~ anways still love suju better and more~

  22. 22 igoRAWR January 24, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    eh they’re just a bunch of suju wannabes.
    but we’ll see how it turns out.

    SUJU FTW !

  23. 23 charitee January 24, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    hotness. im sorry but i’ve been waiting for this big jyp boy group for like almost a year.

    i’m so excited for them to debut because even though they might not be as hot as some of the boys in suju, they will probably be more talented (no offense to suju…i do like them).

  24. 24 Ann*e January 24, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    hmm. all i know is that the suju boys will always have first place in my heart^^
    i’ll just wait and see about these boys. so far they look talented… -_- man~ it’ll be hard for suju if these boys become more popular. >_<
    omg. kim junsu? dbsg fan’s are going to go crazy over that. i feel sorry for the guy..
    suju=<3

  25. 25 chocoqueen January 24, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    I’m looking forward to their debut :]
    But I’m sure they won’t be as good as SuJu!! xD
    Super Junior are the best!!!~ <3

    Kim Junsu~ hmm…Maybe he also wants to become like the ‘original’ Junsu, Xiah xD

    I hope this big group will be popular soon ^^

  26. 26 Cindel January 24, 2008 at 10:39 pm

    No more groups!!! I hope this bunch can sing!

  27. 27 han January 25, 2008 at 12:15 am

    agree with everyone.. let’s wait and see

  28. 28 123 January 25, 2008 at 12:36 am

    suju is better,

    cultural diversity makes them no different. chinese trainees in korean companies are like accessories nowadays for popularity. :\

  29. 29 abc January 25, 2008 at 1:35 am

    honestly, jyp isnt stupid to make all 13 bois like suju..common suju aint got talent–cant sing and cant dance..all they got is overly obsessed fan girls..sum of these bois are better lookin than suju..

  30. 30 lyzzie January 25, 2008 at 4:09 am

    Jeez, there are a lot of people here that can’t read. It’s not another big 13 member group. And I can’t believe you people commenting on how they’re not as good looking as SJ and they got no talents. These guys still hasn’t debut yet and you already know what’s what. Take SG Wannabe for example, they’re not handsome but they got talents.

  31. 31 jenny January 25, 2008 at 7:43 am

    jyp should make a group because of superjunior fans . if he makes one i am gonna be so mad because i love superjunior no matter what . anyway superjunior is so handsome that jyp group . i hate jyp . it`s not fair because superjunior debut in 2006 jyp should not do that . whatever his gonna do i am gonna tell everyone not to love his boys . i am just gonna tell them to love superjunior .

  32. 32 nerdyazn January 25, 2008 at 7:51 am

    OMG there’s gonna be another group with 13 of them???? there is no way they can be as good as SUPER JUNIOR <3 besides these guys arent even as cute and HOT as SUJU…..but let’s just see how well their new album is like, but in the end SUJU is still better and it’s already hard trying to remember ALL 13 of their name…..SUPER JUNIOR is way way way way better and i love them way more and there’s no way jyp new grouo would replaces JYP and JYP is weird and i have never liked him at all….

  33. 33 nerdyazn January 25, 2008 at 7:51 am

    OMG there’s gonna be another group with 13 of them???? there is no way they can be as good as SUPER JUNIOR <3 besides these guys arent even as cute and HOT as SUJU…..but let’s just see how well their new album is like, but in the end SUJU is still better and it’s already hard trying to remember ALL 13 of their name…..SUPER JUNIOR is way way way way better and i love them way more and there’s no way jyp new group would replaces JYP and JYP is weird and i have never liked him at all….

  34. 34 zen January 25, 2008 at 8:14 am

    Hey is it just me or does the first guy looook a lot like Hwan Hee from Fly to the Sky? -shrugs- Maybe it’s just my eyes playing tricks…

  35. 36 Ciera January 25, 2008 at 11:28 am

    oh, lawd no I got to try to remember some more names with faces

  36. 37 lilkrnxangel420 January 25, 2008 at 12:29 pm

    ugh! another one? great.. i hope they actually have some talent this time..

  37. 38 lilkrnxangel420 January 25, 2008 at 12:31 pm

    i agree with heyleadinglady. too much fan obsessions.

  38. 39 Korean Ajusshi January 25, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    JYP’s own K-pop choirboys.

  39. 40 maga January 26, 2008 at 4:22 am

    there is a guy of HIGHKICK sitcom

  40. 41 Tiffany January 26, 2008 at 5:19 am

    I agree Super Junior is already big enough but u can’t hate 12typo great 2…If they don’t copy Super Junior I’ll give them CHANCE

  41. 42 sam January 26, 2008 at 6:10 am

    think jyp is a little late to get on the mega size boy/girl bandwagon. it took everyone a while to accept – suju, snsd. megagroups are sm’s game. totally no creativity in that?

    i hear grumblings from antis in the distance….

  42. 43 SuperJuniorNo.1FanGurl January 26, 2008 at 10:36 am

    I’ll Give this group A chance..only if they don’t copy Super Junior but 1 thing…Super Junior Forever though…Super junior was the 1st 13 member boy band I ever liked. I Wonder How hard it is 2 remenber their names (>.>)

  43. 44 SuperJuniorNo.1FanGurl January 26, 2008 at 10:40 am

    jenny Super Junior debut on Nov 6, 2005 (Not 2006)

  44. 45 Ducttapequeen January 26, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    JYP needs to find something more original. Just directly competing another group isn’t going to help them. Another 13 membergroup is not original at all. Maybe they should make a mixed gender group, or a group with 7 or 8 members instead of exactly 13

  45. 46 nooooooooo..... January 26, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    boooooo~! just becuz JYP isn’t aiming for another sj, doesn’t mean it’s very original…

    down with the new group!!!

    and to the people who thinks that this new group is better looking than sj?!!! open your eyes…there’s no chance on earth that could be!

  46. 47 who? January 27, 2008 at 12:08 am

    i dont think elves will let this slip.

  47. 48 KanginsFutureGF January 27, 2008 at 5:54 am

    honestly…
    the same number – 13.
    wow…
    JYP, wondergirls was a great success for you.
    i think Bi was successful too…
    but JOO isnt getting so much…
    now you’re competing with SM’s SuJu?!

  48. 49 blogr January 27, 2008 at 1:09 pm

    wtf?? is he trying to make a korean male version of morning musume? I find the k-pop scene really entertaining, honestly, i really do, but come up with something different. plagarizing your own idea? gimme a break. i’ll actually be suprised and excited when REAL korean musicians actually can sing (GASP), write their own songs (GASP), don’t push out lame 90’s *nysnc reject choreography (GASP), and play instruments (GASP!). and no THE TRAX does not count.

  49. 50 Anon January 28, 2008 at 11:00 pm

    Can you imagine splitting a check 12 ways?! It’s like, “Man, we sold out a concert, but what is this?! $120.00!?!?!?!” That’s got to hurt the ego.


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