BLACKPINK’s Jisoo and TWICE’s Nayeon recently reflected on their intense trainee days during their appearance on the SBS variety show BLACKPINK Jisoo and Nayeon, both born in 1995, shared their unique bond, revealing that they became close back during their trainee periods.
Unlike Jisoo, who started her training during her sophomore year of high school, Nayeon shared, “I joined when I was in the third year of middle school and trained for six years before making my debut.”
Yoo Jae-seok empathized, saying, “Six years isn’t just about practicing. I heard that after monthly evaluations, if you didn’t make the cut, the manager would tell you, ‘Today is your last day.'”
Both stars strongly related to the statement. Jisoo caught attention by revealing, “We used to have score sheets posted up for everyone to see. It was entirely public. The trainees with low scores would gather together and cry.”
She recalled her YG days, saying, “After finishing the evaluations, while waiting, someone would come and post the evaluation sheets. There were ranks from 1st to 10th, and the ones who were getting cut had a different colored paper. You went home that very day.” On the other hand, Nayeon, who was a JYP trainee, mentioned, “We used to get called in one by one for individual counseling.”
When Yoo Yeon-seok remarked, “Nowadays, kids start training even from elementary school,” Jisoo shared her perspective: “I think it was good that I started a bit late. I went to school up to my sophomore year of high school and even went on a school trip. I enjoyed everything, and right when my friends were stressing over choosing between humanities and science tracks, I dropped out.”
However, both stars admitted they missed out on typical college campus memories. Jisoo shared, “University is like an uncharted world. I only learned about blind dates and college mixers through movies and dramas,” while Nayeon added, “I’ve never even seen or heard of MTs (membership training trips) or mixers.”
