“I feel like I’m watching my son’s school play…”
A2O Entertainmentthe new venture of the previous one SM Entertainment CEO Lee Soo Manrecently introduced its seven male trainees through a music video. The members performed a Chinese remake of HEAThis hit song “CANDY”.
So far, A2O Entertainment hasn’t divulged much information about its trainees, except that they are divided into four age groups: High Teen Girls (ages 16 and up), Low Teen Girls (ages 15 and up), High Teen Boys (ages 15 and up), 16 years and over). ) and Low Teen Boys (15 and under).
The seven rookies introduced to the world through the “CANDY” music video on Nov. 23, KST, all belonged to the group Low Teen Boys, so they were all 15 years old or younger. While not all of the members’ ages are known to the public, those known range from 12 to 15.
Even though the “CANDY” music video made no mention of age, netizens were surprised to see how young each of them looked. While the video has gone viral in the popular online community, Theqoothe comments below reflected the shock many felt at seeing such young children.
- “I hate him a lot. The kids are too young and the thing is, they made a Chinese version of ‘CANDY’.”
- “Are they really really young, though?”
- “Are they trying to gain popularity among Chinese primary school students? It has a bit of dry land 7 princesses kind of atmosphere.
- “They are too young and talking about whether it’s okay for them to be idols or not seems like a crime. I really hope this doesn’t become a hot topic in Korea.”
- “He (Lee Soo Man) is fucking consistent with his taste.”
- “I feel like I’m watching my son’s school play…let’s see each other in 5 years.”
- “These are children!”
Meanwhile, Lee Soo Man’s role in A2O’s trainee production had also received harsh criticism previously. You can read it here.
