How to audition for Big Hit Entertainment

Step 5/ Part 5

Your Position in the Group:

There are many positions such as leader all the way to maknae. Which position do you qualify for?
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Leader:

In most KPop groups there is a group leader. Most of the time the leader will be the oldest member of the group or at least one of the older members. In other cases not the oldest member was chosen, but a member who was in-between the various ages in the group and thus able to connect both to the older and younger members. A leader is expected to be mature and charismatic and be able to handle the attention and focus that is often on them. Their most important task is to take care of the other members, to motivate the group and to represent them in various ways (speaking on stage/interviews).

The Vocalist:

Yes, it does help if you can actually sing when you are a kpop idol. Members with the strongest vocal abilities get picked to be a Vocalist. Many groups have several vocalists, so there is often an official hierarchy of who gets to sing 1st and how much of a song:

1.)The Main Vocalist – member who often (but not always) gets a lot of lines to sing in a song, sings the vocally challenging parts,  has the strongest vocal ability, likely to receive solo parts
2.)The Lead Vocalist – during verses usually sings before the Main Vocalist ("leads" into the song), often sings the chorus (backed by the Main Vocalist), substitute for the Main Vocalist in case of sickness/injury/etc.
3.)The Sub Vocalist – supports Main and Lead Vocalist, gets only few lines of the song

The Rappers:

Rappers and Rapping is an essential part of most KPop group's music. Some might focus on rap and have more of an Hip-Hop orientated style (e.g. YG's Big Bang orBlock B), while other groups will have more singing than rapping (e.g. Starship's Sistar or Woollim's Infinite). Just like with the vocalists, there is a hierarchy, if a group has more than one rapper.

1.)The Main Rapper – gets most of the rapping parts, supposed to be the one with the best technique and rapping skills
2.)The Lead Rapper – usually begins rapping parts, skills supposed to be good, too, but 2nd to the Main Rapper
Some groups don't have rappers, but it's common practice to have at least 1 included in the group.

The Dancer(s):

You have probably seen a KPop music video before – in which almost always you can see the group dancing and most of the time all of them dance. So aren't they all dancers? Yes, sure, but some will – during performances and in music videos – be more in the background, while others will get more difficult parts and even solo dances. Again, the familiar hierarchy:
1.)The Main Dancer – expected to have great dancing skills, focuses less on singing / has fewer parts during songs / might even have only sub-vocal-parts (as breath needs to be saved for spectacular dances), will get solo dance parts
2.)The Lead Dancer – as the whole group dances, the Lead Dancer will lead the group and dance in front, when all are dancing together
Some groups don't emphasize dancing so much, so they might not have the positions of Main and Lead Dancer assigned to members.

The Subunit:

A group that enjoys a lot of success might create a sub-unit. The sub-unit will consist of a smaller number of members (between 2-4 people usually) and is often used for more experimental releases or for trying an alternative music style, with members of an otherwise genre-monogamic group. Sometimes a sub-unit is created to release music in a different language (e.g. Mandarin or Japanese). The members chosen for the sub-unit are most likely to be the more popular members of a group, but might also be the two oldest/youngest or people with whose name a funny sub-unit name can be formed. Such a sub-unit might also be made up of members of two different groups (which are under same music label) – e.g. the special unit "Trouble Maker" made up of B2ST's JS and 4Minute's Hyuna. Some bigger groups even have several sub-units (e.g. SM's Super Junior has 5 sub-units in total)!

The Visual:

Yes, KPop emphasizes and sells beauty. There is even a position in most KPop groups, that – who ever has it – must especially take care of their looks – because that's one important thing they add to the group: Eye-candy. This position is not fan-made – it's an actual thing. When a group introduces themselves on stage or on TV, one member might say "Hello. My name is _____ . I'm the Visual." The Visual is simply put the member who is considered most attractive and is likely to be the one most often hired to endorse products and appear in commercials and ads. Again, the choice of the visual might irritate newbies to KPop (and not-so-newbies, too), as Korean beauty standards are somewhat... east of Western ones.

The Maknae:

Some positions aren't assigned to you – you are born with them. Like the Maknae, who is always the youngest member of the group. The Maknae does not have a special task – they are just the baby of the family. Of course being the youngest is associated with them being cute and shy, but many Maknaes have made names for themselves by being the complete opposite and even the most charismatic member of their group. Sometimes a group member, who isn't actually the Maknae might be mistaken to be, when they put on the cute and shy act – it's not easy knowing your maknae.

The 4D:

The 4D is not an official group position. It's a title of honor fans assign to the weirdest member of group. The person who says the most random and puzzling things on TV and who posts funny pictures of themselves on Twitter and generally enjoys being different. Like a .... very special little snowflake – yeah... To clarify: The title "4D" is not an insult – fans assign it to a group member, because their peculiarity is appealing or adorable. In some cases a member has even been called "8D", when they seem almost extraterrestrial. 

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