Guide on Becoming a Kpop Idol

Stage Fright

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          Ah, stage fright. A lot of us have it, even I have it. To fully understand stage fright lets start off with the definition, For the people who don't have stage fright.

Stage fright

or performance anxiety is the anxiety, fear, or persistent phobia which may be aroused in an individual by the requirement to perform in front of an audience, whether actually or potentially (for example, when performing before a camera).

So stage fright is the fear of performing in front of people and at least knowing it's going to be seen by people. This becomes a big problem if you to become a K-pop idol, as you can't just randomly stop singing or dancing in the middle of your performance. Stage fright can vary from person to person. It can be very served or 0very minor. 

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                               Tips

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☽ I have said this before in the chapter: Audition and Tips, that you should focus on yourself and the feel of the music than the people. Focusing on the people will make you not notice the music which can make you mess up

☽ Don't put your self down with jokes like "I'm actual trash". Instead, make jokes about how confident you are. Every time Jin from BTS shows his confidence(To be honest we all want Jin's Confidence)It's comical but we should put in everyday life like "Watch my talent be better than anyone else"and "If I lose it doesn't matter cause this face is beautiful so who really wins"  or if you lose just say "They probably couldn't let the best person win all the time" Just don't get too far into or you'll seem self observant

☽ Pump yourself up! like "Were going take them by storm" "Look how good we look" or "If they talk about us, there clearly jealous" just anything that can pump you, for me, I like to watch a strong performance video and it reminds how cool the dance is  and that'll look the same. and if I don't at least I get to listen to a good song.

☽ visualise the success you could get(and probably will get) if you went on stage instead of bailing. Imagine a prize you could get or the praise. Visualizing it could make you more excited.

☽ Prepare in advance so you get the feel of it. Do rehearsal before you go on stage so you understand how it feels. For example, gather a few of your friends and perform so you get the feel of it

☽ If you have a bad feeling maybe you could do a soundcheck if that is possible. Most idols actually do soundchecks. Soundcheck is were before the actual concert they check the mics or speakers to see if they're working. Usually, then the artist will do a part of there song. Sometimes they allow buying tickets to go see the soundcheck. To get to the point if you can do a sound check bring some of your friends to act as the audience. This is a good way to make you less nervous if you were thinking something might go wrong

☽ Learn some meditative or breathing exercises. This way you can lower your heart rate which can make you calmer

☽ Heres a TED-talk on it

☽ Most of these tips were from this or inspired by it

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                          Quotes

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Now I know I made a whole chapter on quotes but these quotes are especially for pumping you up

☆ "It's not okay to make a hurtful comment about people just because they don't reach your own standards"- Amber of f(x)

Author note- This was supposed to remind you that if someone insults you about your performance that they shouldn't get to you

☆"Take your focus off of it [the feeling of discouragement] and unleash it on the many encouraging things you didn't notice before."-Epik High's

☆ "I don't believe perfection exists in this world, but there are infinite amount of chances to being close to it."-BAP's Daehyun

☆ "Sometimes you have to bite the bullet. Not only must you learn to accept their gaze with your eyes but also with your heart."-Minzy

☆ "They said I was only allowed to look at pretty things so I was always looking in the mirror."-Girls' Generation's Sooyoung

☆  "All of us have times when we are ugly, but all of us have a unique beauty that others do not have." - Dara of 2NE1

☆ "I'm going to hope that I'm not the worst and try my best, so even if I don't hear 'Wow she's great' I want to do well, enough to hear something like 'She's doing pretty well'." - Sohye from I.O.I

☆ "Don't just trap yourself in a strong image, sometimes you can take out your soft face that you've hidden away." - Girl's Generation

I hope some of these help you to get pumped up ( ' ▽ ' )ﾉ

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                         Conclusion

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 Stage fright is what many of us suffer from but also recover from. I hope these tips help you get over your stage fright. If not I hope you conquer it soon (๑و•̀ω•́)و

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