yeah w0nho's group is third gen so it makes sense because they struggled alot..... my question might honestly just sound dumb and the some of the reasonings i'll provide are all mostly based on assumption but i guess what i'm trying to ask is why do so many idols nowadays come from affluent backgrounds, especially 4th gen? it's as if there's been an influx of golden spoon idols and 4th gen kpop has become a rich kids playground... alot of people say it's because they can afford their dreams since training expenses cost alot of money and since their parents are rich it works in their favor, but it doesn't really make sense to me because
1. from what i've noticed, many of them don't come from poor backgrounds anymore. it's either upper/ upper middle class.
2. things have changed since back then. the big 4 companies pay all the investment costs for their trainees, so they don't have to pay it back and can start making money as soon as they debut. you would expect from this that there would be alot more idols from poorer/ low class backgrounds but that's not the case. almost all of hyb3's idols have rich backgrounds??? for example i'm pretty sure all of trainee A, hyb3's upcoming boy group, come from rich families. most of the members in nctee are also rich. so why are they debuting rich kids if they're not worrying about idols paying the company back since they said they'll cover it?
makes me think that apart from these kids being born in occult bloodlines (which is why many train to be in this satanic industry since birth and one of the factors involved in picking idols to be in a group) these parents might also have close ties/networks with the companies and they're giving money to these companies behind the scenes and theirs bribery involved? i also think many of these rich idols parents have some shady business on the side and are getting black money. i heard something about j*soo's dad being in something shady but i can't remember what it was