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The road to K-pop stardom

An increasing number of South Korean kids are choosing K-pop stardom as their dream job.

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The road to K-pop stardom

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  1. The road to K-pop stardom

  2. Kim Si-yoon puts on her makeup as she arrives with her mother to take part in a dance class late at night at DEF Dance Skool in Seoul December 16, 2014. Nine-year-old Kim has no time to throw tantrums. She wakes up at 7:30a.m. for school, followed by hours of voice training, dance lessons and cram school before crashing into bed at midnight. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  3. Kim Si-yoon (C) takes part in a dance class at DEF Dance Skool in Seoul November 11, 2014. Kim is an aspiring K-pop (Korean pop) star. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  4. Kim Si-yoon (2nd R) and Yoo Ga-eul (R) take part in a singing lesson at DEF Dance Skool in Seoul November 15, 2014. Thousands of Korean children dream of becoming household names like rapper Psy, whose 2012 "Gangnam Style" video was a global YouTube hit, often putting up with punishing schedules in the hope of one day making it big in the music industry. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  5. Kim Si-yoon plays the piano during a lesson in Seoul November 20, 2014. A recent survey of pre-teens showed that 21 percent of respondents wanted to be K-pop stars when they grow up, the most popular career choice. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  6. Kim Si-yoon and Yoo Ga-eul (L) take a selfie at a restaurant in Seoul November 15, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  7. Kim Si-yoon (centre L) and Yoo Ga-eul look at a smart phone as they take a short break at DEF Dance Skool in Seoul November 7, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  8. Members of South Korean girl group Gfriend rehearse in Seoul December 23, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  9. Kim Si-yoon attends a private English lesson in Seoul November 20, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  10. Kim Si-yoon and Yoo Ga-eul (L) dance in front of their mothers as they play at a playground in Seoul November 15, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  11. Yoo Ga-eul plays in a playground in Seoul November 15, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  12. Kim Si-yoon plays a toy guitar at her house in Seoul November 20, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  13. Kim Si-yoon and her mother pray before dinner at their house in Seoul December 16, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  14. A video clip shows Kim Si-yoon performing when she was four years old at her house in Seoul December 16, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  15. Jang Ha-jin, who was a trainee at S.M. Entertainment, performs in an empty practice room at a university in Daejeon December 18, 2014. Jang made it to S.M. Entertainment's coveted training programme a decade ago after winning a talent contest. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  16. Jang Ha-jin who was a trainee at S.M, Entertainment, picks out a book at a university library in Daejeon December 18, 2014. She stuck to a seven-day regimen for nearly three years, before giving it all up to return to a more sedate life. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  17. Various cosmetics are laid out at a beauty salon in Seoul December 23, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  18. Members from South Korean girl group GFriend receive a makeover as SinB (R 2nd) and Yuju (R) look on at a beauty salon in Seoul December 23, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  19. Members of South Korean girl group GFriend rehearse in Seoul December 23, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  20. Members of South Korean girl group GFriend perform during a dress rehearsal of The Show in Seoul January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  21. Members of South Korean girl group GFriend watch a recording of their stage performance during a dress rehearsal for The Show in Seoul January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  22. Members of South Korean girl group GFriend perform during "The Show" in Seoul January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  23. Members of South Korean girl group GFriend perform during "The Show" in Seoul January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  24. Fans of South Korean girl group GFriend react as GFriend perform during "The Show" in Seoul January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

  25. Members of South Korean girl group GFriend take a 'selfie' after their performance in "The Show" in Seoul January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

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