When they become trainees or idols under a management company, they give the company control over them. It's not hard to see that idols have to follow many strict regulations of the management company.
BTS is no exception! Jin has shared about HYBE's strict policies when he was a trainee or until his debut. Including the fact that BTS rarely participated in other parties' TV shows.
Here's what Jin shared about Big Hit's regulations for him and the group members:
The кσяєαn entertainment industry creates idols with perfect sкιℓℓs, trendy looks, and standard behavior. This is partly because almost all entertainment companies have harsh terms and regulations applied to idols. Idols have to follow public regulations and unspoken rules set by the company if they don't want to be eliminated or have their activities restricted.
JYP is famous in the industry for its 6 rules for trainees: no smoking, drinking, driving, plastic surgery, clubbing, and dating. Meanwhile, YG trainees are known to not be allowed to date. Even YG idols have to follow this for 3 years after their debut.
Meanwhile, Big Hit Music or HYBE is no exception! There are many rules that this top Kpop empire applies to trainees and even top idols like BTS. One of the rules that Jin once revealed is not drinking alcohol from when he was a trainee until his debut.
During a talk show, Jin told female singer Young Ji that he started drinking when he was allowed to drink alcohol at the age of 18. But when Jin was 19 years old and started training at вιg нιт Music, he was not allowed to drink alcohol. during his time as an intern. He explained: "I was unable to do those because the company stopped me from drinking when I came here as a trainee at 19 years old".
Besides, after BTS debuted, вιg нιт also introduced a number of other strict policies, including BTS's recording. Jin shared that normally BTS only participates in entertainment content released for ARMYs made by HYBE or in-house filmings. HYBE is also very strict when it comes to deciding what BTS members record, and we rarely see them appear on a variety show with a team other than HYBE staff or their partners.
Surprised by this revelation, Lee Young Ji continued to want to know more and asked about how often BTS actually filmed third-party films: "So you never participate in shootings by a 3rd party?". Jin again αsserts that it almost never happens: "Almost 99% of the times".
When BTS first debuted, fans could often see the group appearing on variety shows or music shows. This only lasted for the first 2 years. Some ARMYs also partly understand the reason why HYBE limited BTS's participation in out-of-house shows later on. K̾o̾r̾e̾an entertainment shows have a history of treating BTS badly when they were not famous yet. You can easily find those terrible moments on YouTube.
Not only Jin revealed this, but other BTS members also often shared that they became confused when participating in third-party shows. Jimin and SUGA shared their anxiety many times when appearing on talk shows of other famous artists. In one moment, they revealed that even HYBE staff had to check the script before the artists started filming.
Another reason that many people can also see is that as BTS became globally famous, they had less time for TV shows. Participating in entertainment programs produced by HYBE would be easy to adjust to their schedule, while this is difficult for third-party programs.
In general, sometimes the regulations of entertainment companies in general and HYBE in particular are too strict, limiting the freedom of artists. But on the other hand, these regulations have created idols with good qualities and even protected them from unfair treatment.
