‘K-pop is my calling’: 15-year-old Singaporean moves to Korea to chase idol stardom

Instead of studying for the O-Level examinations like her Secondary 4 peers, 15-year-old Cassa Tan is now in South Korea as a K-pop pre-trainee, pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. Read more: https://cna.asia/41tc0yH Video: CNA/Nuria Ling 00:13 K-pop is her calling 01:01 Getting interested in K-pop 01:28 Getting a K-pop training scholarship 02:20 Many paths to success 02:46 Coping in this intense industry 0:34 Correction: Cala Tan is a K-pop idol pre-trainee, not K-pop idol trainee Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia