La academia del pop: KATSEYE

I watched this to the end but by then it left me feeling very unsettled because of how the girls were kept in the dark about the end result of all the work they put in. If they had known at the outset that this was nothing but a reality show and only 6 would get through, they may have decided not to do it. The way they were eliminated was cruel in the extreme and such an unkind way to treat young girls. The woman in charge was almost laughing about this - as long as the punters get to see something dramatic, that's all that matters. And in the real world Mannon would have been booted out, although clearly someone at the top loved her because you could see that she wasn't going anywhere, however badly she sang or danced.

Love seeing al the contestants be so nice to each other and form deep relationships, they all worked soooo hard!!! Huge respect!

Hated the fact that all these lovely people did not know what they signed up for and got lied to by the makers of the show

The makers said things like, fans want drama and the show needs it

NO WE DON'T WANT DRAMA!!! WE WANT TO SEE GIRLS FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS, HYPING EACH OTHER UP, HELPING EACH OTHER, they did exactly that, But the makers ruined it

This show missed the mark, it wasted it's own potential by choice, could have been a great launce for a new gil band!!!

I get the feeling that the makers of this show had the intention of creating a buzz around the formation of the next big girl group. Instead, I've watched a social experiment where teenage girls are subjected to harsh regimes, criticisms, and anxiety, all in the name of being famous and making some producers a lot of money. I appreciate that pop stars have to deal with a lot in their careers, but this really shows the shallow and ugly side of the music industry. I would say it's worth a watch just to understand the pop music industry more (read "don't let your children get involved"), but it won't be as entertaining as you might hope. The only saving grace is how nice it is that the girls support one another.

I marveled at what an amazing training opportunity this was for the tremendously talented girls aspiring to be professional entertainers. 1-2 years of coaching every day by the industry's best. Seeing how the coaches polished the participants who already had natural talent, and in most cases, many years of training already reminded me of the many levels between better and best.

Is it good television? It is a documentary of two major entertainment companies investing in a project with potential billion dollar returns. Every decision made is a business decision, with the girls as business inputs. Nevertheless, I appreciated getting to know the trainees.

Some of my favorites did not get chosen in the end. Good luck to both those who made it in the group and to the ones who didn't make it, who no doubt will go on to successful careers in the entertainment industry.

I prefer survival/talent reality shows when they focus on the hard work of their participant so this one really hits the spot. There's a refreshing lack of drama but a huge focus on how difficult and full of sacrifice the K-pop Industry is. It does feel unfair sometimes since the participants are really young and were clearly not prepared for how difficult it would be. I would still appreciate more complete performances, it was always like a teaser of them and I have no interest in checking the full performance on the internet.

I appreciate how honest the production was there, they told you right on camera that if they did this is because it would work well with the audience even if it seemed unfair.

Speaking of production some of the managers always looked like on the edge of a burn-out, they don't really talk about that but you can feel how tiresome it was for the multiple managers there.

I won't follow the final band, K-pop is not my thing but they definitely deserve a career for their talent and dedication.