6 K-Pop Idols That Caught The Eyes Of Their Street Casting Agent

For idol casting agents, it is not easy to identify who will become the next top K-Pop idols! As such, they tend to go to the streets and find potential individuals who may be successful in the future! Find out which idols they are!

JeonAe, Kpopmap Editor
3 min to read · Published : Apr 17, 2018 · Updated : Nov 14, 2023

6 K-Pop Idols That Caught The Eyes Of Their Street Casting Agent

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Many K-Pop fans would always like to thank the eagle eyes of casting agents who have recruited their favorite idols into their companies. It is not easy to do so and luckily those who were scouted on the streets became well-known idols that we see on screen these days!

Let's find out who they are!

#1 NCT's TaeYong

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It was known that TaeYong was scouted by SM Entertainment when he was out in the street! He did not know what SM Entertainment was but eventually went for the audition! NCT fans are really happy that he managed to debut as an NCT member.

#2 SEVENTEEN's Vernon

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Another visual that fans are thankful for is SEVENTEEN's Vernon! It was said that he was casted at the subway station near his school previously. Lucky for him, he turns out to be in one of the hottest K-Pop boy groups.

#3 PRISTIN's KyulKyung

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You remember her from I.O.I but did you also know that KyulKyung was scouted in Shanghai, China? Initially, her mother and her thought that it was a scam as she was approached outside her school. The casting agent of her company then tried to convince her by giving her an album of After School. Thank goodness things work out for her as she is one of the rising idols in the industry.

#4 TWICE's Sana

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Fans of TWICE may have already known this but apparently her good looks got the attention of the casting agent when she was out shopping in the streets of Osaka, Japan. It was also revealed that she was together with her other friends.

#5 BTS's Jin

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No one could deny the good looking visuals of Jin because prior to his debut, he was also casted by SM Entertainment! He said that he was too afraid to go for the audition when SM Entertainment approached him as he was only in middle school. Years later after being a freshman in university, he was scouted by his current company and went for the audition.

#6 ASTRO's Cha EunWoo

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No one can ever miss out the visual of ASTRO's Cha EunWoo! Apparently during his school festival in middle school, he was approached by the casting agent of his company! Once again, fans are grateful that he has debuted under ASTRO!