연습생

yeonseupsaeng [연습쌩]

연습생이 · 연습생을

trainee (at an entertainment agency)

Example

그 가수는 오 년 동안 연습생으로 지냈어요.

That singer spent five years as a trainee.

Word parts

연 train습 practice생 student

연습 'practice' + -생 'student'.

Good to know

Pronounced [연습쌩]. K-pop trainees often train for years in singing, dancing and languages before they debut.