{
  "id": 16272936,
  "title": "Inside JYP's trainee system: NMIXX studied everything from table manners to IT",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/inside-jyps-trainee-system-nmixx-studied-everything-from-table-16272936",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-24T03:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20261024/inside-jyps-trainee-system-nmixx-studied-everything-from-table-manners-to-it"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Inside JYP Entertainment's trainee system, NMIXX members Jiwoo and Kyujin shared insights into the comprehensive education their fellow trainees underwent. The intensive program, which went beyond honing singing and dance skills, included lessons spanning dining etiquette, history, and information technology. These Saturday classes, held every week, covered a wide array of topics, totaling as many as 11 categories during monthly evaluations.\n\nWhen chef Park Eun-young, who uploaded a video featuring the two singers discussing their trainee years on her YouTube channel \"Bobeunyoung,\" was astonished by the breadth of the curriculum, Jiwoo and Kyujin elaborated on their dining etiquette lessons. They clarified that the teachings encompassed the distinctions between Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Western dining customs. The trainees explained that understanding the correct arrangement and usage of utensils varied depending on the cultural setting.",
  "summary": "Learning to sing and dance was apparently only part of the job for trainees at JYP Entertainment. NMIXX members Jiwoo and Kyujin have offered a glimpse inside the K-pop powerhouse's extensive trainee education system, revealing that their Saturday lessons covered everything from dining etiquette and history to IT — on top of demanding monthly evaluations that could include as many as 11…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}