K-pop bootcamps organised by foreign-based companies have become popular in Korea. Many promise participants an authentic taste of idol life and a shot at getting casted as trainees. Munah Bagharib follows 14-year-old Singaporean idol hopeful, Kade, as she embarks on a 10-day intensive bootcamp in South Korea. Can bootcamps really score participants a contract with major K-pop labels? Or are they simply a marketing gimmick?

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0:00 Previously on Part 1
01:07 Intensive 10-day K-pop bootcamp in South Korea
03:15 How rigorous is bootcamp training?
09:17 Director judges their performances after 14 hour training days
12:11 What K-pop casting agents look out for
16:18 Kade's father's concerns about her K-pop dreams
18:30 Will Kade make the cut?

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