> NOW_CASTING --cohort=02 --track=k_ent█
Learn directly from an A&R director who has shaped Korea's largest idol audition programs and globally debuted groups. It doesn't end in the classroom. You join a real live production project and walk away with portfolio-worthy experience.
In-person classes in Seoul, for international students living in Korea
$ whois instructors // Instructors
NinoLee Se-hwan
A&R Director
Major label A&R
CEO, Sherpa Music
Choi Chan-yong최찬용
Sound System Director
Live sound direction
Selected shows
Faculty recruiting and operations partner: DEEPI. The Cohort 2 lineup is revealed as instructors are confirmed.
$ cat program.md // Program
Fan to Pro brings the real workflow of the K-entertainment industry into the classroom. You handle the documents, tools, and processes used on the job.
The core is a real project. Graduates take part in an actual Union Pictures live production, build portfolio experience, and receive a participation certificate.
The certificate is issued under Dropdown. One more trusted line on your résumé.
$ ls curriculum/ // Curriculum
Two single courses, each a 4-week curriculum. All-in-one covers both.
$ ls courses/ // Courses
$ install a-r
The real work of the A&R who builds idols. Learn planning, casting, and album production strategy directly from a working director.
Tuition
₩660,000₩550,000
$ install sound
K-POP live sound and backstage. Learn how a show really runs through hands-on experience with artist monitoring (IEM), talkback, and large-format PA.
Tuition
₩660,000₩550,000
$ install all-in-one --bundle
The full track including both the A&R and Sound Director courses. Complete your portfolio through a real live production project.
Tuition
₩1,320,000₩990,000
Closes today
Apply to Cohort 2 now
About a minute - payment comes later, after we guide you
$ check --eligibility // Eligibility
Designed for international students and job seekers in Korea who are serious about a career in the K-pop entertainment industry. You must meet all four requirements below to apply.
A program for foreign nationals living in Korea. Nationality does not matter.
You need Korean residency status such as study (D-2, D-4), job-seeking (D-10), work (E series), or residency/employed (F series). Visa status is checked at application.
Lectures are 100% in Korean. No official test score is required, but you should be able to follow lectures in Korean.
Classes run on both Saturday and Sunday by default. Every graduate gets hands-on experience at a real K-pop live production.
$ cat schedule.json // Schedule
$ return outcomes[] // Outcomes
Take part in a real K-pop production. Photos, video, and show data all become your results.
A network of working mentors and peers. It continues over KakaoTalk open chat after the season ends.
Résumé coaching, portfolio curation, and interview simulation.
A Dropdown certificate, plus a Union Pictures participation letter for those who join the production.
$ git log cohort_01 // Cohort 1
From June to July 2026, students from 8 countries completed the full 8-session, 16-hour program. Here are their stories.
See the Cohort 1 archive →// reviews (n=6)
For the first time in Korea, I saw from the inside how a show actually runs. The real flow schools don't teach.
author L., Vietnam, 27
goal K-pop songwriting
Having real stage footage in my portfolio mattered most. One mentor's name in an interview carried weight.
author M., Indonesia, 24
goal Visual director
I'd only read about show planning. Seeing how a real team actually moves, up close, was completely different. I finally got a feel for the field.
author K., China, 26
goal Show planning
Studying alone on YouTube felt hopeless. Watching up close for a season and touching it myself, it finally clicked.
author S., Thailand, 25
goal Sound engineer
We share info in the group chat every day. The season is over but we've only gotten closer.
author A., Russia, 28
goal Entertainment marketing
Even with limited Korean, the mentor coached me mixing in English. They really don't let you give up.
author P., Philippines, 23
goal K-pop choreography
Excerpts from interviews with students of a prior run of the same curriculum. Anonymized for privacy. Real Cohort 1 reviews will be published with consent.
$ open scenes/ // Cohort 1 on-site
Real scenes from Cohort 1, 2026. A record of classes, hands-on work, and networking. (Published under student content-use consent.)
$ cat press/ // Press Room
PEOPLEGATE / 2026.07.25
The first graduates complete a one-month program. A global talent program centered on K-pop and live production.
PEOPLEGATE / 2026.07
Career platform Dropdown and DEEPI open a public call for working experts across K-pop and live production.
PEOPLEGATE / 2026.05
A hands-on 'fan to pro' bootcamp arrives amid the global expansion of K-POP. Built so students build a career through real K-POP production projects.
$ cat faq.md // FAQ
Yes, if you live in Korea, regardless of nationality. You need a valid Korean residence status such as study (D-2, D-4), job-seeking (D-10), work (E series), or residence (F series). We check your visa status at application.
Classes are taught entirely in Korean. No official test score is required, but you should be able to follow and communicate in Korean during class.
Full 100% refund within 7 days of payment. After classes begin, refunds are prorated per Korean Academy Act and Fair Trade Commission standards (2/3 before 1/3 elapsed, 1/2 before halfway, none after). Also, if a course does not reach its minimum of 10 students, that course is canceled and fully refunded.
By domestic bank transfer (KRW) only. Credit and overseas cards are not supported. After you submit, we review your selected courses and amount and text you the payment details. Enrollment is confirmed only once payment is complete.
Each course runs with at least 10 students and caps at 30. Seats are limited so each mentor can coach closely, and a course closes once it fills.
A 4-week completion certificate is issued under Dropdown. Those who join an actual live production also receive a participation letter from Union Pictures. Both are credible signals you can put on your resume.
We do not guarantee employment itself. What you do keep: a portfolio from a real production, direct connections to working mentors, and a certificate for your resume.
After you submit, we text you the payment details. Once payment is confirmed, you join the KakaoTalk open chat and receive orientation info. Seats are confirmed in order of payment.
$ verify --issuer// Who issues
Certificate
Dropdown
Business no. 154-28-02110
Participation letter
Union Pictures
For actual production participants
Operations partner
DEEPI
Faculty recruiting and operations
Covered in the press
This is the certificate you receive
Real example - personal details hidden
What happens after you apply
Submit application
Minimal info, about a minute
Payment details by text
After we confirm courses and amount
Complete payment
Seats confirmed in order of payment
Join the open chat
Orientation details follow
Full refund if a course doesn't reach 10 students
$ apply --cohort=2// Apply
Take everything with all-in-one, or pick just the courses you want. You can change your choice anytime.
Selected: all-in-one (full program)
₩990,000
Payment is by bank transfer. After you submit, we review your selected courses and amount and text you the payment details. Your enrollment is confirmed only once payment is complete
Fan to Pro, starting now
