After Taeyeon debuted in SNSD, she became the best female idol and kept on walking on the successful route.
But as for Heo Chanmi, she's forever stuck in the trainee life and appeared on P101, Mix Nine, etc. and had to go through survival shows in order to try to debut. But in the end, she still couldn't make it...
If we look at it chronologically, Heo Chanmi was in SM's female team (this was before they confirmed that the group was to be called SNSD) and she got in ever way before Taeyeon did. At that time, they even trained together and Heo Chanmi and Park Soyeon were the two tops when it came to being the main vocal. Heo Chanmi performed in SM showcases in a row and it was almost confirmed that she would be able to debut. The people who watched P101 all know about this..
If you look at their trainee time, Heo Chanmi was a trainee for much longer than Taeyeon but for her to be cut off in an instant like this really made me wonder how cold-hearted SM can be.. Even so, Taeyeon has been the one top among female idols for 10 years now and is even doing well as a solo artist so it also makes me realize that SM really has an eye for picking people..ㅋㅋㅋ
Right now, among the SM Rookies, girls like No Hyorin, Hyerin, Hina, etc... are all competing to be the main vocal but it makes me wonder if there are trainees like Taeyeon that were not revealed yetㅋㅋㅋ
I was re-watching P101 and saw Heo Chanmi and I randomly thought about this whole thing... Even though she can't become a singer, I wish that she succeedsㅜㅜㅜ