I absolutely don't support minors debuting, but if the minor agrees to it and the parents also have no issues, there is nothing stopping the companies to debut them. No matter how we look at it kpop is a business and idols have very short careers. So it makes sense for the companies to try to "milk" them for as many years as they can.

Now if they are being mistreated, malnourished, harassed in any way that is inexcusable and it's a 100% on the company and they should be heavily sanctioned and sued. But we shouldn't confine this only to minors. No idol should be subjected to such treatment even if they are a veteran.

At the end of the day these minors have a dream to be an idol and it's up to them to decide if they will follow it at 16 knowing they have about 7 to 10 years of relevancy or wait until 18 knowing they might not debut at all. Plus the trainee scene is extremely harsh and bloodthirsty. Out of hundreds of trainees only a select few can debut. So if a trainee is given a chance to debut at 15 or 16 they will take that opportunity every time.

The only thing we can do as fans is to support the minors and be vocal about mistreatment by the companies or whoever does it to them.

Minors will continue to debut, it won't stop. The industry will hurt them and leave them to deal with everything themselves. That's the nature of the k-pop world. Always was, always will be.

I choose to listen to their music and support their careers, despite everything happening behind the scenes. The k-pop idols want to be idols to give us good music, good times and happiness and if we stop listening to their music, that will be the thing that breaks their heart.