K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut

This is so frustrating that we can't even play more after releasing our first single... I though we would have to opportunity do to all three of them... And there is a lot of jobs and things we can't do because they're locked until you reach a certain week, but with that fast ending, we can't even do them ? I really lost money there? Sooo disappointing !

I love this game, it was very fun and enjoyable but I wish that I could more more songs and continue the journey even more. I really didn't like how it ended, I thought would be a simulator.

An extremely fun raising simulator especially if you are a fan of kpop. This really reminds me of the old Taiwanese game Stardom 明星志願. You play as a manager and you can pick a selection of up to 8 Trainees (you can solo if you want) but all 8 trainees have unique storylines, the NPCs you meet along the way are all quite interesting too with their own stories. As with any raising sim, the challenge is balancing your resources with gaining stats and accomplishing your goals, in this case, you have to pass evaluations and debut. There are many options and paths you can take in terms of raising your trainees, focusing on vocals, dance, or visuals. You'll also face interesting choices as manager that will affect the lives of your trainees. Most of the negative reviews seem to focus on the duration, I think it's because the game is fun enough that people wanted to do more with the trainees they have. Unfortunately, for a smaller studio like this, it's hard to do longer gameplay. I would happily buy DLC for more trainees or a Freshman year debut story arc though! Without going into any spoilers, ultimately the game is full of heart. You can see the love and effort put into each charac…

This is a RAISING simulator, NOT a management simulator. You pick and choose your trainees and follow their unique stories across different play throughs. Yes, I wish there was more to the game after the award show, but it's not what this game is and people need to realise that before reviewing the game. It's fun and while there are 2 main paths to follow, all 8 trainees have their own story line and depending on what your concept and your manager type- you will play the game differently if you want to see all of the game. One play through is not enough to see the game and I think that's something a lot of people miss. The devs have stated on multiple occassions that they are NOT interested in using AI to create more songs and outfits for the characters, which is why the current selection of songs is limited. This is a RAISING sim with multiple endings and once you've reached your goal of debut and the award show, the game is over. But replay it with different trainees, pick different choices to see all the endings. I'm yet to see all the endings for the trainees!

Authentic art, style, and music. You won't find AI in this game. Real artists, real singers, real people. As a small team from Indonesia they easily could have used AI to reduce cost and put out a bland product. Unlike, a lot of small teams they took no shortcuts to produce a wonderful game. As you can see from the pictures the art style is incredibly pleasing to look at. Everything from the characters to menu icons really pop. The music is genuine and original with real musical artists. The OST is incredible. The gameplay is fun with minigames and choices that matter. The small team behind the game is continually working on adding new content and updating the game. They actually listen to the community of players to better the game. Highly recommend to anyone who loves great art, music and cozy sims.

I would love if the game had more content or gets more... it is a rather quick play through. I enjoyed it so far, though.