# K-POP Idol Producer — user reviews

> 206 indexed App Store user reviews of K by Daehyun Lee, rated 4.00/5 from 357 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/k-pop-idol-producer/id1476232656/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/k-pop-idol-producer/id1476232656.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 166 · 4★ 90 · 3★ 55 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 36

## What do users think of K?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 💡 Realistic business simulation
- 🚀 Engaging gameplay

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and loading issues
- 💰 Difficult to earn money and progress
- 🕰️ Slow trainee progression
- 🤑 Overpriced in-app purchases

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game crashes during award shows
- Sorting tabs not functioning properly
- Trainee profiles not fully translated

**Most requested features**

- Add solo artists and co-ed groups
- Improve money-making opportunities
- Increase trainee training speed
- Expand clothing and concept options
- Implement save/login system
- Add more end-game content

## Newest reviews (17 of 206)

### 4/5 — Yes

*2026-08-12*

I really like this game but I have some ideas for improvement. I wish you could do collabs with other people who also play the game and your groups can do a collab song. I would also love to design groups lightsticks and do world tours!

### 3/5 — getting a bit repetitive

*2026-07-04, version 2.44*

Add a survival show like monthly idol!!

### 3/5 — Glitched

*2026-06-28, version 2.44*

The sort by tabs are glitched so it shows under the screen and is impossible to click

### 3/5 — Things that could be improved

*2026-06-26*

The game sometimes doesn’t load up properly and I think that if the creators are reading this review, I would ask them to make it to where you can use both genders to make a coed group

### 3/5 — Stop taking more money that I have

*2026-06-08*

If I do show and it gets my money up then it goes to a new month and I am in the negatives and it’s just not fair because I spent all my time getting this money and it now am getting sick of it so if it doesn’t take a little then I will not play the game other than they I really like it :)

### 4/5 — Love it!! But it can be difficult.

*2026-02-04*

I love this game so much. You can be as creative as you want and create your dream kpop group. BUT it can get difficult. The money is a problem. I can’t buy anything because once I earn the money, it gets taken away a few minutes later. Too fast, and it’s frustrating and almost impossible to earn more money. Also, how do I sign in?? There is no option for that.. at least I think. I could be wrong but I did check everywhere and I never saw a sign in option.

### 2/5 — Glitched

*2026-01-03, version 2.35*

The sort by tabs are glitched so it shows under the screen and is impossible to click

### 3/5 — ドットのキャラが可愛い。

*2025-09-10*

でも微妙なところが多い。もっと良くなるのに惜しい。
不満点書きます。
忙しいし結局作業ゲーになるし、可愛い子は高い。少しずつ集めるか課金が必要。でも髪型をたまにガチャで入手出来るから運よければ可愛くできる。
でもそのガチャで金が出てくるのが微妙。アイテム欲しくて引いてるのに少額の金が出てくるのはハズレでしかない。
あとアイドル全然増やせない。レベルをいくつか上げるごとに1人増やせるだけ。

### 4/5 — thank you!!

*2025-09-01, version 2.29*

the game has areas where it could be improved but i am very happy to see that the game is still being updated even though i doubt it makes too much money (based on the number of reviews on the app store)

### 2/5 — 게임은 재밌으나 게임 내 돈으로 할 수 있는게 별로 없음

*2025-08-31*

내 아이돌로 번 돈으로 좋은 옷 좀 입혀주고 싶은데 현질해야 옷을 사줄 수 있는 시스템이라 재미가 떨어지네요 살 수 있는 디자인이 컨셉당 3개밖에 없음
좋은 작곡가를 사고 싶어도 현질로만 가능하고 그래서 지웠습니다

### 4/5 — Please fix the last part of the building

*2025-07-29*

This is such a good game, but I can't seem to access the last part of the building, it just wouldn't upgrade the last room, please fix it.

### 3/5 — Needs Updates

*2025-07-28*

I played this game years ago and… there’s still multiple things from then that haven’t been fixed.

For one. The English translation isn’t very good, and it still has the same translation errors as from when I first played it. Second, the game itself is just very hard. There were multiple times I had to take a loan (Aka the game did it automatically because you can’t take one unless your under x amount?) because balancing profit while waiting for my idols to train was hard. The game heavily punishes you for not pumping out songs quick enough, while also punishing you for using the same concepts multiple times. (Cute + HipHop Trend coming back? And you made a 2nd album exactly like that? Ew!) This feels like the opposite of what would happen IRL, where if you stick to one genre, you’ll get fans who will stick with you because of it.

Theres also not a lot of Outfits. For each category (cute, sexy (which is weird when you can have idols younger than 15), pure, and chic) there’s only 3 outfits that you can buy without the premium currency. And these never swap out or change if your stylists quality improves. I find this insane considering you get an album that shows you there’s at least 100 outfits in the game. But I assume they only come from the gacha machine, which at best will give you gold for the fact you have to wait and get 10 tokens back just to spin each time. I feel like this would be much better if it only cost 1 token and the rates were still the same, since others have complained about a money struggle in the game multiple times.

### 4/5 — GOOD GAME + SUGGESTION

*2025-07-19, version 2.26*

Can you make it where we can have coed groups if possible??

### 3/5 — Needs a few improvements

*2025-02-14*

I find it hard to get an award or even a number one on this game. I don’t wanna spend money to get a number one. Can you make it easier to get number ones or even awards on this game?

### 4/5 — .

*2024-10-22, version 2.13*

Please make solo artists!

### 3/5 — i keep accidentally spending my red stars

*2024-08-24, version 2.09*

put a confirmation thingie for everything that uses the red stars pls. i keep accidentally sending them on international travel :(

### 4/5 — a few suggestions

*2024-07-29*

i love this game!! i’ve been playing on + off + i must say its extremely addictive. i’ve restarted like 4-5 times now because once my groups improve + keeping money becomes easy i tend to get bored.

a couple of features i would love to see: 1) different genres. we have the 4 main concepts but i think it would be cool to also choose between genres. as an example, if i was using real groups i would probably say dreamcatcher + blackpink could be best categorized as chic if i had to sort them into a concept but they’re wildly different in reality. i think having genres like rock, pop, edm, etc would be cool. there’s tons of different genres so i understand if this is heavily simplified for the sake of the devs. 2) soloists + subunits!! this is my biggest thing about the game that i wish was a feature. i would LOVE to have soloists as well as make subunits out of my groups. i feel like this wouldn’t be too difficult to add + i think it could be a fun touch.

i’m not sure if the developers even still update this game (i don’t think they do) but i hope that they see this + take it into consideration! <3

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Loads too long

*2025-11-30*

I think this game will be really fun but the reason I haven’t tried it yet is because IT LOADS TOO LONG I don’t even know what the game is about!DO NOT PLAY!

### 1/5 — Losing too much money every month

*2025-07-05*

Every month there’s always a cost and it’s always taking ur money and it makes u bankrupt like pls fix this!!! Maintenance c-st shouldn’t take all ur money!! 😡😡

### 1/5 — ❌Die App ist echt schlecht. Ladet sie euch nicht runter❌

*2025-03-09*

❌Erstens es dauert ewig bis die App lädt. Es ist dann dauernd Werbung und man kommt durcheinander und man muss ganz ganz viel mit echtem Geld bezahlen, dass man weiterkommt. Ladet die App euch nicht runter ich meine es wirklich ernst❌💀

### 1/5 — Good Game but Needs Fixing

*2023-11-22*

Been playing for about a week now and I love the game, the only problem is that it hasn’t been saving? Every time I open the app it takes me back to before I unlocked competitions, and then I have to unlock it again and even when I do, if I open the app again it resets me back to where I was. I wish there was a save button to prevent this, as I can’t actually make any progress now.

### 1/5 — Fix

*2023-02-28, version 1.81*

When its next month please make it where it doesn’t take all of your money or just most of it because when i had 1 billion it just took all of it

### 1/5 — 좋아요!

*2022-10-04*

거의 출시 때부터 하고 있는 게임인데 항상 생각하는 점은 같은 장르의 타게임보다 현실성이 뛰어나다는 점이에요. 다 좋지만 그 중에서 아쉬운 부분도 조금 있어요.

1. 그룹의 종합 점수가 90 언저리에 도달하면 항상 비슷한 성적이 나와서 이 부분에서 높은 현실성이 떨어져요. 뉴스타상, 인기가수상, 올해의 앨범상까지 받는 유명 아이돌이 초동(앨범 발매 후 7일 간의 앨범 판매 성적)이 고작 1만장 정도인 것도 아쉽고요. 정규를 발매했을 때 판매 마지막주(25주차) 기준 약 13만장 정도가 팔리는데, 요즘 아이돌들은 초동 판매로만 13만장 뒤에 0 하나 더 붙여야 많이 팔았다고 할 정도로 앨범 판매량이 높아요. 따라서 초동 기간이 생겼으면 좋을 것 같은 마음이 있어요.

2. 위 내용과 비슷하게 스트리밍 횟수가 너무 적어요. 현실 속 탑급 아이돌들의 히트곡은 스트리밍이 적어도 1억은 넘는 반면에 게임에서는 95만회.. 이렇게 아주 적은 수로 밖에 나오지 않네요. 뒤에 0을 2개 붙여서 9500만회.. 이렇게 해야하지 않나 싶은.. 

3. 이미지 소모가 너무 빨라요. '정규-리팩-정규-리팩' 같은 고전적인 패턴이 나올 수 밖에 없는 이유가 여기 있는 것 같아요. 한 컨셉에 한 장르를 2번을 초과해서 낸다면 진부하다고 반응이 안 좋게 나오네요. 실제 아이돌 그룹 중 에이핑크, 여자친구 같이 큰 컨셉 변화 없이 꾸준히 히트를 친 그룹들이 있는데 말이죠. 이미지 소모를 횟수로 따지지 말고 연속성으로 따지면 어떨까요? 한 컨셉과 한 장르를 3번 이상 연속으로 내면 대중들이 질려한다는 그런 설정이 있으면 좋을 것 같네요.

4. 트레이닝 속도가 너무 느려요. 그냥.. 말이 필요없을 거라고 생각해요. 너무 느려요. 새로운 연습생을 뽑아서 그룹을 만드려고 하면 기본적으로 10년에서 20년을 연습 기간을 잡게 하네요. 그리고 한 분야만 연습할 수 있는 것도 그렇고요. 실제로는 보컬, 댄스, 랩, 인성 교육 같은 트레이닝을 한꺼번에 받는데 말이죠.

위에 서술된 점들 말고는 크게 아쉬운 부분은 없어요. 적은 의상이라던지, 앨범 제작 기간 중에는 스케줄이 불가하고 같은 소속사의 다른 그룹은 앨범 제작이 불가하다던지,, 그런 점만 제외하면 아주 좋고 현실적인 게임이라고 생각합니다. 여태껏 제가 했던 아이돌 게임 중에서 이 게임이 가장 현실성 있어요. 부디 개발을 조금 더 해주셨으면 좋겠네요.

### 1/5 — Lädt nicht

*2022-09-16*

Ich habe jetzt schon zweimal eine halbe Stunde gewartet ab die App ist nur auf ihrer Startseite geblieben und hat nicht geladen.

### 1/5 — No

*2022-08-17, version 1.71*

Bad

### 1/5 — Scammed!!!

*2022-04-10, version 1.64*

I bought an in app purchase to level up my manager to make two idol groups and instead I got nothing!

### 1/5 — Needs more improvements

*2022-01-30, version 1.61*

I hate the type of concepts we have to select because once a group gains multiple fans and have used all the concepts you will keep getting the message of “your group has used this concept so many times” please remove that!! Also, add more features in terms of promotions and maybe solo/sub-units. This game has so much potential but the way that it hasn’t gotten any big update it’s bad.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — suggestion !

*2026-03-24, version 2.39*

so to possibly make the game better and with the changing scene in kpop more concepts could be added (y2k, fairy core, girl crush etc.), co-ed groups, more outfits, and more group customization (light sticks, fandom names, group colors). PLEASE take it into consideration!

### 5/5 — Love it!!

*2025-12-14, version 2.34*

This has been one of my top games, it’s so fun and addictive! But I feel there could still be some minor improvements- like co-ed groups and unisex clothing being added! Or maybe more diverse NPC’s! Overall it’s such a good game when you just wanna chill!

### 5/5 — AWESOME

*2025-10-06, version 2.30*

This game is not hard to use and I LOVE IT!!!!!!! I love KPop sm and this is so awesome

### 5/5 — Developer, please read! I love your game, but…

*2025-08-10, version 2.27*

Developer, please read this review! I want to say that I love your game. I have been playing since 2 years ago on two different devices (NABI Entertainment and Eclipse Entertainment as you can see on the leaderboard ranking) and I have had so much fun, however I do have a list of feedback that I think could improve your game and players’ experiences as well.
I have noticed a lack of inclusivity in this game including limited skin tones and ethnicities (idols can only be Korean, Canadian, American, Japanese, Chinese, or Thai) and there is only one default skin color. It would be really cool to include more customization in this category, however, I do understand that when it comes to accuracy, real-life K-Pop is very similar… The idea of adding the ability to create Co-ed (mixed gender) groups or soloists alongside girl and boy groups would be very nice as it is a very highly requested addition.
Termination confirmation: I would like a screen that displays confirmation if you would like to terminate your idol. I made the mistake 2 years ago of accidentally terminating one of my idols and ended up having to disband the group. I cried for a long time because I was so sad ㅠㅠ
Please make it easier to obtain stars or make items cost coins instead of stars.
The higher you level up, rewards for leveling up could be more than just money because money is no longer an issue for me. I am currently at company level 70, and I personally think that a better reward than money is needed because money is no longer a concern.
I noticed that after building level 47, there is no upgrade after that, but there is an empty room with nothing there, which makes the building look incomplete.
There are quite a bit of minor mistranslations in the game, and there is also a completely untranslated piece of text: when you open trainee recruitment and scroll down to find the idol profile, “프로필” is left untranslated to “Profile” unlike if you were to simply visit the idol page and find the profile it will not be in Korean.
More genres and concepts would make the game far more enjoyable and interesting. I think that having more concepts other than cute, sexy, chic, and pure would be nice because there are so many concepts in K-Pop that could be used: ex. dark/horror, youth, magical/fantasy, y2k, retro, etc. I think there are other genres that could be added as well: ex. rock, edm, funk… even pop, really… (I’m surprised there is no pop genre here ㅋㅋ)
Gacha reward probability should change with company level as it’s extremely difficult to get hairstyles and accessories from gacha.
I’ve noticed a pattern in other reviews of the game and I agree… this game could be more beginner friendly. I’ve been playing for 2 years and there are still things I don’t know about this game haha…
I also personally think that this game could use more reasonable pricing… I don’t think anybody will spend 1.0k (which is already a ridiculously unattainable amount of stars unless you’re willing to spend some money, which I don’t think many will) to upgrade management team, and the special clothing, wandering vendor, and clothing designer are all also overpriced.
Sorry for all the complaint, but lastly, I think that this game could benefit from more end game opportunities. After basically reaching the end of the game, I find that I’m losing things to do and the game is getting a bit boring because I’m only making albums and having national tour concert and resting my idols whenever their HP is low, so I’m running out of things to do in this game.
Nonetheless, I’m in love with your game and I find it super fun, I’ve just found some small complaints to make over these past 2 years about the game, and I truly hope this review doesn’t come off as rude and I also hope the developer can read this because I think that many other players of this game can agree with what I have to say! Love your game!

### 5/5 — 5 stars

*2025-07-09, version 2.26*

I love this game so much but can y’all add mixed gender groups

### 5/5 — Empfehlenswert

*2025-06-20*

Die App ist richtig cool, für kpop Fans.

### 5/5 — I wish there was more but it's good

*2025-04-14, version 2.22*

Perfect aside from how hard it is to gain money,i wish trainees werent limited though,I'd rather pay money for auditions than have to get up 5 levels for 1 trainee,but thats the only thing,other than that i love it

### 5/5 — Idk.

*2025-02-14*

Honestly this game is funnnn :3
I’ve been playin’ for a lil bit less than a week and i haven’t gotten bored at all :D Idk why ppl complain abt the money system, the bills r not that bad. Maybe they haven’t heard of this thing called “savin ’ up” :> there is a bit of a learnin curve but u can always restart if u get a bad run :) the fastest way to make money is with schedules(I think that’s what it’s called). 

Some tips Ig would be:
- upgrade the building so u have more promotion options(=more schedules then more money)
- gg>bg ( more jewelry options)
- match up ur groups concept eg: cuteness
- schedule like ur life depends on it 
- if ur money goes below 300k restart
- click “details” when checkin an idol(this took me so long to figure out lol)

This “review” is more for future players than tge company who created this :]

### 5/5 — 인생게임 ㅠㅠㅠ

*2025-01-13*

진짜 좋은데 굳이 아쉬운 것들만 보면 남돌 군대가고 스케줄 갈 때 참석 멤버 선택 기능 있으면 좋겠어오 ㅠㅠㅠ.  그리고 지금까지 재미있게 해서 1300억 이상 모았는데 계정 동기화할 수 있음 좋겠어요 ㅠ

### 5/5 — I love it!

*2024-07-27*

I love that game (am a stay so of course i did straykids)

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