This Singaporean may soon be the proud mother of a K-popstar.

For Ms Lucy Wang, the journey has been a long and sometimes trying one, ever since the Singapore leg of the JYP & Alpha Asean Region Audition 2010 was held here by local entertainment company Alpha Entertainment (Alpha) two years ago.

Her daughter Natasha Low, 19, was selected by the casting directors to be one of Singapore’s first K-pop girls.

She joins fellow Singaporean Ferlyn Wong, 20, and the Korean members of the group.

The group’s name and size are shrouded in secrecy before its official debut in Korea next month. Will the group soar to dizzy heights a la Girls’ Generation, miss A, Kara, Wonder Girls and 2NE1?

Initially, Ms Wang had objected to her daughter signing the seven-year work contract.

But after months of persuasion, Low, who had just completed her studies at Fuhua Secondary School, finally convinced Ms Wang to allow her to pursue her passion.

Low packed her bags and left for Korea to begin her training last July.

Ms Wang will fly to Korea at the end of next month to witness her daughter’s first step as K-pop star.

Ms Wang, a 46-year-old dance instructor, told The New Paper: “Of course I had my concerns about Natasha becoming a K-pop singer.

“I heard that the training is tough and there were those stories about indecent proposals from higher- ups in the industry (as part of the casting couch culture).

“I wanted Natasha to have a normal job in a local corporation, but what she told me was that if we forced her to do something she didn’t want, she’d just do it for the sake of doing it and wouldn’t be happy at all.

“That stubborn part of her, she definitely got from me. I do miss her, but she’s so busy these days.”

Low’s parents divorced three years ago. She and her older brother Nicholas have since lived with their mum.

At Ms Wang’s house, Low’s room is now the family maid’s room and all the posters she had on her wall havebeen taken down.

Ms Wang said they gave the room the “makeover” only after Low had been in Korea for a year and she was sure that her child was going to be staying there.

She added, with a laugh: “Since she has gone to Korea, I’ve been depositing $500 every month into her bank account so you can say that I’m still giving her an allowance.

“She has promised me that once she makes it, she will give me money. I think how successful they will be depends on how hardworking they are.”

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