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The Dark Side Of K-Pop: Abuse, Depression, And Insane Body Standards
K-pop is to music what factory farming is to food. By sacrificing the needs and quality of life of K-pop stars for a higher guarantee on profits, K-pop has grown into an international goliath media industry the likes of which have never been replicated.
By Robyn Riley3 min read
The main problem with the K-pop industry is that it takes the commodification of persona and celebrity to the absolute extreme. People are treated like literal products to be packaged neatly and sold with no regard for their health, safety, autonomy, creativity, or artistic rights. A kind of contractual enslavement allows for managers to control every facet of their trainee and stars lives.