Beloved and serfs – the industry that makes K-pop stars

Hundreds of thousands of young people try to become K-pop stars. Sometimes with their life at stake. Joakim Björck looks into a merciless music industry that has conquered the world. In Seoul he meets stars, hitmakers — and Kenza, who invests sweat, tears

Sammanhang: ...The demo's co-creator, producer and songwriter Choi Jin-Suk, with the stage name Jinbyjin, sets his 188 lanky centimeters in motion. His head sways, he stomps the beat with his foot and plays air piano with his right hand. Mmm, maybe it's a future hit. We've gone to the Seongdong-gu district, just north of the mighty Han River. ...

Omnämnda platser: Suga, Royal Arena, Öppna. Omnämnda personer: career would, Maxx Song, Las Vegas.