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 team, headed by global A&R executive Jinbyjin, consists of 150 songwriters situated in South Korea and Europe. Sweden takes its share of the cake. Among the many hitmakers here is Ellen Berg from Malmö. The teams' merit list includes songs for several of the biggest groups, including EXO, Twice and Red Velvet. ”We have reached 71 Billboard number ones on various lists and 50-60 million physical copies sold”, says Jinbyjin. ...

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