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: ...One day something that would change his life happened. At the age of 14 he was recruited to the music giant SM Entertainment. It would also be the start of the K-pop phenomenon. Even if his parents didn’t support him, An Chil-Hyun grew up at just the right time. ...

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