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: ...Annons She describes how the military regime sent out police officers to measure women's skirts and hair. Too short length could lead to punishment. The same applied if men had too long hair. In a similar way, trainees and stars in K-pop are now deprived of their freedom, according to her. ”Singers mostly live in residential suites provided by the agency, so they can build a sense of cooperation and also fall under the agency's control. ...

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