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 of the stops is the restaurant where the group members hung out at the beginning of their career. Ceilings and walls are draped with pictures of the stars. Photo: Joakim Björck. Annons How do you handle such numbers? Annons Jinbyjin responds with what is his mantra: to follow and trust "the process". ...

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