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 Kangta remembers the breakthrough as euphoric: ”After our team H.O.T made debut on TV, I went to school the next day and many people already recognized me. It felt both unfamiliar and amazing. Initially my only hope until then was to be able to perform on stage, but receiving such attention was truly gratifying and felt lika a great blessing”, says Kangta. ...

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