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 girls, from twelve years and upwards, take sips of water, rock back and forth to the music in their headphones and sing along quietly to their song. One girl puts a hand to her chest to calm her heartbeat. ...

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

Mitt liv som swiftie – allt började med Romeo och Julia

Taylor Swift har följt Elisophie Andrée från flickrum till förälskelser. Inför de tre konserterna i Stockholm (17-19 maj) har hon redan fan-kostymerna klara. Här berättar hon hela historien om Swift och hennes swifties. ”Allting börjar med Romeo och Julia.

Sammanhang: ...Eller som Swift själv sjunger: 'They wouldn't shake their heads and question how much of this I deserve cause if I was a man/then I’d be The Man'.” Bild från torsdagens show i Paris, 9 maj. ...

Omnämnda platser: Spotify, Öppna, Wall Street Journal. Omnämnda personer: Elisophie Andrée, really happy for, Dolly Parton.