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Anti-Korean sentiment or Koryophobia describes negative feelings towards Korean people, Korean culture, or the countries, North Korea and/or South Korea. Anti-Korean sentiment has varied by location and time. Major historical events that impacted it include the Japanese occupation of Korea, Vietnam War, the Korean War and its aftermath.
Although sasaeng fan activity has caused K-pop celebrities difficulties since the 1990s, for many years Korea had no special laws to prevent or to penalize celebrity stalking. [53] A sasaeng fan incident involving the band Sanulrim's lead vocalist, Kim Changwan, moved the government to act. Kim Changwan was stalked by one of his fans for over ...
Racism in South Korea (Korean: 남한의 인종차별; Hanja: 南韓의 人種差別) comprises negative attitudes and views on race or ethnicity which are related to each other, are held by various people and groups in South Korea, and have been reflected in discriminatory laws, practices and actions (including violence) at various times in ...
The Burning Sun scandal, also known as Burning Sun gate, [1] [2] was a 2019 entertainment and sex scandal in Seoul, South Korea, which involved several celebrities, including Korean idols of popular K-pop groups, and police officials.
The following is a non-exhaustive list of K-pop videos that have been banned by one or more South Korean television networks, for reasons such as suggestive or offensive lyrics and imagery. K-pop is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements, and K-pop singles will typically include a music video and a dance routine.
The early 2010s bolstered K-pop to an international powerhouse with the global Korean wave. K-pop has always been influenced by Japanese and western musical styles; however, many link its international success to the globalization caused by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout period (during the 1997 South Korean economic crash) in ...
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As a result, K-pop idols may not make large profits. [1] Many K-pop groups often take years to break even, and thus do not receive their share of any profits made from their songs until their trainee debt is paid off. [5] The unfair treatment of K-pop singers and trainees has been prominent in the Korean music industry.