The use of cultural appropriation in k-pop has shifted in the last ten years, and has become less common. This is due to cultural appropriation becoming a serious topic in the west in the last decade, to which international fans of k-pop idols began critiquing their favourite artists for

the sexualisation and objectification of kpop girl groups has evolved over the years. the sexualisation of girl groups in the years 2005-2010 was much more obvious than today. comparing new jeans music videos, to groups popular in the early 2000s, we can see a change in how kpop idols

K-pop musician Psy became the first Asian singer in the modern era to achieve mainstream popularity in the US with his release of "Gangnam style" in 2012. Psy's performance at the time was seen as comedic due to his older age compared to other k-pop idols and comedic visuals.

The korean wave, also known as Hallyu, is a cultural phenomenon in which global popularity of Korean popular culture increased dramatically. The idea that the government "made hallyu" or "made K-pop" is untrue.

BTS member V, also known as Kim Taehyung (김태형) partnered with Compose Coffee in 2023. V reportedly earned ₩6.00 billion KRW ($4.61 million USD) in advertising fees before his military enlistment, and before the advertisement was even released.

SM entertainment is a South Korean entertainment agency established by Lee Soo-man (이수만) in 1995. SM entertainment ignited the Korean wave, also known as "Hallyu" through overseas successes such as H.O.T in China, and BoA in Japan.

In recent years there has been a range of high-profile suicides among kpop idols in Korea. Idols such as Sulli and Kim Sae-ron faced serious cyber-bullying from scandals. This reflects the shame culture in Korea, where when an Idol such as Kim Sae-ron is involved in a scandal, the backlash is

The Kpop group #RIIZE was involved in controversy last year, when the idol member #Seunghan returned to the group after an indefinite hiatus in 2023, due to leaked photos of him kissing an unidentified woman and smoking a cigarette. Fans expressed their outrage by sending funeral wreaths to the

the korean kittens were a korean girl group in the 1960s. they gained international success after performing on the BBC tonight's programme in great britain in 1964 after singing "cant buy me love" by the beatles. youtu.be/RaFej2a7LF0?...

choe seunghui (최승희) was a leading korean modern dancer and singer in the colonial period. . choe was the first female dancer in colonial korea to perform outside of the country. at the time dance was associated with the gisaeng, and choe was seen as an entertainer in many eyes instead of a modern,

이날치 is a korean pop pansori band. their performance of " 범 내려온다(with 앰비규어스" showcases traditional korean pansoori performed in a modernised pop song. unlike traditional pansori, which is usually performed by only one person, this performance includes three people performing the main pansori

stephanie choi highlighted important instances where idols suffered from the rigorous standardised training from their companies. In 2015 after debuting as a member of Oh My Girl, JinE suffered from anorexia,