Tahmeed Razeen

Response to “The Late Capitalism of K-Pop”

I’ve never been a fan of K-Pop, it’s too festive for my music taste and every song sounds the same. Even all their music videos look the same. Some of my friends are die-hard friends for K-Pop and it’s literally all they talk about. So, I assume that’s how most of their fan base are. After watching the video, I must say that my perspective on K-Pop changed. I didn’t know the reason they all looked the same was because they were censored and told what to do, they were basically puppets. They had to do whatever they were told so they can make their respective companies as much money as they can. I remember one of my friends, who is a very big fan of K-Pop, told me how the celebrities would have surgery to structure their faces to have those sharp features, like a jawline. I read one comment from the video where it said that a girl had to lose 15 pounds in one week or else she couldn’t debut. It also said how she would only eat ice cubes and be afraid to go to sleep cause she thought she wouldn’t wake up. I didn’t know they had to go through such extreme lengths just to become famous. It’s sad that they have no say, but I hope to see the K-Pop industry progress in the near future.

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