The entertainment business is already a gray area, but kpop makes it more problematic by heavily relying on young people as both trainees and consumers. Companies capitalize on parasocial relationships for profit, encouraging fans to feel personal connections with idols that don't really exist. Idols are pressured to not date or pretend not to, normalizing habitual dishonesty in the system. Nearly every toxic aspect of Korean society, lookism, weight scrutiny, colorism, and class disparity is amplified in kpop. As we have seen, both fans and companies engage in hate, with companies appeasing the most critical voices as a matter of policy. And I didn't even mention the sasaengs, chart and bulk buying obsession, rigging, and other unethical practices just the sake of making kpop companies a lot of profit.
Would you say that kpop is fundamentally an immoral business?
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More like the music industry I think. Smaller artists are able to doge it untill someone sees them as profitable.
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1. depends on what the definition of immoral is
2. I've always said in kpop the idol is the product and you have to sell the product to the masses
3. they say a fool and their money are soon parted
4. Companies regardless of industry will start and sell product if there is a market for it
5. I've said this before but in a different context
"If I leave a bowl of dog shit out and someone comes and eats it - who's to blame? me for leaving the dog shit out or the shit eater?"
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1. depends on what the definition of immoral is
2. I've always said in kpop the idol is the product and you have to sell the product to the masses
3. they say a fool and their money are soon parted
4. Companies regardless of industry will start and sell product if there is a market for it
5. I've said this before but in a different context
"If I leave a bowl of dog shit out and someone comes and eats it - who's to blame? me for leaving the dog shit out or the shit eater?"
THe honest answer. Both are responsible. You for putting something harmful out but also the person consuming it they know what they are doing. " Better the devil you know,than the devil you don't know "
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All music industries are evil, including the K-pop industry. The whole Seunghan situation is a great example: evil fans and an incompetent company.
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