Please consider supporting us on Patreon if you enjoy the content: https://www.patreon.com/cuck
Taking a look at the history and development of South Korean pop music and the highly exploitative system that underpins it.
Sources:
On South Korea’s history:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea%E2%80%93United_States_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Republic_of_Korea
http://countrystudies.us/south-korea/11.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_South_Korea
On K-pop:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-pop
https://www.spin.com/2012/03/seoul-trained-inside-koreas-pop-factory/
http://seoulbeats.com/2012/02/the-road-to-k-pop-stardom-training/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13760064
http://www.moonrok.com/tag/the-history-of-k-pop-10/
Trainee abuse:
http://www.worldofbuzz.com/ex-snsd-trainee-reveals-ugly-truth-kpop-korean-entertainment-industry/
https://www.dramafever.com/news/kpop-star-shockingly-accuses-industry-of-turning-blind-eye-to-rampant-physical-abuse-of-idols/
South Korea’s workers’ rights:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/south-korea/report-korea-republic-of/
https://www.export.gov/article?id=Korea-Labor
https://tradingeconomics.com/south-korea/minimum-wages
