[OP-ED] Sickness, starvation and solitude: A critique of the Kpop ‘slave contract’
The Kpop industry is known for producing machine-like idols. Trainees are micromanaged as soon as…
Author Davina Dang
Davina Dang
Editorial writer at UnitedKpop
[OP-ED] Cultural appropriation and colourism in Kpop
Kpop is fast becoming a phenomenon across the globe. The hallyu wave has seen Kpop…
[OP-ED] PRISTIN – What went wrong?
Pristin, a 10 member group under Pledis, could’ve been one of the biggest Korean girl…
[OP-ED] FATPHOBIA, FEMINISM AND FAUX CONCERN IN KPOP
Why are the standards for men and women different? Korean society is known to be…