As part of our spoooookkkyy hallyuweeen series we discuss why we see so much western media coverage on the "dark side of k-pop," which rely on clichéd tropes. We welcome K-pop journalists Crystal Bell and Todd Inoue for this discussion to weigh in on what they're seeing from the newsroom perspective.

Links From The Ep:

-The Intense And Dangerous Training To Be A K-Pop Star - 9 Muses Of Star Empire - Music Documentary https://youtu.be/wFt28GPi0_8

-Investigations by Vice: K-Pop (Teaser) • A Hulu Original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqQEiVzb7n4

-The Dark Truth Behind the Glamorous World of KPOP By Audrey Ahn - cornellsun https://cornellsun.com/2022/01/27/the-dark-truth-behind-the-glamorous-world-of-kpop/

-The Dark Side of K-Pop: Assault, Prostitution, Suicide, and Spycams https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-11-06/k-pop-s-dark-side-assault-prostitution-suicide-and-spycams

-The Dark Side of K-Pop Was What Drew Me to the Genre https://www.allure.com/story/k-pop-stardom-dark-side

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