In March 2019, several male K-pop stars, including Seungri, a member of boyband Big Bang, Choi Jong-hoon, a former member of FT Island, and singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young were implicated in a spycam sexual abuse scandal, after Jung shared videos of women in a group chat. Kim Jong-hyun, 27, a member of SHINee, took his own life in 2017 after speaking about the intense pressures brought on by success. At the height of their fame, these men and women seem to have buckled under the strain, unable to live up to the demands placed on them to be polished, picture-perfect ambassadors of this effervescent pop music. There has been a spate of suicides and high-profile sex scandals involving K-pop stars in recent times. But something is very wrong inside K-pop, and it points to a deeper malaise throughout South Korea. Who wouldnвЂ™t want to be a part of this pop behemoth that has become South KoreaвЂ™s best-known cultural export? ItвЂ™s an industry worth $5bn BTS alone sold more albums than Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande last year. Lee is not alone вЂ“ for many young Koreans K-pop is a desirable career choice and there are many academies like this one. вЂњThey say at 17 you have a 50% chance of becoming a trainee. вЂњItвЂ™s hard not to think about failure,вЂќ he says. ThereвЂ™s a huge gulf between the illusion and the reality of K-pop Concerned about his age вЂ“ most entertainment companies recruit school-aged trainees вЂ“ Lee says he will give up on his dream if he isnвЂ™t accepted into a major entertainment company this year. He estimates that he has attended more than 50 K-pop auditions over the past four years. At 19, he has already moonlighted as a backup dancer for the phenomenally successful K-pop group BTS. Kevin Lee is among this group of hopefuls. This is a K-pop training academy, where dozens of students between the ages of 12 and 26 line up for their chance to audition for a visiting entertainment scout. But in a neighbourhood filled with English and maths crammers, this is no normal exam room. Another girl sitting on a nearby bench adjusts her crop top. A girl in a school uniform rocks a guitar back and forth in her hands next to a boy who stares nervously into his fringe. As students wait outside an exam room in SeoulвЂ™s affluent Gangnam district, the air is tense.

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