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At the Root of K-Pop’s Controversies, a Restrictive Business Model

✇NYT - Home Page
By: Jin Yu Young and Sarah Hurtes
Labels exert extraordinary control over performers because only a few acts turn a profit.

© Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

NewJeans performing in Hong Kong in 2025. K-pop remains dogged by complaints of physical, emotional and financial abuse.
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At the Root of K-Pop’s Controversies, a Restrictive Business Model

✇NYT - World
By: Jin Yu Young and Sarah Hurtes
Labels exert extraordinary control over performers because only a few acts turn a profit.

© Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

NewJeans performing in Hong Kong in 2025. K-pop remains dogged by complaints of physical, emotional and financial abuse.
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