K-pop star Karina received a furious reception from her fans when she talked about her relationship. The consequences were dramatic.
One of the members of Aespa, a band that performs South Korean pop music, i.e. K-pop Frizzleproperly named Yu Ji-min, had to in March in his home country in the middle of a huge scandal.
The revelation about the 23-year-old woman’s private life caused the artist’s social accounts to be flooded with messages from enraged fans. The most passionate fans even brought an electronic billboard in front of the artist’s manager’s office, which was equipped with a clear message.
– Why did you decide to disappoint your fans? We demand a direct apology from you. Otherwise, you will see record sales go down and empty seats in concert halls, the fan billboard read.
The scandal that shocked Aespa fans all over Asia started when Karina revealed that she was dating a South Korean actor Lee Jae-wook too with.
Days after the relationship was revealed, Karina posted a photo of her handwritten apology letter to her nearly 13 million followers on her Instagram account. In addition to offering a sincere apology, the artist promised to work even harder in the future to keep his fans satisfied.
At the beginning of April, the South Korean media reported that Karina and Lee had broken up with the dating news the resulting commotion because of.
The case that made international headlines has mostly caused confusion in other Western countries. However, Karina’s case is not the only one of its kind.
Although people’s attitudes are slowly changing, dating idolized entertainment stars in South Korea is still taboo for many, especially among the pop star’s dedicated and fanatical admirers.
The dark side of a glorious life
Over the years, other sad aspects of the K-pop industry, which enjoys worldwide popularity and seems innocent and glorious from the outside, have been revealed.
Among other things, a member of the popular band Crayon Pop Hi Minsun, who is better known by his stage name Way, has repeatedly opened K-pop of the silent dark sides.
Way has said that Korean music companies set unreasonably strict rules for their artists. Companies can, for example, deny their artists phones and socializing. They are forced to participate in hours-long dance exercises every day, with little sleep at night.
Pop stars often don’t have time to keep in touch with their friends or families at all. The weight of the artists is monitored and they are given precise behavioral instructions.
The pressures on Korean entertainment stars often become unbearable, and the K-pop community has seen a number of high-profile suicides in recent years.
For example, a year ago a 25-year-old K-pop artist Moonbin was found dead in his home. The cause of death of a member of the boy band Astro is suspected to be suicide.