Allegations linking some of K-pop's biggest stars to the dirty world of online voyeurism have rocked South Korea, leading some to question whether the country's entertainment industry can recover
Seoul South Korea's entertainment industry is a cultural juggernaut that has allowed the East Asian nation to punch well above its weight in terms of global soft power.
But a digital sex scandal that police say involves some of K-Pop's biggest stars has rocked the K-Pop world, leaving it facing a reckoning from which some believe it might not recover.In the past month, four major K-Pop idols have apologized or announced early retirement after being linked to a group chat in which members shared sexual videos of women who were allegedly filmed without their consent. On Thursday, singer Jung Joon-young was arrested in connection with the scandal.
Illicit spy cam cases skyrocket in South Korea 02:24Toxic masculinity When South Korean police depicted a spy cam voyeur in a public awareness campaign designed to protect women, amid an epidemic of voyeurism and upskirt photography, their typical perpetrator couldn't have looked less like a K-Pop idol.The posters showed an overweight, rosy-cheeked man dressed like a child in suspenders and shorts.
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