So I found this article sometimes ago
The Investigation of the Fabricated Hallyu Boom

Does anyone read it yet?

Is it the truth of Korean Entertainment Industry? or just.. *cough*racist*cough*?

**and for you who curious to read this manga, it still a Raw

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thats f'd up

jang ja yeon didn't deserve that.

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It's a comic that was uploaded onto the internet. It's hardly the peak of investigative journalism.

And yes, it's probably racist, but there are racists all over the internet, claiming to have facts and evidence support their bullshit. Please, read these things with a grain of salt.

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if anything the investigations was just anecdotes of maybe 2 or 3 idols (even maybe 1) about how they became a idol/their experiences while they were a idol etc.

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i'm offended by that comic... cuz i'm korean... but...
japanese people did that cuz we got the better women
argh... i can't find the korean translations... i want to read this...

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I don't know why Japanese people (ONLY the ones who were a part of this) should talk because I mean c'mon! Look at all the shit they have that's totally perverted and inappropriate. They have a penis festival and they judge Korean idols?

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Once again, I don't hate Japanese people, I'm just saying it was a litttttle bit hypocritical on the part of whoever made this up. Don't hate me. (:

Are you five?
Who would believe such a claim/story from a manga ?


lol?

and that's why most of them get plastic surgery. See what I did there?

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and that's why most of them get plastic surgery. See what I did there?[/quote]

And let's not forget the other Asian races going to Korea for plastic surgery. There were even reports of people not being able to leave because they looked so different from their passport pictures.

no, I don't think the chances are high that an girl group would whore themselves. I mean why in the world would they do that?! I mean they are extremely popular and I don't see a reason why they would do that. I see snsd and kara up there and they are really popular in korea. Theres no reasons for them to sell themselves, ya know what I'm saying? If that were true then they would be fired by now or be flamed by korean netizens or what ever you call them


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What they did or did not done it's one thing (chances they done so are next to zero), as for fabrication matter... well lots of Japanese idols are fabricated as well so i don't see a reason why Koreans wouldn't be.
But it all goes hand in hand with how media presents them, on which side they are and what large groups of people consider idols (which again is influenced by media).
It's something that common spirit forces into the poor rebellions that do not want to be part of it but resistance is usually quite futile.
I'm saying that from my own experiences. I still think that idol business (regardless of the country of origin) is huge bullshit not worth listening or watching (most of them present themselves primarily as singers, but do gazillion other job's) and they're sealing because of their image only and now for quality of their work. That said they're damn good at appealing themselves to people (mainly because of long, repeated and frequent advertisement they get). And i find it really hard to throw all that away sometimes.

P.S.: no offense meant for anybody... i'm just in shitty mood where i want to badmouth everything and anything i see o.O

EDIT: I should probably add this, it's for Japanese ranking only (as i'm not interested in Korea) but it pretty much gives you an idea how things work music industries generally. Of course it is not the same for all of them involved in business, but does that are not affected by "connections" and similar but still earn big buck are really rare to the point where you can consider them extinct

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i dunno what to take of it but i've read the following at some adult model site (i really don't know jack shit about the real deal):

"In Japan you are either a fashion model or a porn model - for them there are basically no nuances between the two. The whole porn, fashion, music and entertainment industry are run by organized gangsters.

And do not think we took on this Tokyo production lightly. In fact, it was the highest budget production we had ever planned. 2 months before our arrival a trusted colleague had spent a week doing research checking on accommodation and locations and meeting local photographers, production managers and model agents... and all seemed to be in order...

We had reviewed 100s of models online before we came to Tokyo and had handpicked many for our first big casting day. What we saw, however, was nothing like in the model composites we had been shown previously. Never before have I seen such manipulation. And the creepy agents with their “$$$” grins and stupid hats and mix of wall-street and hip-hop outfits just made it all even worse. What appeared to be big-eyed and slender girls with great features turned out to be "pygmy hogs"."

this is a quote from an adult site (18+) so google it at your own risk

so.. if there's even a teeny-weeny bit of truth in this guy's ramblings and korea is even a teeny-weeny similar to japan in this kind of stuff.. there's bound to be some teeny-weeny bit of truth in this manga

And Also Japanese People Shouldn't Make Music!


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There is a long, LONG history in the entertainment business (in all countries, as far as I know) of people who want to become (or remain) famous having sex with people who have the power to make or keep them famous.

I don't believe the article meant that the girl idol groups were prostituting themselves to whoever was nearby, but rather that they were sleeping with producers or others who could make or keep them famous.

Disclaimer: I have no opinion of whether the groups named in the article did or not, as I know nothing about any of them, but sex in return for favors is not exactly a new idea.

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Whoever drew this comic is racist and jealous
Plus really hypocritical.

It's just a manga. It doesn't need to or shouldn't be taken seriously.


Talk about your obnoxious opinions in a different thread.

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