'K-pop Idols' documentary looks at how the K-pop industry is embracing diversity

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A new Apple TV+ documentary series, “K-pop Idols,” offers an intimate look at how the K-pop industry is embracing diversity while grappling with challenges in a field that demands perfection. The six-part series features Korean American star Jessi and up-and-coming K-pop bands like Blackswan and Cravity.

Members of K-pop group Blackswan pose during 2023 Newsis K-EXPO in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 23, 2023. Members of K-pop group Blackswan pose during 2023 Newsis K-EXPO in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 23, 2023. Members of K-pop group Blackswan pose during 2023 Newsis K-EXPO in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 23, 2023.

Former Blackswan member Youngheun said members had a curfew and were not allowed to drink or date. “We even had to report when we were getting our nails done and going to the convenience store in front of our house,” she shared in the documentary.Blackswan member Gabi is seen eating a meal of egg, chicken breast and what resembles sweet potato sticks during her trainee period. “I am dieting because Mr. Yoon told me I need to lose weight,” Gabi said.

“I honestly don’t know one idol or elite sports athlete or entertainer that doesn’t deal with the issue of diet and self-image and mental health to some degree or another,” he told The Associated Press.Following BTS’ international success, K-pop labels have been actively recruiting foreign talents, which sometimes brings unfamiliar challenges.

“If the company says, ‘don’t fight,’ they won’t fight,” he said, referring to traditional K-pop groups. He added that he can’t control a “multinational group” the same way because of language and cultural differences. There are currently no Korean members in Blackswan after member changes.“In a K-pop group, if there are no Korean members, I feel like it’s just a K-pop cover group, isn’t it?” Blackswan’s former Korean member Youngheun said in the documentary.

 

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