EXPOSING THE DARK SIDE OF KPOP -- AMERICANS REACT 

BTS hasn’t performed in North Korea, it was actually a girl group called Red Velvet. The creator of the video obviously doesn’t care to fact check and he over exaggerated a lot. Not a trustworthy source at all.

BTS didn't perform for Kim Jung-Un. It was Red Velvet. Even researchers are misogynistic at this point.💀 How did the original vid creator mess up that bad.

Just know that western industry isn't any better 😂 Atleast korean artists are rarely caught in drug addiction issues, western having a freedom which also causes most of them to be less discipline and have so many issues. Korean artists are a lot more humble and genuine too due to how hard they had to work to become kpop artists.

1) 9:40 i won't lie to you, visuals are a pretty big attractor for kpop stans. i personally wouldn't care as much if the idols themselves had big noses or other beauty "flaws" as long as they are still likeable personality-wise and can perform. and not all of them need ps anyway to be good-looking lmao it's just a normalised concept 2) 16:18 bts never performed for kim jongun.. bro did no clear research there 3) 21:11 kim jonghyun had already been suffering from "depressive feelings" ever since he was young aka before being an idol. the industry didn't cause it but it did trigger it and eventually lead him to his end. he's from a really iconic k-pop group called shinee and they were one of the most well-known boygroups in korea around the 2010s and still to this day. rip jonghyun 🙏

this is def the case for certain group that don’t debut under big companies with the funds to support them, if you’re under the well known companies it’s less severe. life is still hard but they get treated better than smaller companies

Can y'all please stop making these videos it's starting to get annoying

You dont know the impact of agency in kpop. Agency can ruin the artist career. So that's why the artist cannot fight back the company.

Jpop never needed to expanded outside of Japan. Japan is the 2nd biggest music market after the United States so you don’t need the leave the country or market internationally to make a lot of money. Korea had to market to the west to make expand South Korea’s music market.

Actually they do have their phones, if you look at itzy or twice they all just have their own phones

the creator didn't do his research.. BTS never performed for kin jung-un.. it's redvelvet

A lot of the things being said on that video are not applied to many artists, for example people under YG and Hybe like bts have more freedom than artists under other agencies. Also I don’t understand why people want to paint kpop as some type of evil/horrible industry when the American music industry isn’t great either, these industry’s have their flaws. Also bts didn’t perform for Kim Jung un, that person didn’t do their research and it shows. Also some of the mistreatment mentioned in the video doesn’t happen anymore, the industry has been changing over time:

kpop is not what korean culture is, they have a culture that is uniquely their own, it is not hip hop culture it is korean culture

the way i see it kpop stans are hypocrites... many would say they don't care if an idol gained weight or didn't fit the beauty standards but in reality the moment an idol doesn't fit the standard or gains some weight or slacks a bit from being overworked they will brutally rip them apart and bully them and never stop bringing it up for years

It wasn't BTS who performed in North Korea; they aren't even allowed to perform there due to the restrictive norms of that country. This content creator isn't accurate in many things. He's featuring BTS throughout his entire video just to portray the darker side of K-pop. However, the truth is that BTS is a group with the freedom to make their own choices, and I believe this is a key reason for their success and dedication. While every K-pop idol is talented and trained, many suffer due to their companies' control. I feel deeply for small group idols who essentially become slaves to their companies, lacking the autonomy of groups like BTS and Blackpink. Let me clarify one more thing: while this harsh reality exists in parts of K-pop, not all groups suffer in the same way. K-pop has evolved, and many groups are independent, managing their own work. Still, it's heartbreaking to think of those who lost their lives. Rest in peace to them, and I hope that those responsible face justice, whether by law or by a higher power. Karma does indeed exist.

BTS did not perform for Kim Jong Un, Red Velvet did

shit here we go again 💀

This video was so dramatic 💀 there’s a dark side to literally every industry

bts didnt go thru all of this their company was nice

I guess the person who made the video is not Korean... ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It's like a video made by the person who made the video provocatively without knowing much about kpop

one of the main reasons bts got s big is cause theri company made it their mission to not put them under this very hard system

To the 2nd guy to the left tho lol going to coachella costs money too like if you go there on your own like what you're suggesting like if that idol wannabe wants to do it independently and you still flop bruh it wont be worth it. Thats not how kpop business works. You dont just keep investing on your own just bc you can. The instances of flopping is greater bruh. Everyone in the industry go under the same training period as BTS but not everyone is as successful as bts and most groups that get recognized enough are just lucky. Thats why i kinda agree to the far left guy that most trainees still choose to go to big companies and train their whole like bc they have methods in the business to be successful.

this is extreme Kpop idols do date but its not preferable but they still do they do have lifes outside of being idols that's crazy what he said u can see that by how much groupes that have friends from other Kpop groupes even if its a guy and a girl almost every Kpop group I know has a close idol friend and they go to their family in holidays and do normal shit

If you want to watch a well made video about kpop watch "what we get wrong about kpop" by bby gang mag.

Most of this facts it's false not true

This "documentary" has the SURFACE LEVEL info. It didmt even digged deeper😭

Gyes I think you need to be deep in kpop first to know what they are talking about and to be more aware of kpop culture and songs

that mf in the left not even awake 😂😂😂

Alot of the idols do that to themselves because for their love to performaning and to sing and get their voice famous, I respect that because they challenge themselves to be successful

I wish Kpop stars would join together and take their power back against the industry. I don’t think that will happen anytime soon. At least the industry isn’t as bad as it used to be.

majority of this shit is either old or one off cases. or not even accurate. i suggest if you really wanna know watch bbygangmags videos on kpop. majority of these dark side of kpop videos are done with no research and brush every group and solo artist with a single brush. also A LOT of this shit happens in american music industry too but american media doesnt talk about it or glorifies it so yall dont think its a problem.

21:30 so what 🙄ain’t nobody gonna talk about how triggered he looked

16:21 HAHAHA

Do more French rap man it’s wayyyy better. You should do “Mignon Garçon” by 4Keus gang or “Tarzan” by Kerchak

BTS never performed for North Korea please and yes k-pop has a lot of issues but this creator has not fact checked some of what he spoke about what BTS rise to fame to fully understand some things about the group

Why do y’all keep reacting to these types of videos 1.they over exaggerate 2.Alot of the thlngs hes claiming are lies 3.lts not doing anything for y’all to keep watching these lts feeding you lies,Bts dldnt perform ln North Korea.

There are better sources to react to.

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U guys better react to Blackpink lmaooo this video is very wrong

bts is going to the military so they have to take a break for a few years

This is kinda wrong cuz some companies aren’t that stick also you can bee trainee for 0 - over 10years

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Every music industry is problematic, BTW this video was dramatic af lmao

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Plsssss reaction to bts bussan concert 2022 mic drop and run performance niceee😍

BTS is different than other Kpop groups you should watch their journey BTS is the best group of all time

pls no

....... bruh ......

Bts never performed for Kim jung-un 😭 it was another Kpop group….and it was a girl group too💀 red velvet. Idk how they mess that up, it seems tho that the person who made this video kinda just did some basic research on how contracts work in The Kpop industry and some of the bad things that has happen. Though a-lot of the context in this video is true but the experience also defers depending on the company you are in. After most Kpop groups 7 year contract, if they do choose to renew it there is usually more negotiation between the members and the company, so the members can now decide how much more pay they get and some other things. And the companies would usually comply especially if the group they r negotiating with is one that makes a lot of money for them. But for instance with BTS’s company they always had a pretty good relationship with their company though I would like to say that it probably has a lot to do with the fact that they were a very very very small company and honestly in my opinion couldn’t afford to be as strict as other bigger companies as that would probably just drive trainees to leave. BTS still had to follow rules and keep in shape and whatnot but not at all to the extent stated in the video. Some idols have better experience than others but it is important to note that the entire Kpop industry isn’t ALL like this but it is also important that we don’t just brush aside the parts of the industry is IS like this.

Actually they do have their phones, if you look at itzy or twice they all just have their own phones

y'all are so annoying 💀💀 how come when it comes to kpop all y'all wanna do is watch the overdramatized negative videos that may i add are usually UNRELIABLE. like do y'all really think bts performed in n.korea???? only one group did and it was red velvet

atp yall r doing it on purpose.. we alr asked u to not bother w these weird @ss dramatised videos n maybe jus stick to mvs or performances or anything else decent when it comes to kpop related content. its borderline xenophobic how deeply antagonised the korean music industry is when the american one is nowhere near better

Why the hell is this video so damn dramatic?!?😂 I feel like I haven’t heard of mistreatment this bad since the early 2000’s💀💀💀

this video is very generalized and dramatic lol. of course, kpop, just like any other industry, has its dark sides. but this video is even funny bc is just so???? like c'mon idols are not robots

Dear young men... and Hollywood is full of saints? That darkside is everywhere not only kpop. You dont know really young people practising, playing, living dorms, give they youth to they dreams and maybe never make it, constant (net)bullying (even normal schoolworld is that and sadly end scui*)? Like... football-, icehockey-, theater/movie-, model-world and...? Sorry my english and greetings from the edge of Europe

Again, why? This video is full of rare footage and rare circumstances. YES these things have happened to some kpop stars but majority of the time this isn’t true. Why not watch actual kpop videos and if you’re curious abt kpop culture then learn it from reliable accounts.

This video is full of A LOT of misinformation wtf

Most of these facts are rubbish. The person that made this video did not research well.

BTS never performed in NORTH KOREA that was Red Velvet.

Yes the American music scene has zero problems.

this video got a lot of things wrong😂😭... why are you only focused on watching videos about negative things about kpop.. the videos that you're watching aren't even decently made and they only put things that would get the biggest reaction out of people but aren't even true, yet you're so convinced that the western industry is better after it💀

If y’all are interested in watching a kpop group actually being formed and what it looks like you should watch the le sserafim documentary.

kpop is not korean culture make that CLEAR

Sad that Moonbin passed so soon in his career from Astro.

The original video is quite inaccurate. BTS didn't fit that mold at all. Not all artist follow that mold. That grooming concept is more applicable to traditional kpop market. Bighit was on the edge of bankruptcy when bts members were recruited as teenagers

This video you reacted to was so not accurate, this guy obviously knows way too little about the industry. Most of the things were very exaggerated and some of the facts barely even happen anymore. This guy just went for the most horrible things he could find to try and make the industry sound as horrible as possible. I mean the industry ofc has it's flaws but this is way over the line.

i know kpop only because of BTS they are very different than other group by the way BTS never perform in north korea the girl group RV does this video information wrong

El que hizo el video se nota que reexageró todo: 1. bts nunca se presento en corea del norte 2. Si bien todas las compañías son kk, no todas tratan nivel esclavo a sus idols en epoca de trainees 3. Realmente no me parecio la seccion que puso de "kpop suicides". Siento que es un tema deliado y no solo en la industria, sino que como nación (pq corea esta dentro del top de los paises con mas suicid10s del mundo. Siento que lo de la presión que uno tiene (en especial si es joven y sea del rubro que sea: estudiante, trainee, deportista, etc. es demasiada), yo a los trainees los veo como cuando los chicos se preparan para la u a rendir ese examen que define sus vidas, pero en ves de hojas y libros llevan un microfono. Son muy disciplinados y se presionan demasiado (el publico tiene altas expectativas y esperan lo mejor de ellos.). Ademas noc que pensarian ustedes de un pais donde se felicitan a un idol cuando se desploma por el cansancio en pleno escenario porque consideran que "esta trabajando duro" "se nota que no es holgazan" "ese tipo de idols deben de haber", creo que con eso digo todo. 4. hay mejores videos que informan mejor, noc porque siempre pintan "el lado oscuro del kpop" como si esas cosas no pasaran en las otras industrias musicales/ actoral de todo el mundo :v 5. lo de sully alta colera me dejo, a ella se le fue encima esa cultura conservadora que tienen por allá, realmente esta en un lugar mucho mejor ahora, dando el mejor concierto de su vida en las estrellas junto a jonghyun y goo hara 6. creo que esto resume todo: lo que lleva a que todo esto suceda son los elevados e innecesarios estandares coreanos de "TODO TIENE QUE SER PERFECTO/ EVERYTHING NEED TO BE PERFECT", realmente no saben el daño que causan con eso.

Goodthing BTS made Bighit into Hybe.🤭

help why y’all posted up in bath robes and sunglasses 😭😭

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OML these comments 💀 like we know that america also has problems but y'all are dramatic calm down I'm a kpop stan but this doesn't bother me because this world isn't perfect so yes every country has it's own problems they are only reacting to what information they are given so let's not act like they are saying Americans are any better

Why you react that video.. if you wanna know KPop, I think its not that way hmmm

Yall had me thinking this was jodeci from the thumbnail