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Questions have also been raised over K-pop's focus on appearance and its effects on children and teens, especially pressure to obtain cosmetic surgeries. [176] In 2019, the South Korean Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced non-mandatory guidelines in an effort to prevent "lookism." One recommendation asked to limit how many idol singers can appear on TV together, saying "most of them are skinny ... with outfits exposing their bodies." [177] The concern was that their nearly identical appearances would narrow the standards of beauty. Many young viewers of K-pop are raised in a culture where cosmetic surgery is promoted. Some idols openly document themselves undergoing surgery. [176] The government recommendations upset many fans, however, who began circulating an online petition in protest. An opposition politician also compared the guidelines to regulations under the "military dictatorship of Chun Doo-hwan". [177] Mental health Doboo Shim (2005). "Hybridity and the rise of Korean popular culture in Asia". National University of Singapore. 28: 25–44. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.489.921. doi: 10.1177/0163443706059278. S2CID 204327176. Cho, Chung-un (March 23, 2012). "K-pop still feels impact of Seo Taiji & Boys". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014 . Retrieved April 12, 2016. Park, T. K.; Kim, Youngdae (January 15, 2019). "A Brief History of Korean Hip-hop". Vulture. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019 . Retrieved February 25, 2019. In 2017, Mexico also became the first Latin American country to host KCON. The two-day convention held on March 17–18 brought over 33,000 fans to Arena Ciudad de México. [354] Much like artists during Music Bank, idols covered Spanish songs.

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S.M. Entertainment (041510:KOSDAQ): Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on March 2, 2010 . Retrieved March 29, 2013. Herman, Tamar (May 7, 2018). "Temporary K-Pop Acts Like Wanna One, JBJ & I.O.I Are the New Norm". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 18, 2019 . Retrieved March 9, 2019. Modern K-pop "idol" culture began in the 1990s, as K-pop idol music grew into a subculture that amassed enormous fandoms of teenagers and young adults. [7] [8] After a slump in early idol music, from 2003, TVXQ and BoA started a new generation of K-pop idols that broke the music genre into the neighboring Japanese market and continue to popularize K-pop internationally today. [9] [10] With the advent of online social networking services and South Korean TV shows, the current spread of K-pop and South Korean entertainment, known as the Korean Wave, is seen not only in East Asia and Southeast Asia, but also in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Latin America, North Africa, Southern Africa and East Africa, the Middle East, and throughout the Western world, gaining an international audience. April 9, 2018). "[SC현장] "롤모델은 방탄소년단"...느와르, 벌써 '핫' 한 9인조 (종합)". 스포츠조선 (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 13, 2020 . Retrieved March 9, 2019. K-pop: the story of the well-oiled industry of standardized catchy tunes". INA Global. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013 . Retrieved May 2, 2013.

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