WION Fineprint | The dark side of South Korea's entertainment industry
the sudden death of
south
korea
n actress yoo joo eun has shocked the country the 27-year-old committed suicide in a note she left behind she described her profession as both a blessing and a curse she made her screen debut in 2016 this was in she was 21 and since then she has starred in several movies on her suicide note. She talked about how much she wanted to act. She said that her profession was part of her. However, based on her way of living, that life was not easy. superstar to succumb to the pressures of the South
Korea
n entertainment
industry
and this brings us to the dark
side
of this industry
Being a celebrity has never been easy, but it is particularly difficult being a South
Korea
n pop star behind the videos Well choreographed musicals Synchronized fashion clothes Dance routines There is a life of sacrifice Exploitation Online bullying and even depression Entertainment
and controversy have always gone hand in hand The industry
is full of scandals involving sexual exploitation and harassment Cases of suicide korea
n stars gohara and suli showed a light on this dark
side
both guru and choi faced extensive cyber bullying and sexual harassment and this affected their mental health gujarat was also battling a sex tape scandal this time stardom in south
korea
it's often like a punishment, most stars are on a tight leash, people sign up for this from willingly in fact they train specially for this exhausting industry
exploitation starts when they are just kids parents put their kids in special schools the hope is to make them stars there are currently thousands of such schools in south
korea
these teenagers then they train for years to get into the industry
they focus on honing their singing and dancing skills while dealing with unrealistic body standards it's almost like a celebrity factory talent here is a commodity and this leads us to the suicide rate In South
Korea
, the intense pressure is often too much for suicidal youth.![wion fineprint the dark side of south korea s entertainment industry]()
Ideas among the under-30s have surged during the pandemic even though
South
Korea
's overall suicide rate has dropped, so at the height of their fame, these stars are collapsing, unable to live up to the demand to be perfect and polished ambassadors. South
Korea
's entertainment
industry
is lucrative. k dramas are all the rage right now but they have come at a heavy price that young stars are paying for this with their sanity and sometimes their lives.