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You’re Wrong About K-pop
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[…] But second, at least in the context of this blog, to me being a kid at heart means finding joy in things that are often deemed childish, or unworthy of their time. And in our culture, nothing’s really considered more frivolous than the kind of light, frothy pop music that k-pop excels at. K-pop in general is an industry that is greatly geared towards women, and its female fans are its life blood, so is it any wonder that it’s so often that people don’t take it seriously? […]
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