Kpop sex scandal: Anger, disappointment, but no surprise
Student Kim Yeo-joo has been deleting K-pop songs all week as a snowballing sex scandal involving BigBang member Seungri and FT Island leader Choi Jong-hoon rocked South Korea and brought to light the widespread abuse of women in the patriarchal society.
"Each day a new idol gets caught in the scandal, I delete their songs. I don't want to listen to something that makes money for an underground sex market," the 19-year-old K-pop fan told The Sunday Times.Enjoy unlimited access to ST's best work Subscribe Now
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