Coffee Break - EP 6 - The Double-Edged Sword: Dark Side of K-pop

<p>We are back with another Coffee Break! We have no special guests joining us this week - just your OG Patmmer crew! We will be diving into a two part episode in which we debate and discuss the dark and light sides of K-Pop! Up first is the exploration of the dark side of K-Pop!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Times</p> <p>00:00 Start</p> <p>00:13 Intro&nbsp;</p> <p>01:16 This week's topic: Dark and Light sides of K-pop</p> <p>02:36 Slave Contracts&nbsp;</p> <p>06:05 How young is too young to start training to debut as an Idol?</p> <p>07:54 Mental Health Issues</p> <p>09:47 Competition and over saturation of the market for K-pop</p> <p>13:06 Misconduct in the industry&nbsp;</p> <p>15:10 Scandals - when power and fame lead Idols to the dark side</p> <p>20:30 Sexism</p> <p>22:57 Vanity and unrealistic beauty standards&nbsp;</p> <p>30:09 Treatment of Foreigners in the K-pop industry&nbsp;</p> <p>34:11 What makes K-pop, K-pop?</p> <p>37:15 Bye, bye! See y'all next week!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow Us:</p> <p>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/patmmerpodcast">https://www.instagram.com/patmmerpodcast</a></p> <p>FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/patmmerpodcast">https://www.facebook.com/patmmerpodcast</a></p> <p>TWITTER: <a href="https://twitter.com/patmmerpodcast">https://twitter.com/patmmerpodcast</a></p> <p>YOUTUBE: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlM6jlUEwHstMoICfedzyg">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmlM6jlUEwHstMoICfedzyg</a></p>