The High Price of Fame in the World of K-pop and K-drama

Dr. H
5 min readMay 27, 2021

Life isn’t all rosy for those who achieve celebrityhood in South Korea

Growing up watching the world of Korean popular culture, I was shocked at the number of things that can quickly kill your career as a celebrity.

Smoking marijuana. Tax evasion. Online gambling. Drunk driving. Evading mandatory military service. And now in the world of a global pandemic, not heeding public health guidelines like avoiding karaokes or clubs.

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Dr. H
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Cultural critic + Social anthropologist | Korean + American | Sharing thoughts, observations, and reviews.