Why are kpop idols not allowed to take gifts from fans?

But today, most of those idols decided not to accept fan gifts anymore not because they don’t like it, but rather because they think some of the gifts are way too expensive (also, to be honest, too many) and can be used for other charitable activities instead.

Does JYP Entertainment accept fan mail?

Anybody can send fan letters / small message books for SKZ to the JYP Center address: [Member Name], JYP Center, 205 Gangdongdae-ro, Gangdong-gu Seoul, postal code: 05407 This address has been available on Fan’s for a long time!

Why Blackpink will no longer accept gifts?

SEOUL – K-pop mega girl group Blackpink will no longer accept gifts from fans, its management agency YG Entertainment announced on Tuesday (Oct 12). It asked instead that such support and gifts be diverted to worthy causes and warned that any gifts left at its headquarters will be discarded with immediate effect.

Why K-pop is not popular in Korea?

The netizen also pointed out that even though some K-Pop idol groups are recognized overseas, they are not popular enough to be mainstream and these groups are mostly unknown in Korea. These groups also do not chart so well in Korea’s music charts because there aren’t many people listening to their songs.

Do K-pop idols need bodyguards to protect themselves?

Over the years, many K-Pop idols have been mobbed in airports, and some have even been injured in the process. As such, several fans have called on bodyguards to do a better job of protecting idols. However, according to a new AYO interview with two veteran K-Pop guards, it’s not always that easy.

What’s so bad about K-pop?

K-pop is known for impossibly photogenic young stars, impeccably choreographed dance routines and undeniably catchy tunes. But a dark side that’s popping up more frequently is its punishing treatment of performers. What’s so tough about K-pop life?

Why are K-pop stars called ‘Idols’?

That the genre’s stars are dubbed “idols” hints at the massive expectations placed on the young performers, said Jeff Benjamin, a K-pop music columnist who has written for Billboard and the New York Times. “Just that word in itself gives the idea that they have to be perfect — they have to be the ideal standard of entertainer.

Are K-pop stars expected to live up to impossible standards?

Yet, though K-pop stars are expected to live up to all but impossible standards, many might say that the pressure to be perfect is also intense for ordinary Koreans – K-pop simply takes what’s there in wider society and intensifies it. Tragic heroine: Sulli, 25, a former member of the girl group f (x), who killed herself in October 2019.