The problems are deeper than many consider.
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Lately, a former Okay-Pop trainee shared their experiences below an organization, detailing components that haven’t essentially been as effectively mentioned as others.
The trainee, @naomi.chn on TikTok, shared that her firm gave the trainees random classes in make-up and hairstyling, along with many different topics like vlogging and taking selfies, the latter of which different trainees beforehand mentioned.
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She additionally shared that trainees got media coaching lectures by an teacher who taught at many various Okay-Pop corporations. These classes occurred round as soon as a month and had been two to 3 hours lengthy every time.
These lectures mentioned previous scandals like AOA’s Seolhyun and Jimin‘s Korean historical past scandal and when GFRIEND‘s Sowon shared a photograph with a Nazi model.
The lecturer instructed the trainees to do their very own analysis, however when she introduced up African American tradition and requested in the event that they believed something was missed, the teacher didn’t have “any thought” what she was speaking about.
She mentioned that the conclusion was principally, “don’t say it [the N-word],” with out going into African American tradition any additional, which stunned her because of Okay-Pop discovering inspiration in Hip-Hop and R&B. She attributed this to how nuanced cultural appropriation is, and a lack of know-how.
She talked about that many younger idols usually tend to simply observe directions from their instructors with out asking questions, resulting in points with cultural appropriation. She recounted a narrative of one other trainee buddy below a distinct firm that was studying rap from a rap trainer, who didn’t wish to say the N-word whereas practising English songs.
The teacher informed her buddy to say the N-word within the songs she was practising, and was confused why she was refusing.
This angle offers perception into how situations of appropriation occur so usually.
You’ll be able to try her full video on the topic beneath.
@naomi.chn Replying to @Irisha R. we additionally had media coaching ! right here’s my mukbang+storytime & additionally making an attempt the viral dubai pistachio chocolate on the finish (3:46) hehe 🤤 #kpop #trainee #mukbang #storytime
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