The Hallyu Wave Snowballs into the Hallyu Tsunami

The Hallyu Wave, also known as the Korean Wave, is the spread of Korean culture across borders. The term was first used by the Chinese media in the 1990s to refer to the influence of Korean entertainment in China, Japan, and other South East Asian countries.

BBC Reports on "The Dark Side of Korean Pop Music"

BBC News recently published an article titled "The dark side of South Korean pop music". Say what? There’s an evil force beneath all these sweet dance tunes, candy-colored costumes, and spectacular white smiles? According to BBC, yes (although it’s not quite that simple). It’s the management companies who sometimes bind their biggest stars into "slave contracts which tie [their] trainee-stars into long exclusive deals, with little control or financial reward."