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By Park Han-sol As K-pop continues to cultivate its worldwide appeal among diverse racial, cultural and age groups, the genre s artistic expressions have frequently clashed with local cultural values, especially in socially conservative Islamic nations. Although K-pop has its own conservative elements, there s certainly a more explicit side to it as well: lyrics laced with sexual innuendos, performers provocative stage outfits and culturally insensitive use of religious imagery in performances and music videos. Last year, the all-female quartet BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez s single Ice Cream came under fire for its line Play the part like Moses as it made light of a significant figure in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The boy band NCT U met criticism in the same year after exploiting the Imam Husayn Shrine in Iraq, a scared site for Shia Muslims, as a mere stage prop, and later as an official piece of merchandise.

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