and they can fully come back and agencies are also, one of the things they are doing is, it wasn t so much a case about a decade ago, it s that agencies are proactively reporting on the malicious comments that stars receive in on line spaces or through their social media. on line spaces or through their social media. briefly before we left to go. social media. briefly before we left to go, those social media. briefly before we left to go, those young - left to go, those young performers are often brought into the industry at a quite young age, aren t they? with all these, this negative news about the industry, are young children wanting tojoin about the industry, are young children wanting to join the k p°p children wanting to join the k pop industry? children wanting to oin the k-pop industmh children wanting to oin the k-pop industry? yes, and it s because k-p0p. k-pop industry? yes, and it s because k-pop, it k-pop industry? yes, and it s because k-pop, it has - k-pop in
of south korean celebrities who have died young in recent years. 0ur bbc korean service reporter yuna ku in seoul has told me earlier about the reaction in the country, and what was moonbin famous for. moonbin is the main dancer of the k pop group called astro, and he was a well known figure among k pop fans, both at home and abroad. especially recently, he has been working actively as a duo with another member of the group and was about to participate in a concert in macao on saturday, followed by other concerts in tokyo, santiago and mexico city. and what are the authorities saying about what happened? at this point, we cannot confirm the exact reason of his death, but it appears that he took his own life. a few days ago, he has been sharing some of his difficulties he has been going through. k pop industry is showing great
debut as a k pop star. recently he has been actively working as a duo with a number member of the group, and was about to participate in a final concert on saturday, followed by an event concert in tokyo and mexico city and more. by an event concert in tokyo and mexico city and more. what are the olice mexico city and more. what are the police saying mexico city and more. what are the police saying about mexico city and more. what are the police saying about the police saying about the investigation? how much do we know? he was found dead yesterday night by his manager. we cannot confirm the exact reason of his death, but it appears he had taken his own life. he has been sharing his personal difficulties with his fans during live chats. ~ ., , difficulties with his fans during live chats. ~ . , , difficulties with his fans during live chats- difficulties with his fans during live chats. ~ . , , ., live chats. what is being said about the fact there live chats. what is being s
as a child he was first an actor, before joining the k pop band astro when he was 18. the star was discovered unresponsive at his home in seoul by his manager last night. police are investigating the cause of his death, but say it appears he has taken his life. moonbin is the latest of a series of south korean celebrities, who have died young in recent years. i m joined now by so yeon yoon, reporter at the korea joongang daily. thank you forjoining us on the programme. i want to ask you about the k pop industry, despite the glamour it has long been discussed and it has a bit of a dark side. can you explain what kind of pressure those celebrities are under? firstly, thank you celebrities are under? firstly, thank you for celebrities are under? firstly, thank you for having - celebrities are under? firstly, thank you for having me. - celebrities are under? firstly, thank you for having me. i - thank you for having me. i think what you are trying to talk about is that k pop is
young children wanting to oin the k pop industry?i the k pop industry? yes. it s because k the k pop industry? yes. it s because k pop the k pop industry? yes. it s because k pop has the k pop industry? yes. it s because k pop has its - the k pop industry? yes. it s because k pop has its pros i the k pop industry? yes. it s l because k pop has its pros and cons. it s one of the most fastly growing industries in the world. just ten years ago mentioning k pop, the idea wasn t so big or glamourous or as modern as it is right now. but as it is growing more people are getting exposed to the glamour side of it. one of the glamour side of it. one of the fortunate things is not the government is also taking part so there weren t any specific caps on how much teenage trainees could work out or how much they could miss school. but these guidelines are becoming very specific and very orderly. it s true that many teenagers still do want to get into the industry. i wouldn t say that this is