the kpop edition

[acchikocchi]

1. So give me the lowdown on SM Entertainment as a corporation. How do they recruit/train/market/etc., especially in comparison to JE? Info on shady business practices and lawsuits and things of that sort also welcome. XD ...How does the Korean music industry and market compare to the Japanese in general, actually? There is no such thing as tldr in comments here.

2. Favorite Korean artists/songs/albums/music videos? I am woefully ignorant. Pop, not pop, what have you - hit me. (Assume I know basically no one except Park Ji-yoon, since that's... true. Oh, and BoA.)

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[acchikocchi.livejournal.com]

.....oh geez, I remember hearing in passing about her death last spring, but I didn't remember (or never knew) that it was suicide, and I definitely never heard about the note. That's... really awful. Gah.

That works perfectly well, too, thanks. :D