Oegugin influencers and K popculture nationalism

[basilosaurus]

I found this to be pretty interesting. About how the government funds and trains mostly white influencers, and the backlash they can face if they're anything but glowingly positive. This tracks with my experience in the short time I lived there, both the government involvement and my black and brown friends' experiences that I witnessed and what they shared. 

www.salon.com/2022/11/24/oegugin-influencers-are-rising-to-stardom-in-korea-but-theres-a-dark-side-to-pop-nationalism_partner/

[sent]

That's an interesting article. I'm also not surprised by it.