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edited and artistically directed by Danae O.

written, narrated and scored by Elliot Sang and Danae O.

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special thanks to Modooborahae, Bfly, Cristina Lai, Gaby Gloria and everyone else who assisted in putting together this video

a reminder that this is not an attack video on Cuck Philosophy. his video did point out some of the worst aspects of the idol music industry--some of which have changed, others which take new forms in 2020. and it incorporated some strong information about Korean history. it's important to remember that these extreme examples do not represent the entire industry, as many solely demonstrate the worst offenses of specific labels from the past; however, issues of overwork, neoconservatism, exploitation and more still pop up fairly often amongst k-pop idols.

this video is meant to show the range of artistry, intention, and experiences within k-pop--as well as investigating what k-pop really is. why is korean pop music so aggressively dismissed by people in the west? why do we create these essentialized narratives to altogether delegitimize a music industry abroad when the very same can be done of our own? what really makes k-pop so much worse than english language pop?

in this video, danae and i investigate three issues we have with cuck philosophy's popular video, "the late capitalism of k-pop", and how it can be used to further perpetuated these distorted narratives about korean pop music, despite its stronger qualities.

numbers and artists cited in this video, by the way, are mostly from 2017 and earlier to fit within the temporal constraints of the original video, which was released in late 2017. i aimed to demonstrate that even three years ago, these issues with cuck philosophy's video would still be valid. but, of course, in 2020, the issues have become more dated altogether given how there are constant increases in humane(r) practices within the industry, as well as a neverending influx of idols with creative control, among other things.

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