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String of celebrity scandals renews debate on South Korea's 'cancel culture' — Photo by Zafer Erdoğan on Pexels

See Celebrity News Cost K‑pop’s Reputational Nightmare

Celebrity news cost K-pop’s reputational nightmare by turning a high-profile endorsement into a food-product fraud scandal that triggered cancel-culture backlash, loss of sponsorships, and a $30 million hit to the industry. Within two weeks, the hashtag #FakeKPopRewind gathered 2.5 million engagements on TikTok, sparking a wave of criticism