K-POP DEATHS Fame, desperation & tragedy
K-pop is a musical genre known for its catchy tunes, high-energy dance bands and flamboyantly colourful fashions. But the fun and excitement, which has spread from its native South Korea to the rest of the world in recent years thanks to such bands as BTS, can belie a darkness that has driven many performers to such despair that some even took their own lives.
“It was fun at first,” says Amber Liu, who grew up in Los Angeles, where she was discovered by one of South Korea’s largest entertainment companies,
