230615 The rise of the K-pop princess - BBC 100 Women, BBC World Service

With the rise of K-pop music globally, there has also been a growing phenomenon of hyper-realistic avatars in girl bands. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 BBC 100 Women takes a look at the impact of these flawless fantasy K-pop artists - who are available online 24/7, constantly re-invent themselves and are immune to bullying and internet trolling - on their fans, their bandmates, and the real women behind the virtual stars. What are the repercussions of this new digital trend, idolising singers who are all presented as perfect, slim, ageless? Check out more from BBC 100 Women here 👉🏽 ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 Twitter 👉🏽 Facebook 👉🏽 BBC World Service website 👉🏽 Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #kpop #ai