Kpop industry has tons of shows where they interview kpop celebrities, so this supposition might seem a bit strange for all of you. But the thing is, I kinda wanted to see more nardwuar style journalism in kpop. The thing is kpop has been so commericalized(well right fully so because its all about the money baby), and so structaulized (the only ones ive seen close to being somewhat similar to nardwuar was that journalist from the show mmtg from sbs)that sometimes most questions are so similar when I see these interview shows? So when I see a lot of I would say independent journalists(well nardwuar is technically part of a radio crew, but you would see what I mean by that) in hollywood who just happen to meet celebrities in hollywood just walking by and ask questions that is so astonishing to me. I feel like this is just not seen in kpop overall, because I feel like they always should have like pre planned schedules and everything. Also the reason why I do think that this needs to be more of a thing is because I feel like the questions should represent what the fans are curious about instead of the same rhetoric questions(kinda similar to the first point I made.). Without the backup or funding of big broadcasting institutions and companies with economic objectives, I feel like it would convey the honesty more for celebrities. Though I personally think it might be hard considering how controlled the kpop industry is and the existence of stalkers and sasaengs(like it might be hard for independent journalists to be born in here also cause companies would need some kind of verificaiton to make sure they are not ill intentioned people hoping to get a chance with them), I do hope that we have some kind of freedom that is enjoyed in the United States. Well I am saying it again, but I think this is just me.
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