야근하는 아이돌?

진행자: 최정윤, Chelsea Proctor Internet drives K-pop stars to overwork 기사요약: SNS에 숏폼 콘텐츠, 라이브 방송 등으로 이제는 더 친근하게,언제 어디서나 볼 수 있는 아이돌 -- 정작 그들은 야근으로 시달린다고? [1] The punishing schedule and little rest that K-pop stars endure are not new. Big-name K-pop agencies have been consistently criticized for operating like factories in producing and managing artists. endure: 견디다 big-name: 일류의, 유명한 [2] Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of Hybe, the largest K-pop agency globally, acknowledged this issue in a CNN interview in March 2023. "It’s not a total urban legend. Of course, there was some element of it in the past," he said. Bang suggested that the issue was a thing of the past and argued that today, K-pop companies “try their best not to violate the artists’ freedom.” urban legend: 도시전설 (확실한 근거가 없는데도 사실인 것처럼 퍼지는 이야기) [3] Yes, K-pop idols are no longer forced to work; but they are still expected to. With the development of the internet and the ever-growing power of social media, K-pop stars now have the additional task of staying connected with fans around the clock. around the clock: 24시간 내내, 휴식도 취하지 않고 [4] Unlike earlier generations of K-pop singers who could rest between their intense schedules and call it a day upon returning home, today's idols have to shoot short-form videos for Instagram and TikTok between performances and regularly engage with fans via livestreams. call it a day: 그만하기로 하다 기사 원문: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240729050727