How teens train for K-pop fame in South Korea’s star factories
 

How teens train for K-pop fame in South Korea’s star factories
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SUWON, South Korea —*After Jeun So-jung closes her books at the end of the school day in **toriously hard-studying South Korea, she soon finds herself back in a classroom. Except at this school, the 14 year old doesn’t practice English or maths.*

Instead, her curriculum consists of lots of singing and dancing — the skills she’ll need for her dream career as a K-pop star.

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