K-pop Fans urge Korean entertainment agencies to reduce plastic waste


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Kpop4planet activists (from left) Park Jin-hui, Kim and Roza de Jong with signs made of K-pop idol fans’ items and CDs that are used in a demonstration to raise awareness about the climate crisis. — Reuters

K-pop music may be South Korea’s buzziest export but the industry needlessly creates mountains of plastic in its home market by churning out CDs that most fans don’t even listen to, critics say.

What the fans are interested in are the photos of band members that come with the CD and essentially function as trading cards, often becoming collectors’ items.

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