Over the past decade, K-Pop has gradually grown into an international musical force. Gone are the days when only South Korean’s were enjoying some extremely upbeat tunes with ear-worm hooks -- now, the entire world is in on the secret, and K-Pop’s gaining thousands of followers with each passing week. But despite K-Pop’s immense success, it’s been hard to ignore that under all the glitz and glamour, there’s a frighteningly oppressive industry churning out emotionally damaged artists who are forced to live under the thumb of management companies that are more oppressive than most dictatorships. Worse yet, not all of these wannabe superstars are lucky enough to survive the process.