Glad you explain this up.. and make it loud. Wish everything's going well. Whatever the truth is, everyone is hoping that it gets out soon and those who were victimised get justice.
Wow. I didn’t know that school/s in Korea is doing this. Like students went to these school to nurture their talents and not to sell it to those guys 😡 so happy that you made a video about this. At least more people will be uducated and the students who made the video will feel the support of their fellow korean people. :)
I’m so glad the seniors are talking about this out loud. They’re genuinely looking out for their juniors and eradicating corruption and injustice. This is so morally wrong on so many levels.
Subscribe for no Reason what happened was that a video was uploaded by students of this school. And they exposed the school for corruption and injustice to their students. These students are graduated but can still get in trouble with the principal. And this got so viral that the school is under investigation.
Morally? Moral is subjective in atheists. I doubt these people believe in God or whatever. If people in higher power dont have moral imagine what will happen to society. :D
Naa. Each time that I watch a drama, I can't help but think that somewhere, stuff like that is happening. What the human mind can imagine, the human can create it. Especially the bad stuff.
The sexualization of Korean performers, especially women, is so obvious. The moment the maknae turns 18 the group's music and aesthetics always take a much more "mature" tonal shift. Sad to see this is so institutionalized even at the high school level.
All mainstream music is engineered lol. Kpop, rock and roll, jrock. its all about sex drugs rock and roll. HEDONISM HEDONISM. Korea is a country of satan worshippers. The poor poor masses believing its a christian country
I mean, American music is just as sexual, if not more in your face. The lyrics are just verbal porn, the videos are pornographic, its disgusting. It happens everywhere and its disgusting. I remember when Rihanna first came out. She was this cutie pie. Then umbrella happened and it just went south from there. Now she goes to award shows in sheer dresses and everything all on display. You got lizzo walking around with her ass cheeks cut out of her top and twerking in front of children at a basketball game. It's all disgusting
Another terrible thing is girl groups (w/ underage student members) are sometimes being sent to military bases to perform for soldiers probably to satisfy their horny sasses
@@kamveng453 Yes it's true but why is that horrible thing?? Korean singers and dancers sometimes perform in military base but male singers also perform there. And in other countries, singers visit military bases. All the soldiers who see female singers' performances are perverts????? The reason why Korean singera perform in Korean military bases for soldiers is because Korean soldiers cannot go out from the bases without allowance. They always have to stay in base. So they have no chance to experience cultural activities like music performances. I can't understand why there are so many negative views on Korea even though there are few people who exactly know about Korea.
뭐임마? I think the person above is specifically taking about underaged students being forced to perform inappropriately in front of grown men in the military. They haven’t said anything about other singers.
@@AAA-ub7wh maybe he/she was talking about the "underaged" ones, plus the principal 'forced' them which is in not anyway sounds right to me, atleast just for me okay?
And it's not just Korea. I live in indiana and three schools closed down for similar reasons. The school my niece went to would hold fundraisers to fund clubs and things in the school. But it was discovered the principal and vice principal were investing the money into themselves. They closed it a month ago. The students would put together these events and do so much thinking it was for them. My niece did cheerleading and we would stay up for hours for the monthly bake sales. I invested alot of money and time into the event myself as my niece's guardian.
I feel like all of these scandals and crimes getting exposed it'll have a snowball effect and more people will have the courage to speak up and expose crimes. 2019, it's the time.
guys we dont need to worry about the idols or trainees, they barely had any time to attend the school let alone private events outside of school hours. its the poor kids who would do anything to make it big which im concerned for
It's men too. Just sayin since the idol sexual harrassment by ceo thing is still fresh it's rude to ignore the men. I know it's worse for women but one pain shouldn't invalidate another, it should just change in a priorities list
...I feel Korea is pretty corrupt in general...I had a classmate in college who's girlfriend was killed in a car accident but because the person who was driving knew someone in the government (related), the driver got off clean (sounds like a kdrama storyline but forreal, true)... I feel some stuff that you see in Korean movies and dramas is pretty reflective of the life in korea... Then again, corruption everywhere...
yeah, in bulgaria police cant fine anyone, weather they've parked incorrectly or have injured someone in an accident because they could be tied to the mafia, and its not worth it to fuck w them. It's really not just korea.
That happens so much in the United States, and it's not just those who have money or status that get away with crimes. It even comes down to race. I saw two people who committed the same crime, rape, only a few months apart from each other. One guy was white, educated. The other guy was black. Guess who got out of jail time? The judge refused to put the white guy in jail because it will "ruin his life." Even the way the news broadcasted the situations were different, garnering more sympathy from the public for the white dude. Corruptness is everywhere y'all.
My friend who was in the Korean military said that military "girl performances" are insane... he said that it's disgusting how they treat and speak about the women. I wish someone made a video about that.
I just hope that this scandal wont be forgotten because of Seungri Scandal. We all know that in Korea they have tactics. If in this scandal has a lot of high officials involve, they will look for a possible scandal that can cover it up with a minimal damage. It's like a sacrifice. Well I think not just in Korea but all around the world that's how it works. But still I hope that the effort of this students will not go to waste.
Well, and now as seungri is declare un-guilty.. like, you can see how this seungri 'things' are blown up to cover this SOPA things.. hmm.. very interesting rigth?
I know some of you guys are concerned for your favorite idols that have attended or still attend this school but as people have mentioned, they're most likely protected by their companies. It's the students that have no company backing that are most vulnerable so please be considerate. I'm glad that idols and students have taken a stand recently and have been coming out with their stories. These things happen in the entertainment industry way too often and need to be called out.
Incorrect many idols have been exploited and they themselves are from small labels but they attend art schools how do they attend expensive art schools they probs exploit the idols by making a deal with the school
Agreed. I thought if people from around the world appreciated kpop, they’d eventually come to love and respect korean culture and people. But some just care about the famous Koreans. They don’t seem to care about people unless they’re famous. So shallow
I lost my hope for the education in the art field a long time ago, I came from a school where they would pick the most beautiful drawings and sketches and sell them without permission and we were reacting in tears as we lost our work that should've been handed to us and we just wanted to get graduated that we kept quiet , Beautiful talented hard working students being misused, I hope they'll get their justice.
@You're lucky you didn't, It was hell on earth and it turned me down from the entire feild and I ended up choosing another career tho I graduated with excellent grades and I really hope the next generation of sopa students and of my school will have a healthy environment to study and learn to love the art feild instead of being disgusted of it like me and my friends
@@caitthecat I maybe sued if I say anything that can ruin the reputation of the school and I'm already graduated so It's not worth it but it's already very famous for such actions
this is why i want to create a healthy & sane art school that is focused on supporting the artist and providing them help to flourish on their own instead of using profits for myself. the artistic industry is seriously messed up and its time for someone to change that
Farah Omar ARMYBLINK That person is just joking ok. Its true what you said. But what that person said in the comments its just a joke alright. I hope you read this comment. Also doing well. I think Jungkook might have some issue in the school too. To be honest he still felt he was lucky not to be going to school that often as well as not even study at that school. Sure what you said makes sence but if you look at his face that he is glad that he left school let alone didnt have any friend bonding there. Like they must be one person that he made friends with. You know his classmates said that Jungkook was very quiet because he is shy. But maybe something that he had to go deal when he is at school and especially when he was debuting as an idol. He found it hard because he needs to support his family also for his career. Im also sure that Namjoon and the others teach him more when he need some help in his homework. His IQ is not bad for someone who havent to been to school that often. So yeah. You get me.
@@dhessiasharie2356 There's plenty of schools like SOPA there actually. Not saying all but it does happen there a lot it's just not spoken out a lot because Asian countries are collectivists
I believe it does not only exists in education but in every sector. There's a reason why SK is one of the countries with the highest suicide rate in the world.
My parents had signed me up for going to SOPA , I was actually pretty excited because a lot of idols have graduated from there. But after watching this video , I'll tell my parents that I don't want to go to SOPA now ....
I promised my parents that if I got like, really really good marks, and that if I really did a great job in SOPA, they will allow me to go to school there. But a few weeks before they paid my school fee, I watched this video with my friends, and right after we watched it, I called my parents to not pay and when asked, "why ?" and "don't you want to go there ?" I sent them the link to the video, and they immediately stopped the contract before starting.
Rachel Liu i hope you find your footing in the entertainment industry elsewhere, somewhere better! best of luck and please be safe while in this industry
this is a story of my experience at SOPA. okay so i’m a korean/american person ( studied in america for 4 years, but born and raised in a primarily “asian” household ), and because of my father’s job, we had to move back and forth from seoul and cali a lot. i never knew what his job was since i never questioned it, but i did know he worked at a school. fast forward a few years, i moved back to korea and started going to an international school and one day we had “take your kid to work day” i’m not sure if other korean high schools have that but from what my friend told me, it’s not so common? anyways i asked my dad if i could go to his work and see what he does as a teacher ( i won’t say which subject he teaches just in case because he still works there) and he said okay. now i’m not sure if this was addressed, but apparently my dad didn’t let the administration know that i was coming, so when i showed up they immediately questioned me. my dad let them know i was his daughter and they kinda just side eyed it but let me in. i assume since my dad was really loved around there, they decided it was alright. now this is where things kinda got weird. i met some of his coworkers and they were all very kind, and gave me a lot of sweet compliments, but as soon as this man walked in, everyone just kind of went silent. now i’m a very outgoing person, so i decided to introduce myself very formally to him but with out even making eye contact with me, he turned to my dad and said “who is she? why is she here?” my dad immediately let him know why i was there and apologized for not letting him know directly, to which he scoffed and said i had to leave before the lunch bell, and then left the room. i later found out that he was the principal. after that, i followed my dad to his class and sat in one of the seats so i could observe the class as he taught, and as the class slowly filled up, i decided to introduce myself to the girls behind me. they were very kind and funny and we eventually exchanged kakao’s. they were interested in my life in america, and i was interested in their goals to become idols. as i observed the classroom i noticed that some things looked quite literally “dirty” and run down which really surprised me as the tuition was known to be high and their reputation of being the best arts school in korea, i guess i just expected the facilities to be well taken care of. then i guess you cold say i did a bit of ease dropping as i heard this group of students beside me talking about an event they had to attend the night before. this surprised me considering it was a wednesday, and having to attend an event in the middle of the week, and having to practice late and early the day before just seems brutal. i later found out from that same friend that this was just a normal occurrence. even after that day we continued talking and she told me all about the same things those students talked about in that video. it wasn’t news to them, it was taboo. it’s almost easy for students to be exploited like that, in an environment where most of these kids just want to preform. if students ever complained they were usually given consequences and told not to question anything. to all the people calling these students “attention seekers” or “ungrateful” just consider the fact that they’re risking their reputation in the industry in order to speak up and talk about this issue. they’re working towards change and bettering the school that they love, not bitterly defaming it. i’m happy that they’re finally getting their justice, hopefully things will be managed better in the future under new authority. and before anyone asks for things from my fathers point of view, he told me most things were organized by higher ups and even teachers didn’t know about events the day before. while teachers had to accompany the students to these events, the administrators were usually behind the scenes, telling them what they had to do, and of course, were not paid any of the alleged money they’d receive for the event. it was just a whole lot of confusion and mess due to the people at the top, being greedy and exploiting these students. but i’m glad this topic is getting a lot of attention, it’s all that students are talking about on social media right now, and there are a couple videos made by actual students from SOPA talking about the issue if you’d like to hear more about it.
This is why I really don’t like the Korean society. Status is everything, everyone has to be the same, no one is allowed to rebel and everyone has to bow down to someone of a higher ranking even if it’s not right. Many idols we love went to this school (more than what they showed, those were the older generation of idols), and many STILL ARE GOING TO THIS SCHOOL. Please protect these precious teens 😭
omg this made me mad... using kids like this -_- and being it so expensive and prestige you would thought that the school is good but in reality it's shitty
I feel so sick of this! As a school, all they were supposed to do was protect and care for students while giving them knowledge! How can they just do this to those poor kids? This is utter ridiculousness!
Well I don't think Yedam and Jeongwoo might be put into these type of situations since they're on a company which means they have to practice a lot and don't attend classes most of the time, btw 7 hours for the comeback lol
I just saw this vid. and to think that our maknae is now also a sopa student, i hope for the better environment.. They had a great senior. how i wish every country has that brave senior who can speak about thus issues lol
Can I just say that I’m so proud that these students came out, it takes a lot of courage. I’m glad that hopefully now these things will stop happening and the students can feel safe and actually have a true high school experience like they’re supposed to.
I'm worried for the students who revealed their faces. Even if they don't get punished now, it might affect them in the future. They could be recognised at job interviews and might not get the job (or other similar scenarios) all because they did the right thing.
•http.kookv• omgg yess. It's like shane and ryan duo is for mysteries & theories, and dkdk duo is for social & entertainment issues and facts. Love these duos thooo
I learn so many new things (mostly good) through kpop world, but this one is disturbing. Poor those students, i cannot imagine how uncomfortable and disgusted they felt. What a nasty world we live in 😔 I hope there will be appropriate punishment for all whom responsible
There are so many issues, not just with the industry (you should look up this stuff it’s crazy ex. working hours, child abuse, sexual abuse, etc...) and Korea’s culture has some issues with racism, sexism, and child abuse. (And saesang culture. Check UA-cam for saesang culture info)
It makes me so uncomfortable to think about a school asking their students to look “sexy” on stage. At my high school if u show a shoulder ur getting duct taped
I certainly hope that things will change for the students at this school. I’m glad the students are courageous to speak out against a corrupt abusive system. IT’S THE YOUTH THAT WILL CHANGE THE SYSTEM..SLOWLY BUT SURELY.
The poor juniors at the school and those parents paying so much money for this bs Also it’s the non-famous students not under agency’s or debuted that where scammed the most. I feel so bad
@@leo6659 In the US, it's considered an honor to perform for the armed forces. That said, parents and families usually go with students on such field trips and no students are left alone with soldiers!
@@fredrika27 the US is equally bad. They take African women to marry them in the states and treat them like shit (not all of them but I have read a lot of cases about what these poor women go throught)
@@micaelaclifford2729 I am not denying this at all because not only does the US do this, but every country, where poverty has an influence on the economy! It's called human trafficking or mail order bride. That said, why are you going off about mail order brides?!🤔 At issue here is how performing art schools mistreat their students! To my knowledge, the US has never had an incident of this magnitude, where a school used its students to perform at businesses and armed services in skimpy outfits. That wouldn't even go down with the parents association of the schools that oversee such activities and fundraisers. There is a huge debate about the clothing dance, drill, cheerleaders and band members wear which are often times too revealing AND promote the "white ideal of beauty" while discriminating against black and brown students of color! So yes, because of the US being founded on slavery, its white population feels it's entitled to use minorities as it choses AND that children are the property of the parents with few rights but to obey the parent. That said, no school in the US would pimp out its students like SOPA did! What we do wrong is expect 13-20 year olds to practice sport, band, dance and art up to 20-30 hours a week for the glory of the school and to raise money for their programs because our country is to selfish and stingy to invest in schools! This leaves many young people with great memories, but no real education!
A huge famous school yet such things exist and no one noticed until students gathered up the courage to talk about it. There's definitely more into this than just "the prinicipal and his wife" thing. I hope this won't die out until the police get into the bottom of it all.
@Hi Hyun >< i know that they are two diff cases but as how things are going, i think seungri's case is definitely hyperbolic... the persons involved in the sopa case are way more defined and the evidences are way more vivid and yet there's little to no articles about it
The ironic thing is, that the younger generation think that being an idol is everything, the adults just see the money behind that. So if these kids ended up literally as an “entertainer”, i wouldn’t even be surprised anymore.
Actually many writers knows the reality and address it through dramas like involving drugs, rape, harassing, abuse of power from their senior to juniors, evading taxes and many other reality problems, they use many of these themes in their dramas but people say that x and y thing are not reality
*ME:DREAMING TO LIVE AND STUDY IN KOREA* *AFTER I WATCH THIS:NEVERMIND I WILL JUST SETTLE ON MY SCHOOL* _(Facts:Many students want to move in other school countries because of the beautiful image,cute uniforms and etc.,that is influenced by anime,kpop,k-dramas or many other things(ps. I am not hating towards any country or things),But in the reality this is not what’s happening inside it is not the reality in short,There is no perfect in this world,So let’s appreciate what we have and thank that we can study in a decent school and not complain)_
OMG I didn't know about the media communication department in university in korea actually like that.. I have diff fantasy about the university there and I was actually planning to further my master degree in mass communication (broadcasting journalism) there.. but wow i guess not anymore..
itsmeAA masters course would be better in terms of environment; but nevertheless, students exploited by teachers/professors are a common sight in Korea. (deep, deep sigh) If you really are considering, you should take a trip to Korea and check out the schools yourself. Meet some students who could tell you about their schools. Even if you don’t end up studying here, you’ll at least have had a wonderful stay ;)
@@Storyteller_iyagikun thank you for the suggestion.. I do have plans to visit korea with my friends and maybe I'll take that chance to check out the schools like you suggested :)
@@lilaza92 Hi my name is Melissa and I also want to continue my master study in media communication in Korea. But this video has me rethinking it. Do you mind discussing about this with me? :")
I think if you want to study Media Communication, you should choose a country which has an excellent news broadcasting and long history of journalism, like the U.S. and UK. I studied Communication (not journalism though) in the U.S. and had the opportunity to visit CNN, ABC, and New York Times.
febby sapulete yes of course those two country are the top ones for mass comm & media students to further study.. those two countries are also my top 2 and korea is my 3rd choice.. I’m still thinking about it and taking my time to decide where and what major to take, especially when to start lol
Jeezzz... As a high school student as well, I found this really disturbing. How could they do that to minors??? I salute those students who are brave enough to stand up and speak about the truth 💜💜
Those students were very brave! There will always be bad people who take advantage, no matter what country, but hopefully there will be some brave people to speak against the "crimes". Kudos to the students!
Just so everyone who doesn't know. If u go on the actual video. There is a comment that translates essentially what most of the Korean comments are saying. In short there was no punishments for the school aside from investigations. The principal got a PAYED leave, his wife is the an employee, the teacher are still working under the school with no punishment, and unfortunately the students were shamed upon and not allowed to go to any stages. There is also rumours or info that were essentially blacklisted or given bad reputation among entertainment industries. Most likely the connections that the school had
@@aminahammouda259 if your company is doing something illegal and you "blow the whistle" by publicizing it or telling the authorities you cannot be sued or get in trouble even if you were sworn to secrecy through NDA (non disclosure agreements)
This is the new age of slavery people... sure nobody is killed or tortured if they refuse to do what they're told but instead they're threaten to sue or else.
Kim Mochiko actually if you want to do as you wish a 100 year old chairman is just perfect. You can just blame it on him cause he is the chairman but since he is 100 he or his family can claim diminished capacity. Plausible deniability.
Kim Mochiko well to start with how long has he been the chairman and are the issues in the school a continuation of his leadership or something that came about with his deteriorating state of mind? The former would not make me pity him but the latter is sad for him.
That's absolutely scary and disgusting, what the hell. I'm genuinely feel sorry for the current students and past students who have already graduated :( .
i seen this on my page here i graduated in 2017 i went there because i’m exo-l (if you can’t tell from my name 🤣) i became a trainee and they gave me special stuffs along with the idols(all trainees and idols) i was very young when they made me do a “sexy dance” that they made up to a inappropriate song (english) i was only 15 when this happened i’m still thinking about making a video about it but i’ll have to wait to change my name i am korean Canadian i got choosen to be a trainee then my mother helped me pay to get into sopa i’m gonna be making the video soon with more details and proofs i took and my friend who watched the performance and how they don’t care about anything i promise i’ll make it once i get confidence because i have bad anxiety now i’ll just say a little more they made me pay for my own ticket without telling me and i refused and they just took my money it was kinda expensive. i wanna tell everything but it’s hard. one of the male teacher touched one of my friend and me we aren’t sure if anyone too got touched as well. i’m sorry if everything sounds weird.. sorry.
I joined a dancing academy one summer as a kid, I was around 10-11 yrs old, and since it was the only dance class available in my community and I went to the same one the next 2 summers as well, and over those years I got close to all the girls and boys who attended it along with me, we had loads of fun! One summer we went to another district to shoot a music video, it was so cool, but the next summer, the dance teacher took a selected few of us to dance at a birthday party (a kid who was younger than me ), later we were told it was cos the father of kid whose birthday it was, got loads of connections with a major TV channel. And that it was to impress him, I still don't know to this day if there was any money, that was involved. We weren't even told where we were heading to, all that was said was "it was a great opportunity". Whenever I think about that party, I feel so ashamed! I felt the same way back then too, as 11 year old. I only went back to that academy cos I loved dancing and already paid the fees, my dad got furious after getting to know about the party and asked me to quit the class, so I asked my mom to just talk to the head to never drag me into any of those parties ever again .Later we got a change to participate in a dance competition, I was so excited. As a kid I never told any of my friends from school that we actually won first in that dance competition until it was to air on TV, cos I was just so shocked to even receive first place. But all of that happiness got stained with the bitterness by learning later that we got a chance on that major TV completion cos of that kid's father, the same kid on who's birthday we danced at. Sometimes I try to brush it off by telling it to myself that "it's okay". But it's not, I wish the head of the academy had told us or our parents where we were heading to or what we were doing. So, to see this happen to these high school kids makes all the memories come back. I know what's it like to be kept in the dark, and I hate what they went through!!! PS: Don't get me started on power and how it's gets misused! Also please stop dragging Dumbledore into this. He was a wise wizard!
I went to too different private highschools, worst schools ever, they feel like they own a castle and they're the kings. I feel bad for my parents wasting money. Thank god my parents listened to me, so I changed to a small school and graduated with no problems
I think big hit prefered it after seeing jungkook! We dk whether that is good or bad lmao..we only know sopa is bad coz of this video but there is no documentation about hanlim so we can't pass a statement lol! But the fact is this world is toxic every where..sometimes I feel like how can I survive here
Ok .... hearing that guys touched those girls without their consent ..I really want to cry, it kinda reminds me of when a group of men tried to touch me in the elevator and how terrified I was, I’m so sorry for them
Faiz So thank you, and yeah I’m fine, it’s just you know, I never go out at night, act very timidly and try not to trigger people, but still somehow I happened to get in touch with some very disgusting creatures. We have to be careful😊
@@jimin-ssi7256 it wasn't your fault. It ain't your fault if these horny asses get triggered because of you going out at night. Nobody can touch without consent. I'm sure you're very strong and hope you're okay
Jisoo's Chikin thank you, and I know it’s not my fault, and thankfully it all ended with elevator opening its doors (they ffing stopped the elevator by pressing a button between the floors and somehow I managed to reach the button which demanded for the elevator to move in a minute)
And why don't we talk about the parents and teachers! They just closed their eyes! They are as corrupted as the rest. Keeping silent is a sin and a lie itself.
not sure how accurate this is, but I have read that it is because everyone wants to teach in Seoul and no one wants to teach out in the countryside. So teachers have to rotate around so you can work in one place for 4-6 years and then you have to go somewhere else.
@@plusJames2 this reason also applies to my country, Indonesia. Public teacher changes school every 5 year to give justice to the teacher who teach on countryside to those who teach in the bigger city
They even barely attend the school due to promotion and they are famous idol, no way the school will treat them the same with the normal student, it just applied for the normal student from not-so-rich family, you know, the cases is actually still the same, money always makes everything easier
Thank you David and Danny for talking about this matter. It is a serious concern that requires State and/or even Federal attention. I appreciate you guys for providing your own research and efforts into making this video informative. My concern with the video is with Danny. please be more mindful as to how you address these situations. I understand that everyone reacts differently to sources, but to smile or laugh at teachers abusing school money for their own benefit, students performing for private insurance businessmen, bringing female students to military base or boys school etc...is inappropriate. I understand that you're not laughing at the victims but laughing at the ridiculous level of atrocity of the manipulators. But there are victims who were harmed, psychologically damaged, and families who are or had been struggling financially. I appreciate David for handling this matter appropriately and maturely. Overall, I cannot thank you both enough for compiling these sources to bring this issue to our attention. Much appreciated for your hard work.
I love how you both address all kinds of issues in your channel without limiting it to Kpop. That's why you're unique. And I love everytime when you post something about society and reality ! For giving the knowledge for people like us who are more into Korea, than just Kpop. You are being like an ambassadors. Spreading the knowledge about your country worldwide. Also I like how bold you both are in sharing the true stuffs ! I'm so happy to see someone doing great in what they love. Finally. Doing the thing that your heart loves. You'll obviously shine more because you're doing what you're passionate about. Keep going 💜 We stan you
@@skycheng17 Yes. This news might be closely related to Kpop being an idol school . But dkdktv has once spoken about the whole higher education system too. I shared how I feel that they are giving information on all aspects of Korean life :)
There actually not that much changes even after the whistleblowers revealed the school based on the comment I've read which I think that person is from that school.
Oh its the same school from where EXO Sehun and Kai, NCT Mark, Taeyong, Jaehyun, Haechan, Jeno, Jaemin got graduated. I always wanted to know about this school like so many idols studied there. At first i used to think that every idol studies there only. It will be really intersting to see how actually system works there. EDIT: After watching these kids video i salute them for doing this. Before this i always used to think that these kinda things happens only in dramas or movies but its happening in reality. Such brave students are these to stand against school through their talents. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I am really from a comms major that has very little good working cameras (shouldn't be more than 5), with no recording facilities or whatever news rooms other unis have, that are meant for comms major. Not going to reveal the name of my uni here (I scared they sue me lol), but hint: it is the first in Asia in the comms field. I am not kidding. Many times I doubt the ranking cos the university I had my student exchange at is not even on top of any ranking but it has so many facilities. Edit: Just realised that it was the second in Asia in the 2018 rankings, not the first. We have a radio recording facility but that is for the general uni population and that facility is very unknown lol.
Theirs a Korean Drama called “My Strange Hero” and I feel like this drama relates to the things that people go through at schools like these. Controlled, etc. I really hope things change, what a harsh world we live in.
Lets be real. The celebrities probably get special treatment while the normal students have to suffer like this. However i agree that NO ONE should go to a school like this.
“IT’S FROM THE NEWS MAN!” “is he Dumbledore?” “He IS 100 years old. *He’s Dumbledore!”* 😂 lol i know this is a serious topic and you guys do a great job explain it to me, I’m also happy it’s getting better, but you guys are funny. *Also this chairman seems to be all over the place.*
Thanks for covering this guys. Jesus there seems to be a whole lot of corruption in Korea. Definitely not all sunshine and roses. I also liked how solemnly you went over all of this. Good information covered meaningfully.
Reminds me of JungKook telling how expensive the lunch food in his school costed when he treated his Hyungs to a celebration dinner after he graduated! No wonder BTS debuted with the concept of making sure that the voices of the younger generation are heard, in the elderly and power dominated society! I hope this SOPA scandal has gotten solved >
Well speaking of BTS, they debuted when jungkook was just 15. And fangirls were already objectifying him. So whatever message they were sending out through their songs, its a bit of hypocrisy. And they were also allowing the boys to be objectified (eg: jimin flashing abs in no more dream and all the embarassing fanservie they'd had to do on many variety shows) I'm an army too and i care about the members. But i don't think their company did it perfect. Its just that they had it better than other groups
@@radhupv5291 basically that's in their teenage isn't it and maybe I think he isn't forced to do so! isn't it a art to carryout sexy charisma? But anyways we dk what's reality so I can't argue at either side..the only thing that bothers me is why the heck the world is this toxic...everyone are selfish and kinda nasty! I sometimes feel luke running away to some parllel universe if it is there! Innocence and kindness aren't existing!😔
@@DKDKTV lol I was like the guys dug too deep and went down to the basement or something 😂😂😂😂 But yes this setting definitely suits this vid... P.S. Sleep already!
Thank you for highlighting and responding to this issue quickly. I hope the students get the justice they deserve and the next administration will be more responsible in carrying out their duties!
You can watch the video that the SOPA students posted here: ua-cam.com/video/l_uzzNPnCXQ/v-deo.html
Glad you explain this up.. and make it loud. Wish everything's going well. Whatever the truth is, everyone is hoping that it gets out soon and those who were victimised get justice.
Wow. I didn’t know that school/s in Korea is doing this. Like students went to these school to nurture their talents and not to sell it to those guys 😡 so happy that you made a video about this. At least more people will be uducated and the students who made the video will feel the support of their fellow korean people. :)
Who is seeing this video with The Sky Castle Soundtrack in mind?
Meeeee!!!
It is not weird. It's sick. This is pedophilia. It is child exploitation. it's slavery
Thanks a lot for this!
Do you think you could also share the link to the original song that has been covered?
I’m so glad the seniors are talking about this out loud. They’re genuinely looking out for their juniors and eradicating corruption and injustice. This is so morally wrong on so many levels.
Yes, I support them. They are doing the right thing.
What happen now ?
Subscribe for no Reason what happened was that a video was uploaded by students of this school. And they exposed the school for corruption and injustice to their students. These students are graduated but can still get in trouble with the principal. And this got so viral that the school is under investigation.
This is disgusting! Horrible and humiliating for the students.
Morally? Moral is subjective in atheists. I doubt these people believe in God or whatever. If people in higher power dont have moral imagine what will happen to society. :D
so proud of these students they risk their future for their juniors
Agreed.
I agree! They've become brave whistleblower
Ikr
Agreed. They took a really big step and I hope they will be successful. God bless them
exactly
Me watching K-dramas: "This is so unrealistic it's hilarious"
DKDKTV: "No, this kind of stuff actually happens in Korea"
Same I'm just realizing that some of the bad stuff in kdramas actually happens in real life
this is why they have so many dramas on school corruption to raise awareness
Not only America: Europe: UK.: Australia: Canada.
So true.. and I thought Kdramas were exaggerating it. I think it might be lot worse than what they show in dramas like bullying.
Naa. Each time that I watch a drama, I can't help but think that somewhere, stuff like that is happening. What the human mind can imagine, the human can create it. Especially the bad stuff.
I respects all SOPA student who speak up about this issue. Y'all are very brave
Sorry i replied cause u have 5.7k likes but no replies :-D
Wait you only have 1 reply with 5.7k likes !!!! 😂😂
@@maybe.1340 2 with yours actually lmao
@@gyeranmari475 Four now😁
Ikr 💜💜💜
Lmao
*me halfway through the video* : oh it can’t get any wors-
Exactly what I'm feeling right now. But yeah...it get worse 🙂
Oh it got WORSE!!
I'm almost half way through... Uh oh
Hi Hkj where can I sign the petition ? I don’t read hangeul, I didn’t find any link to sign a petition
i need help too
anyone can give us the petition link and show how to sign it?
The sexualization of Korean performers, especially women, is so obvious. The moment the maknae turns 18 the group's music and aesthetics always take a much more "mature" tonal shift.
Sad to see this is so institutionalized even at the high school level.
Sick and sad, but true. I have seen a lot of this sexualization (in some ways has gotten worse) in watching kpop for many years.
boys too.
All mainstream music is engineered lol. Kpop, rock and roll, jrock. its all about sex drugs rock and roll. HEDONISM HEDONISM. Korea is a country of satan worshippers. The poor poor masses believing its a christian country
moe lah “Korea is a country of Satan worshippers” 🤔🤔🤔🤔WOW bro, wow🗿
I mean, American music is just as sexual, if not more in your face. The lyrics are just verbal porn, the videos are pornographic, its disgusting. It happens everywhere and its disgusting.
I remember when Rihanna first came out. She was this cutie pie. Then umbrella happened and it just went south from there. Now she goes to award shows in sheer dresses and everything all on display. You got lizzo walking around with her ass cheeks cut out of her top and twerking in front of children at a basketball game. It's all disgusting
How could principal force the students to perform at military base? How could the military let it happened?
Another terrible thing is girl groups (w/ underage student members) are sometimes being sent to military bases to perform for soldiers probably to satisfy their horny sasses
@@kamveng453 Yes it's true but why is that horrible thing?? Korean singers and dancers sometimes perform in military base but male singers also perform there. And in other countries, singers visit military bases. All the soldiers who see female singers' performances are perverts????? The reason why Korean singera perform in Korean military bases for soldiers is because Korean soldiers cannot go out from the bases without allowance. They always have to stay in base. So they have no chance to experience cultural activities like music performances. I can't understand why there are so many negative views on Korea even though there are few people who exactly know about Korea.
뭐임마? I think the person above is specifically taking about underaged students being forced to perform inappropriately in front of grown men in the military. They haven’t said anything about other singers.
@@AAA-ub7wh maybe he/she was talking about the "underaged" ones, plus the principal 'forced' them which is in not anyway sounds right to me, atleast just for me okay?
And to add it in could be very traumatic for the girls themselves since they are indeed underaged :>
The sad thing is this is common in Korea
Things like this really happens at several schools? This is crazy that stuff like that happens often.
@@ee8546 I know right
These things are common in art/music industry. 😞 stooopid people thinks that if u wanted fame you shud redy urself for exploitation.
And it's not just Korea. I live in indiana and three schools closed down for similar reasons. The school my niece went to would hold fundraisers to fund clubs and things in the school. But it was discovered the principal and vice principal were investing the money into themselves. They closed it a month ago. The students would put together these events and do so much thinking it was for them. My niece did cheerleading and we would stay up for hours for the monthly bake sales. I invested alot of money and time into the event myself as my niece's guardian.
Nur aliea ? Since when was every korean an idol?
I feel like all of these scandals and crimes getting exposed it'll have a snowball effect and more people will have the courage to speak up and expose crimes. 2019, it's the time.
Gotta let everything out before 2020
I'm so happy reading this comment. It makes me feel hopeful.
I bet it’s gonna start at 2020
Sadly, it didn't. :(
@@donutly nah, corona showed up instead
"is he Dumbledore" LMAO
hogwarts is cancelled
Lmao😂😂
For 10k usd a year, I'm glad I never got the letter!
I laughed SO hard!
I love you Danny...
Danny is hilarious as always.
guys we dont need to worry about the idols or trainees, they barely had any time to attend the school let alone private events outside of school hours. its the poor kids who would do anything to make it big which im concerned for
paepsae the idols are used as the face
It was quite obvious, the idols and trainees has their own schedule besides school. They were mostly used as marketing only.
Yup
paepsae well depends, there are idols that becaume idols after SOPA
trainees are also struggling to make it big tho, they are really desperate too
In Sweden when you say "sopa" it means trash😂 the school is living up to their name LMAOOO
It means soup. Maybe it’s a phrase other people use or something
Michaela Ramirez
It means soup in Spanish. So I’m not sure about Sweden...😐
😂😂😂
Michaela Ramirez Vilken jävla sopa! ”What a fucking trash!”
Cinnamon roll But I speak Swedish and I know what sopa means in Swedish.
The way women are treated in Korea is insane. When I hear stories like these I get so upset
It's men too. Just sayin since the idol sexual harrassment by ceo thing is still fresh it's rude to ignore the men. I know it's worse for women but one pain shouldn't invalidate another, it should just change in a priorities list
yuki kanegawa “BUT WHAT ABOUT ME? WHAT ABOUT MEN TOO?” You sound whiny
@@yukikanegawa7470 I didn't mean to make the suffering of men and boys unimportant but the equality situation there is shit :/
Jay Su she didn’t sound whiny at all and she did in fact point out a valid thing.
@@petrichor7942 No, I haven't. (but I've seen a ton of stuff online about how women are treated in Korea)
...I feel Korea is pretty corrupt in general...I had a classmate in college who's girlfriend was killed in a car accident but because the person who was driving knew someone in the government (related), the driver got off clean (sounds like a kdrama storyline but forreal, true)...
I feel some stuff that you see in Korean movies and dramas is pretty reflective of the life in korea...
Then again, corruption everywhere...
yeah, in bulgaria police cant fine anyone, weather they've parked incorrectly or have injured someone in an accident because they could be tied to the mafia, and its not worth it to fuck w them.
It's really not just korea.
That happens so much in the United States, and it's not just those who have money or status that get away with crimes. It even comes down to race. I saw two people who committed the same crime, rape, only a few months apart from each other. One guy was white, educated. The other guy was black. Guess who got out of jail time? The judge refused to put the white guy in jail because it will "ruin his life." Even the way the news broadcasted the situations were different, garnering more sympathy from the public for the white dude. Corruptness is everywhere y'all.
This happens in india all the time, power speaks more.
that happens in my country too
sadly, that happens everywhere
My friend who was in the Korean military said that military "girl performances" are insane... he said that it's disgusting how they treat and speak about the women. I wish someone made a video about that.
ooh, explain more!! what are girl performances and what do they say?
hoseok’s black gf girl groups are being made to perform at military bases kinda,it happens a lot to unknown groups
hoseok’s black gf also they are underage a lot
Maria Kiwi do you know the names of some groups that did this? that’s depressing :(
Strawberry Milk Subs do they hurl the comments at the girls as they perform or no?
So .. The students were literally tortured and abused more than learning anything about Art & etc . wow !
VIDA H sounds like they were getting ready for slave contracts
@@cult.leader ilumantati this is school is hq of it
VIDA H so Jungkook SinB Joy Umji and more idols were treated this way
@@panjisudoyo5630 yes
Performance Art my ass, _this was literally abuse._
Oh boy! Better fill those tea cups ladies and gentlemen!
srsly
I just hope that this scandal wont be forgotten because of Seungri Scandal. We all know that in Korea they have tactics. If in this scandal has a lot of high officials involve, they will look for a possible scandal that can cover it up with a minimal damage. It's like a sacrifice. Well I think not just in Korea but all around the world that's how it works. But still I hope that the effort of this students will not go to waste.
Well, and now as seungri is declare un-guilty.. like, you can see how this seungri 'things' are blown up to cover this SOPA things.. hmm.. very interesting rigth?
True, and same with Park Bom's scandal
Better read the facts that seungri isnnot guilty
Rei Chan it’s because of corruption
Same here too cover up cover up
I know some of you guys are concerned for your favorite idols that have attended or still attend this school but as people have mentioned, they're most likely protected by their companies. It's the students that have no company backing that are most vulnerable so please be considerate. I'm glad that idols and students have taken a stand recently and have been coming out with their stories. These things happen in the entertainment industry way too often and need to be called out.
Exactly people need to shut up about the idols
Idols probably don’t even have time to perform. They just make the face and reputation of the school
I’ve heard rumours saying that idols are often exploited by the companies and used for sex.
Incorrect many idols have been exploited and they themselves are from small labels but they attend art schools how do they attend expensive art schools they probs exploit the idols by making a deal with the school
Agreed. I thought if people from around the world appreciated kpop, they’d eventually come to love and respect korean culture and people. But some just care about the famous Koreans. They don’t seem to care about people unless they’re famous. So shallow
I lost my hope for the education in the art field a long time ago, I came from a school where they would pick the most beautiful drawings and sketches and sell them without permission and we were reacting in tears as we lost our work that should've been handed to us and we just wanted to get graduated that we kept quiet , Beautiful talented hard working students being misused, I hope they'll get their justice.
@You're lucky you didn't, It was hell on earth and it turned me down from the entire feild and I ended up choosing another career tho I graduated with excellent grades and I really hope the next generation of sopa students and of my school will have a healthy environment to study and learn to love the art feild instead of being disgusted of it like me and my friends
Which school was this? Or if you're not comfortable telling, can you at least tell the whereabouts of this school?
@@caitthecat I maybe sued if I say anything that can ruin the reputation of the school and I'm already graduated so It's not worth it but it's already very famous for such actions
@@meinaa27 gosh..
Idk what to say..
this is why i want to create a healthy & sane art school that is focused on supporting the artist and providing them help to flourish on their own instead of using profits for myself. the artistic industry is seriously messed up and its time for someone to change that
Now I understand why jungkook clapped and cheered when it’s his last day at school
I dont thinks so... bcos they get special treatment, coz if they receal it then itll blow up alot more
Graciela Montano I’m pretty sure they were just kidding
@Graciela Montano really? I feel like it was a joke too.
Graciela Montano it’s literally a joke you’re the only person who thinks it’s not...
Farah Omar ARMYBLINK That person is just joking ok. Its true what you said. But what that person said in the comments its just a joke alright. I hope you read this comment. Also doing well. I think Jungkook might have some issue in the school too. To be honest he still felt he was lucky not to be going to school that often as well as not even study at that school. Sure what you said makes sence but if you look at his face that he is glad that he left school let alone didnt have any friend bonding there. Like they must be one person that he made friends with. You know his classmates said that Jungkook was very quiet because he is shy. But maybe something that he had to go deal when he is at school and especially when he was debuting as an idol. He found it hard because he needs to support his family also for his career. Im also sure that Namjoon and the others teach him more when he need some help in his homework. His IQ is not bad for someone who havent to been to school that often. So yeah. You get me.
Ironic how S. Korea puts so much pressure on doing well in school yet the education is so corruptive there. Unbelievable.
it more ironic just because one (1) school are doing such thing, it makes everyone think that other schools in South Korea are just as bad as SOPA.
@@dhessiasharie2356 There's plenty of schools like SOPA there actually. Not saying all but it does happen there a lot it's just not spoken out a lot because Asian countries are collectivists
I believe it does not only exists in education but in every sector. There's a reason why SK is one of the countries with the highest suicide rate in the world.
I wonder if the parents can sue the school
I'm sure they can but they need solid evidence
I like your username
for sure they can. involuntary servitude.
but also may depend on how korea's law specifically work aswell
They can but the school and sue the students for defamation of character so it would be risky if they didn’t have solid evidence.
My parents had signed me up for going to SOPA , I was actually pretty excited because a lot of idols have graduated from there. But after watching this video , I'll tell my parents that I don't want to go to SOPA now ....
Your so fucking lucky you even get the chance you got in
I promised my parents that if I got like, really really good marks, and that if I really did a great job in SOPA, they will allow me to go to school there. But a few weeks before they paid my school fee, I watched this video with my friends, and right after we watched it, I called my parents to not pay and when asked, "why ?" and "don't you want to go there ?" I sent them the link to the video, and they immediately stopped the contract before starting.
Just like me but in 2021. Lol. They agreed for me to study in SOPA and i am totally excited. But now errrrrr
Rachel Liu i hope you find your footing in the entertainment industry elsewhere, somewhere better! best of luck and please be safe while in this industry
다행이에요
this is a story of my experience at SOPA.
okay so i’m a korean/american person ( studied in america for 4 years, but born and raised in a primarily “asian” household ), and because of my father’s job, we had to move back and forth from seoul and cali a lot. i never knew what his job was since i never questioned it, but i did know he worked at a school.
fast forward a few years, i moved back to korea and started going to an international school and one day we had “take your kid to work day” i’m not sure if other korean high schools have that but from what my friend told me, it’s not so common? anyways i asked my dad if i could go to his work and see what he does as a teacher ( i won’t say which subject he teaches just in case because he still works there) and he said okay. now i’m not sure if this was addressed, but apparently my dad didn’t let the administration know that i was coming, so when i showed up they immediately questioned me. my dad let them know i was his daughter and they kinda just side eyed it but let me in. i assume since my dad was really loved around there, they decided it was alright.
now this is where things kinda got weird. i met some of his coworkers and they were all very kind, and gave me a lot of sweet compliments, but as soon as this man walked in, everyone just kind of went silent. now i’m a very outgoing person, so i decided to introduce myself very formally to him but with out even making eye contact with me, he turned to my dad and said “who is she? why is she here?” my dad immediately let him know why i was there and apologized for not letting him know directly, to which he scoffed and said i had to leave before the lunch bell, and then left the room. i later found out that he was the principal.
after that, i followed my dad to his class and sat in one of the seats so i could observe the class as he taught, and as the class slowly filled up, i decided to introduce myself to the girls behind me. they were very kind and funny and we eventually exchanged kakao’s. they were interested in my life in america, and i was interested in their goals to become idols.
as i observed the classroom i noticed that some things looked quite literally “dirty” and run down which really surprised me as the tuition was known to be high and their reputation of being the best arts school in korea, i guess i just expected the facilities to be well taken care of. then i guess you cold say i did a bit of ease dropping as i heard this group of students beside me talking about an event they had to attend the night before. this surprised me considering it was a wednesday, and having to attend an event in the middle of the week, and having to practice late and early the day before just seems brutal. i later found out from that same friend that this was just a normal occurrence.
even after that day we continued talking and she told me all about the same things those students talked about in that video. it wasn’t news to them, it was taboo. it’s almost easy for students to be exploited like that, in an environment where most of these kids just want to preform. if students ever complained they were usually given consequences and told not to question anything.
to all the people calling these students “attention seekers” or “ungrateful” just consider the fact that they’re risking their reputation in the industry in order to speak up and talk about this issue. they’re working towards change and bettering the school that they love, not bitterly defaming it. i’m happy that they’re finally getting their justice, hopefully things will be managed better in the future under new authority.
and before anyone asks for things from my fathers point of view, he told me most things were organized by higher ups and even teachers didn’t know about events the day before. while teachers had to accompany the students to these events, the administrators were usually behind the scenes, telling them what they had to do, and of course, were not paid any of the alleged money they’d receive for the event. it was just a whole lot of confusion and mess due to the people at the top, being greedy and exploiting these students. but i’m glad this topic is getting a lot of attention, it’s all that students are talking about on social media right now, and there are a couple videos made by actual students from SOPA talking about the issue if you’d like to hear more about it.
Oh my goodness... I am speechless...
What the...??? Im shocked
Omg fucking gosh
Omg... this is insane...
Ami J Wow.. just wow. Thank you for sharing your experience and though..
This is why I really don’t like the Korean society. Status is everything, everyone has to be the same, no one is allowed to rebel and everyone has to bow down to someone of a higher ranking even if it’s not right. Many idols we love went to this school (more than what they showed, those were the older generation of idols), and many STILL ARE GOING TO THIS SCHOOL. Please protect these precious teens 😭
ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʀᴇɴʜʏᴜᴄᴋ I have the same thoughts.
reɴjυɴѕ rιce roll That’s why I’m hoping ppl with a voice (like some idols) use their platform to expose and change what is happening with society
The situation is not limited to korean society only, indian society is very much fucked up too and it propably doesnt stop there either
Just like werewolf..
I think they're werewolf offspring(is the the right word ? Like the next generation of my own blood?)
welcome to Hell Choson
7:57
"The school admission fee was 10,000 bucks."
"That's more than my college tuition!"
* cries in American *
I know! I was so shocked that college is THAT cheap.
* cries in south american too * 10k bucks is literally just one year of uni in my country
@@cs.5052 A whole year?!
CS. damnn- my older sibling’s university fees were 40k per year 😳
@@momo-om6vl we have the same :
omg this made me mad... using kids like this -_- and being it so expensive and prestige you would thought that the school is good but in reality it's shitty
I feel so sick of this! As a school, all they were supposed to do was protect and care for students while giving them knowledge! How can they just do this to those poor kids? This is utter ridiculousness!
currently watching this and im so grateful for the seniors who risked their future for their juniors; yedam and jeongwoo you had great sunbaes :/
Omgeeee I just thought about that too, I just wish that SOPA is fine now, I don't want yedam and jeongwoo to have a hard time.
Niña Watanabe Park right!!! at least our treasure babies are comfortable in their school now
Well I don't think Yedam and Jeongwoo might be put into these type of situations since they're on a company which means they have to practice a lot and don't attend classes most of the time, btw 7 hours for the comeback lol
I just saw this vid. and to think that our maknae is now also a sopa student, i hope for the better environment.. They had a great senior. how i wish every country has that brave senior who can speak about thus issues lol
Can I just say that I’m so proud that these students came out, it takes a lot of courage. I’m glad that hopefully now these things will stop happening and the students can feel safe and actually have a true high school experience like they’re supposed to.
this was a really interesting episode. i would love if you could DIG DEEPER into more of these stories.
it's news and it barely came up this week.
i love how one of you guys are smiling through out this and the other one is like deadass. noice.
Danny always laughs off awkward situations
@@ms.wilson6439 lol right? he is a mood
Honestly i would too im the the type to laugh in bad situations i dont mean to but yk lamoo
@@sillythao3513 same hahah in funny moments I'm like:😐🤨😐 and then in Bad moments I'm just laughing to avoid the awkwardness 😂
He is laughing out anger
I'm worried for the students who revealed their faces. Even if they don't get punished now, it might affect them in the future. They could be recognised at job interviews and might not get the job (or other similar scenarios) all because they did the right thing.
well then, shit ass corrupt companies will be threatened by these brave young kids and be forced to get their shit together the right way.
So true😢
*you two are like the korean shane and ryan from buzzfeed unsolved*
•http.kookv• YES OMG WMSJSKD
Lol tru
•http.kookv• omgg yess. It's like shane and ryan duo is for mysteries & theories, and dkdk duo is for social & entertainment issues and facts. Love these duos thooo
But they don't have to work for a trash company 😂
Ryan and Shane are wholesome stop
Suddenly happy SM took the Dreamies out of SOPA......
Yupp
Im so Happy SM removed Th Dreamies From SOPA
Like Sm is any better
Why did sm did that ?? I m happy but i just want to know reason
Where the dreamies was removed?? *sorry for my broken english*
I learn so many new things (mostly good) through kpop world, but this one is disturbing. Poor those students, i cannot imagine how uncomfortable and disgusted they felt. What a nasty world we live in 😔 I hope there will be appropriate punishment for all whom responsible
Me too wtf😢 All d dramas make me be belief Korean is the best Countries n now wtf
There are so many issues, not just with the industry (you should look up this stuff it’s crazy ex. working hours, child abuse, sexual abuse, etc...) and Korea’s culture has some issues with racism, sexism, and child abuse. (And saesang culture. Check UA-cam for saesang culture info)
Jus tin lol when they’ve shown a lot of corruption issues in their dramas?
Lmao. Don't be in an illusion. The korean entertainment industry is filthy af. It's disgusting. Makes me barf.
Yeah the korean culture is interesting but I would never EVER live there or raise a family there. Too many issues that are big in that country
SOPA used to be my dream school . But nah!! Im so thankful my mother didnt allow me back then.
goor for you girl
Wow, girl... I'm happy for you...
BRAVO to your AWESOME mother
Mothers know it better
Girl, just go to hanlim and reunited with Seonho
It makes me so uncomfortable to think about a school asking their students to look “sexy” on stage. At my high school if u show a shoulder ur getting duct taped
"This is a 100% fictional story :)"
David: I've seen it with my own eyes
*"This is a 100% fictional story :)"*
Hahahaha😂😂😂
I certainly hope that things will change for the students at this school. I’m glad the students are courageous to speak out against a corrupt abusive system. IT’S THE YOUTH THAT WILL CHANGE THE SYSTEM..SLOWLY BUT SURELY.
L. C. i mean...they're also PAYING for the education...its such exploitation
@@npcimknot958 wait.. what does "paying for the education" has to do with op's comment of "speak out against a corrupt abusive system" ?
mac and cheese as in it’s not fair this is happening to those students who paid for this prestigious school only to be exploited because of corruption
@@npcimknot958 oh i see. i think i read your comment wrong. thanks for explaining. 😊
mac and cheese it’s ok:) sometimes words can’t convey the feeling properly haha
The poor juniors at the school and those parents paying so much money for this bs
Also it’s the non-famous students not under agency’s or debuted that where scammed the most. I feel so bad
I was serious until "Is he Dumbledore?" and "He's 100 years old. He's Dumbledore" LOL
I search for this comment😂😂
Oppa
the 2 dislikes are the school owner and his wife 😂😂
And their son
And the teachers they employed
LoL 😂😂😂
Lol! Definitely!
LOL
horrible, How can they forced to perform underaged female, and boys in military ,
disgusting
and bigger question why they do it, do they not have parents and be like umm wtf...
@@leo6659 In the US, it's considered an honor to perform for the armed forces. That said, parents and families usually go with students on such field trips and no students are left alone with soldiers!
@@fredrika27 the US is equally bad. They take African women to marry them in the states and treat them like shit (not all of them but I have read a lot of cases about what these poor women go throught)
@@micaelaclifford2729 I am not denying this at all because not only does the US do this, but every country, where poverty has an influence on the economy! It's called human trafficking or mail order bride. That said, why are you going off about mail order brides?!🤔 At issue here is how performing art schools mistreat their students! To my knowledge, the US has never had an incident of this magnitude, where a school used its students to perform at businesses and armed services in skimpy outfits. That wouldn't even go down with the parents association of the schools that oversee such activities and fundraisers. There is a huge debate about the clothing dance, drill, cheerleaders and band members wear which are often times too revealing AND promote the "white ideal of beauty" while discriminating against black and brown students of color! So yes, because of the US being founded on slavery, its white population feels it's entitled to use minorities as it choses AND that children are the property of the parents with few rights but to obey the parent. That said, no school in the US would pimp out its students like SOPA did! What we do wrong is expect 13-20 year olds to practice sport, band, dance and art up to 20-30 hours a week for the glory of the school and to raise money for their programs because our country is to selfish and stingy to invest in schools! This leaves many young people with great memories, but no real education!
I'm glad all those students are brave enough to expose the dirty side of the school
The story need to be told
A huge famous school yet such things exist and no one noticed until students gathered up the courage to talk about it. There's definitely more into this than just "the prinicipal and his wife" thing. I hope this won't die out until the police get into the bottom of it all.
I like your picture😍
@@jalieyg113Thanks! Please do support him in his debut and idol life! 🤗
I'm sure people noticed before.
But every time someone speaks up, they'd get threatened into silence.
@@nonexistingvoid by "noticed", i meant publicized...
@Hi Hyun >< i know that they are two diff cases but as how things are going, i think seungri's case is definitely hyperbolic... the persons involved in the sopa case are way more defined and the evidences are way more vivid and yet there's little to no articles about it
The ironic thing is, that the younger generation think that being an idol is everything, the adults just see the money behind that. So if these kids ended up literally as an “entertainer”, i wouldn’t even be surprised anymore.
"Is he Dumbledore?" - I busted a lung
Joanita Kintu Actually sounds more like Voldemort to me along with the Malfoy clan.
I feel so sorry for those children and their families😢
Joanita Kintu I wheezed when the chairman part came on too fkjfjfjf
Wow all the k-dramas are telling the truth lol, from 'School 2017', 'Angry Mom' to 'My Strange Hero'
Same. Kang book soo tells the truth
what do you mean?
@@anykindofway1336 watch those and you'll get it
Omg lol just finished watching 'Angry Mom' last week and this news came out
angry mom is a really good drama
2020 and wanna know if they received justice. Or this issue will be buried. They deserve justice.
Judging from more recent comments I don't think they did
Seems like nothing happened
This is korean drama in reality.
there should be one now lol
Sky castle is basically all of this
Actually many writers knows the reality and address it through dramas like involving drugs, rape, harassing, abuse of power from their senior to juniors, evading taxes and many other reality problems, they use many of these themes in their dramas but people say that x and y thing are not reality
Hello Bye yes! You need to read Lookism it reveals the korean society; the drugs, the gangs, social acceptance etc
I remeber watching a highschool drama recently that had a similarity performance at company with adults drinking
can always trust this channel to explain situations which arrive well, thank you for your effort
*ME:DREAMING TO LIVE AND STUDY IN KOREA*
*AFTER I WATCH THIS:NEVERMIND I WILL JUST SETTLE ON MY SCHOOL*
_(Facts:Many students want to move in other school countries because of the beautiful image,cute uniforms and etc.,that is influenced by anime,kpop,k-dramas or many other things(ps. I am not hating towards any country or things),But in the reality this is not what’s happening inside it is not the reality in short,There is no perfect in this world,So let’s appreciate what we have and thank that we can study in a decent school and not complain)_
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OMG I didn't know about the media communication department in university in korea actually like that.. I have diff fantasy about the university there and I was actually planning to further my master degree in mass communication (broadcasting journalism) there.. but wow i guess not anymore..
itsmeAA masters course would be better in terms of environment; but nevertheless, students exploited by teachers/professors are a common sight in Korea. (deep, deep sigh) If you really are considering, you should take a trip to Korea and check out the schools yourself. Meet some students who could tell you about their schools. Even if you don’t end up studying here, you’ll at least have had a wonderful stay ;)
@@Storyteller_iyagikun thank you for the suggestion.. I do have plans to visit korea with my friends and maybe I'll take that chance to check out the schools like you suggested :)
@@lilaza92 Hi my name is Melissa and I also want to continue my master study in media communication in Korea. But this video has me rethinking it. Do you mind discussing about this with me? :")
I think if you want to study Media Communication, you should choose a country which has an excellent news broadcasting and long history of journalism, like the U.S. and UK.
I studied Communication (not journalism though) in the U.S. and had the opportunity to visit CNN, ABC, and New York Times.
febby sapulete yes of course those two country are the top ones for mass comm & media students to further study.. those two countries are also my top 2 and korea is my 3rd choice.. I’m still thinking about it and taking my time to decide where and what major to take, especially when to start lol
Jeezzz... As a high school student as well, I found this really disturbing. How could they do that to minors???
I salute those students who are brave enough to stand up and speak about the truth 💜💜
Those kids are BRAVE
Wait is that a washing machine in the back
@Aphrodite Daae Why did you have to call them a dummy? You're being unnecessarily rude.
@@ryukenn1325 you're being hypercritical.
thenoonsky -how are they being hypocritical?
@Aphrodite Daae doesn't matter if it's playful. You don't know this person so don't insult her/him
@Aphrodite Daae You will punished for your internet crime, demon!
Those students were very brave! There will always be bad people who take advantage, no matter what country, but hopefully there will be some brave people to speak against the "crimes". Kudos to the students!
Just so everyone who doesn't know. If u go on the actual video. There is a comment that translates essentially what most of the Korean comments are saying.
In short there was no punishments for the school aside from investigations. The principal got a PAYED leave, his wife is the an employee, the teacher are still working under the school with no punishment, and unfortunately the students were shamed upon and not allowed to go to any stages.
There is also rumours or info that were essentially blacklisted or given bad reputation among entertainment industries. Most likely the connections that the school had
this is really crazy and sad. truly an abuse of power and hierarchy.
Does Korea have whistle-blower protection laws?
yeah im curious of this too
EclecticNostalgia what is whistle blowing ?
@@aminahammouda259 if your company is doing something illegal and you "blow the whistle" by publicizing it or telling the authorities you cannot be sued or get in trouble even if you were sworn to secrecy through NDA (non disclosure agreements)
EclecticNostalgia thank you so much for explaining
@@krazyglue1 thanks for explaining i had no idea about this 👍
NOTE: THIS IS NOT A KDRAMA PLOT
ITS REALITY
This is the new age of slavery people... sure nobody is killed or tortured if they refuse to do what they're told but instead they're threaten to sue or else.
I want to study in Korea(SOPA in general) but now I realized that our school is better.
Same thing bro and I was supposed to plan to study in college. Luckily I'm still middle schooler 5th grade.
true..same
GO to Hanlim instead, they are pretty fair and good terms.
Same lmao I'm scared of south korea. I've heard one of 3 women is facing sexual assault. So it's horrifying asf
“It’s a little weird..” it’s MORE THAN WEIRD
A CHAIRMAN WHO IS 100 YEARS OLD?!!!
WTH?
It can't get worse than this
( i was wrong)
Kim Mochiko actually if you want to do as you wish a 100 year old chairman is just perfect. You can just blame it on him cause he is the chairman but since he is 100 he or his family can claim diminished capacity. Plausible deniability.
I totally agree with your argument and I believed the same
But come to think of it
how pathetic can they be to use a 100 year old man as a bait?
Kim Mochiko well to start with how long has he been the chairman and are the issues in the school a continuation of his leadership or something that came about with his deteriorating state of mind?
The former would not make me pity him but the latter is sad for him.
I'm surprised to be having an intellectually sound conversation over youtube.
Nice listening to your thoughts!
Kim Mochiko 😂 once in a while it happens it’s always nice when it does.
That's absolutely scary and disgusting, what the hell.
I'm genuinely feel sorry for the current students and past students who have already graduated :( .
i seen this on my page here i graduated in 2017 i went there because i’m exo-l (if you can’t tell from my name 🤣) i became a trainee and they gave me special stuffs along with the idols(all trainees and idols) i was very young when they made me do a “sexy dance” that they made up to a inappropriate song (english) i was only 15 when this happened i’m still thinking about making a video about it but i’ll have to wait to change my name i am korean Canadian i got choosen to be a trainee then my mother helped me pay to get into sopa i’m gonna be making the video soon with more details and proofs i took and my friend who watched the performance and how they don’t care about anything i promise i’ll make it once i get confidence because i have bad anxiety now i’ll just say a little more they made me pay for my own ticket without telling me and i refused and they just took my money it was kinda expensive. i wanna tell everything but it’s hard. one of the male teacher touched one of my friend and me we aren’t sure if anyone too got touched as well. i’m sorry if everything sounds weird.. sorry.
girl...
Strawberry Milk Subs yes , i just started to get the proofs i’m planning to do it soon :’) it’s really hard to talk about.
chae hyungwon just know that a lot of people care and are listening and won’t let them hurt you!
I joined a dancing academy one summer as a kid, I was around 10-11 yrs old, and since it was the only dance class available in my community and I went to the same one the next 2 summers as well, and over those years I got close to all the girls and boys who attended it along with me, we had loads of fun! One summer we went to another district to shoot a music video, it was so cool, but the next summer, the dance teacher took a selected few of us to dance at a birthday party (a kid who was younger than me ), later we were told it was cos the father of kid whose birthday it was, got loads of connections with a major TV channel. And that it was to impress him, I still don't know to this day if there was any money, that was involved. We weren't even told where we were heading to, all that was said was "it was a great opportunity". Whenever I think about that party, I feel so ashamed! I felt the same way back then too, as 11 year old. I only went back to that academy cos I loved dancing and already paid the fees, my dad got furious after getting to know about the party and asked me to quit the class, so I asked my mom to just talk to the head to never drag me into any of those parties ever again .Later we got a change to participate in a dance competition, I was so excited. As a kid I never told any of my friends from school that we actually won first in that dance competition until it was to air on TV, cos I was just so shocked to even receive first place. But all of that happiness got stained with the bitterness by learning later that we got a chance on that major TV completion cos of that kid's father, the same kid on who's birthday we danced at. Sometimes I try to brush it off by telling it to myself that "it's okay". But it's not, I wish the head of the academy had told us or our parents where we were heading to or what we were doing. So, to see this happen to these high school kids makes all the memories come back. I know what's it like to be kept in the dark, and I hate what they went through!!!
PS: Don't get me started on power and how it's gets misused!
Also please stop dragging Dumbledore into this. He was a wise wizard!
Should we call Daenerys Targaryen? The breaker of chains?
Why are you talking about Dumbledore
I went to too different private highschools, worst schools ever, they feel like they own a castle and they're the kings. I feel bad for my parents wasting money. Thank god my parents listened to me, so I changed to a small school and graduated with no problems
Thank God, Taehyun, Beomgyu and Hueningkai attends Hanlim
@@leila7904 hanlim is currently the school of most idols in korea. Hanlim has never had a scandal so I think hanlim is better than sopa
agree mino, p.o and taemin also graduate from hanlim
Sowon went there too 😌
School meal club of twice graduated from that school too😌
I think big hit prefered it after seeing jungkook! We dk whether that is good or bad lmao..we only know sopa is bad coz of this video but there is no documentation about hanlim so we can't pass a statement lol! But the fact is this world is toxic every where..sometimes I feel like how can I survive here
Ok .... hearing that guys touched those girls without their consent ..I really want to cry, it kinda reminds me of when a group of men tried to touch me in the elevator and how terrified I was, I’m so sorry for them
Jimin-ssi hope you’re ok now.
Faiz So thank you, and yeah I’m fine, it’s just you know, I never go out at night, act very timidly and try not to trigger people, but still somehow I happened to get in touch with some very disgusting creatures. We have to be careful😊
Jimin-ssi just be careful ya. Take care.
@@jimin-ssi7256 it wasn't your fault. It ain't your fault if these horny asses get triggered because of you going out at night. Nobody can touch without consent. I'm sure you're very strong and hope you're okay
Jisoo's Chikin thank you, and I know it’s not my fault, and thankfully it all ended with elevator opening its doors (they ffing stopped the elevator by pressing a button between the floors and somehow I managed to reach the button which demanded for the elevator to move in a minute)
Oohh I'm glad the graduated students are helping their younger friends too~
All of theses scandals are coming out all at one time.
@@honistudios How about no, although it would happen anyways because this world with 6 billion people are always constantly onto something
if the principal expell those students, it'll only make him looks much worse
Reminds me of that drama i watched recently, "my strange hero".. it was about of course romantic stuff but also corruption in school and everything..
What do U mean I don't understand
Maybe the writer was writing about the corrupt system they have and how the cover it up. MAYBE🤔
Nafiso Ali I was deadass curious so I literally went on Viki and watch that drama I was watching ep4
@@guccijams610 I saw the Senguri scandal and some ppl were saying the were hiding the SOPA scandal 😂😂but I was shocked😨😨
Nafiso Ali which seungri scandal ?
*I'm late fam* 😂
Btw this is really disturbing tho the way they treat them 😣
And why don't we talk about the parents and teachers! They just closed their eyes! They are as corrupted as the rest. Keeping silent is a sin and a lie itself.
why do you have to move every 5 years as a teacher in public schools?
It's just a rule they have, I guess in order to prevent them from becoming corrupt.
Oh I see. That's a good policy.
not sure how accurate this is, but I have read that it is because everyone wants to teach in Seoul and no one wants to teach out in the countryside. So teachers have to rotate around so you can work in one place for 4-6 years and then you have to go somewhere else.
@@plusJames2 this reason also applies to my country, Indonesia. Public teacher changes school every 5 year to give justice to the teacher who teach on countryside to those who teach in the bigger city
DKDKTV is it just high school teachers or do elementary/primary teachers too??
that's literally my strange hero THEY REALLY DID THAT
jennie EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT
jennie omg literally what i thought
Im watchi g Sky Castle right now, now i gotta go watch My Strange Hero lmao
Go watch Angry Mom too!!!
exactly what i thought (2). but for real i was about to comment it but isaw yours.
*"Bang Yedam and Park Jeongwoo from Treasure is from SOPA too"*
Yes they are, and I was kinda worried about it.
yea im really worried..
I’m worried😭
They even barely attend the school due to promotion and they are famous idol, no way the school will treat them the same with the normal student, it just applied for the normal student from not-so-rich family, you know, the cases is actually still the same, money always makes everything easier
:(((((
People that are blinded by money really are something. Its just sad, so sad.
If that happens in one of the best schools in Sk, I can't imagine what's going on on other schools.
*That's the real tea*
Thank you David and Danny for talking about this matter. It is a serious concern that requires State and/or even Federal attention. I appreciate you guys for providing your own research and efforts into making this video informative.
My concern with the video is with Danny. please be more mindful as to how you address these situations. I understand that everyone reacts differently to sources, but to smile or laugh at teachers abusing school money for their own benefit, students performing for private insurance businessmen, bringing female students to military base or boys school etc...is inappropriate. I understand that you're not laughing at the victims but laughing at the ridiculous level of atrocity of the manipulators. But there are victims who were harmed, psychologically damaged, and families who are or had been struggling financially. I appreciate David for handling this matter appropriately and maturely.
Overall, I cannot thank you both enough for compiling these sources to bring this issue to our attention. Much appreciated for your hard work.
It sounds less like a "haha" laugh and more of a "Are you fucking kidding me rn" laugh. Like,serious disbelief.
I love how you both address all kinds of issues in your channel without limiting it to Kpop. That's why you're unique. And I love everytime when you post something about society and reality ! For giving the knowledge for people like us who are more into Korea, than just Kpop.
You are being like an ambassadors. Spreading the knowledge about your country worldwide.
Also I like how bold you both are in sharing the true stuffs !
I'm so happy to see someone doing great in what they love. Finally. Doing the thing that your heart loves. You'll obviously shine more because you're doing what you're passionate about.
Keep going 💜
We stan you
most of the reason why this blew up was because it involved an idol schoolthough
@@skycheng17 Yes. This news might be closely related to Kpop being an idol school . But dkdktv has once spoken about the whole higher education system too. I shared how I feel that they are giving information on all aspects of Korean life :)
This is like the new kdrama "My Strange Hero" like wtf?!?
I feel same with you
I think that if only me relate this with that drama,
Omygad Yedam and Jeongwoo of Treasure are studying in here. I hope that its all good now
(2)
i think they dont treat idols or famous trainees like that. Only those who are normal trainees or students who are studying entertainment.
They’re safe bc they are already pretty famous idols.
There actually not that much changes even after the whistleblowers revealed the school based on the comment I've read which I think that person is from that school.
Let's just hope everything will be okay soon because junghwanieee will be entering in sopa soon.
Oh its the same school from where EXO Sehun and Kai, NCT Mark, Taeyong, Jaehyun, Haechan, Jeno, Jaemin got graduated. I always wanted to know about this school like so many idols studied there. At first i used to think that every idol studies there only. It will be really intersting to see how actually system works there.
EDIT:
After watching these kids video i salute them for doing this. Before this i always used to think that these kinda things happens only in dramas or movies but its happening in reality. Such brave students are these to stand against school through their talents. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Vanshi Chauhan even jungkook from bts and seokmin from seventeen
yeri of redvelvet as well
This is the school every idol attends if they're still in high school and aren't from Seoul.
ikr? It's a totally unbelievable situation.
Georg # yeri did not go to sopa.I think you mean joy
wtf? Real-life from Drama "My Strange Hero" .... I'm speechless
I'm thinking the same thing lol
Just after the drama finished smh
"Is he Dumbledore?" Lol best line Ever!!
10:10. I died laughing.😂
I am really from a comms major that has very little good working cameras (shouldn't be more than 5), with no recording facilities or whatever news rooms other unis have, that are meant for comms major. Not going to reveal the name of my uni here (I scared they sue me lol), but hint: it is the first in Asia in the comms field. I am not kidding. Many times I doubt the ranking cos the university I had my student exchange at is not even on top of any ranking but it has so many facilities.
Edit: Just realised that it was the second in Asia in the 2018 rankings, not the first. We have a radio recording facility but that is for the general uni population and that facility is very unknown lol.
Oh also: studnets dun have access to the full Adobe package on their laptops - we have to stay in school to use computers that have Premiere Pro.
So our 100% fictional story does apply to multiple schools. Sad to know.
@@DKDKTV I doubt it is because of corruption issues though.. maybe insufficient funding/lack of space for facilities hahas.
lol a description that is all too familiar sadly... ranking's a dead giveaway tho
and id say a different focus, more so on academia than hands on stuff
Theirs a Korean Drama called “My Strange Hero” and I feel like this drama relates to the things that people go through at schools like these. Controlled, etc. I really hope things change, what a harsh world we live in.
Dream High 2
thank god my nct babies were drop out from sopa
Lets be real. The celebrities probably get special treatment while the normal students have to suffer like this.
However i agree that NO ONE should go to a school like this.
Hannah 10 I don’t think so. Most of the SOPA students are trainees or idols, so I doubt that there is any special treatment between them all.
@@idk6918 are you sure?
I think a lot of normal students go there as well.
@@idk6918 or atleast people who aren't celebrities yet. Students who are already popular will get special treatment for sure..
Hannah 10 yeah normal students go as well, but a huge portion if not most are trainees or idols.
“IT’S FROM THE NEWS MAN!”
“is he Dumbledore?”
“He IS 100 years old. *He’s Dumbledore!”*
😂 lol i know this is a serious topic and you guys do a great job explain it to me, I’m also happy it’s getting better,
but you guys are funny.
*Also this chairman seems to be all over the place.*
Thanks for covering this guys. Jesus there seems to be a whole lot of corruption in Korea. Definitely not all sunshine and roses. I also liked how solemnly you went over all of this. Good information covered meaningfully.
Reminds me of JungKook telling how expensive the lunch food in his school costed when he treated his Hyungs to a celebration dinner after he graduated!
No wonder BTS debuted with the concept of making sure that the voices of the younger generation are heard, in the elderly and power dominated society!
I hope this SOPA scandal has gotten solved >
Well speaking of BTS, they debuted when jungkook was just 15. And fangirls were already objectifying him. So whatever message they were sending out through their songs, its a bit of hypocrisy. And they were also allowing the boys to be objectified (eg: jimin flashing abs in no more dream and all the embarassing fanservie they'd had to do on many variety shows) I'm an army too and i care about the members. But i don't think their company did it perfect. Its just that they had it better than other groups
@@radhupv5291 wasn't that bts' old music? i think op meant their more recent albums are targeted for the youth.
@@rkive9342 she did say they "debuted" with the concept. So i think she wasn't exactly mentioning recent albums
@@radhupv5291 basically that's in their teenage isn't it and maybe I think he isn't forced to do so! isn't it a art to carryout sexy charisma? But anyways we dk what's reality so I can't argue at either side..the only thing that bothers me is why the heck the world is this toxic...everyone are selfish and kinda nasty! I sometimes feel luke running away to some parllel universe if it is there! Innocence and kindness aren't existing!😔
@@miniepark4364 Um no. That's very messed up. Teenagers, esp minors, should not be sexualised.
Btw, where are u guys even filming ?!!!
Its our usual studio, just a different angle :) do you like it?
@@DKDKTV lol I was like the guys dug too deep and went down to the basement or something 😂😂😂😂 But yes this setting definitely suits this vid...
P.S. Sleep already!
@@DKDKTV it looks like basement kitchen ?
CC here lmfaooo 💀💀💀
@@cchere4232 HAHa I thought the same hahaha
Thank you for highlighting and responding to this issue quickly. I hope the students get the justice they deserve and the next administration will be more responsible in carrying out their duties!
I literally just got a Samsung BTS Dynamite ad before this-
I was jamming & one second later I'm like 👁👄👁 bc of SOPA