Ministry to monitor ‘effects’ of K-Pop on young Turks

Turkey's Family and Social Services Ministry has decided to start a research on K-Pop (Korean pop music) and monitor the effects of it on Turkey's young generation closely after three girls were caught running away from their houses to go to South Korea.

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"The ministry is scrutinizing allegations that K-Pop is distracting young people from their parents and leading them a genderless lifestyle," daily Milliyet reported on Aug. 29.

On Aug. 10, two sisters and a friend ran away from their houses in the Hadımköy neighborhood of Istanbul with an intention to go to South Korea for their love of K-Pop and K-drama (Korean TV series.)

BTS, EXO, Blackpink, Big Bang, GOT7, RedVelvet, TXT and Twice are the most known K-Pop bands. BTS has some 20 million followers on social media that the band members call "Army."

"The ministry is researching 'popular world cultures and the healthy improvement of children.' Officials think some country's music has influence on young Turkish generations," the daily noted about the increase in interest for K-Pop.

"Trends emerging in some countries that benefit from mass media, internet and technology, turn those countries' images into good with the help of fans across the globe," ministry sources, requesting anonymity, said.

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"These trends emerge from TV series, movies, music, fashion, cuisine, language or tourism," they added.

"The fans of these global trends have a common lifestyle due to the popular products they share in common."

"Korean pop bands evoke admiration globally by images and their different style music by using social media effectively," the officials said.

The daily underlined that the ministry is monitoring famous social media platforms,...

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