Why can Korean actors open their romances, but dating idols is a career crisis?

The trend of K-pop entertainment continues to ferment all over the world. Whether it is drama or K-POP entertainment, it has a large number of fans all over the world. In addition to the celebrity’s own works, the personal life is also attracting attention, especially in love. Wait for the scandal news, and every time it comes out, it will become a hot online search.

But do you also find the difference between "actor" and "idol" in dating?

Why can Korean actors open their love affairs, idol love is a career crisis? Many actors in

directly confessed who they are dating after they were photographed by the weekly magazine; they even publicized their current romantic partners on social networking sites. Although the reaction of fans was shocked at first, most of them would give blessings without much The follow-up effect. Actors can openly accept reporters to ask related questions, chat about life with their partners during the show, and their acting work will not be greatly affected.

However, K-Pop idols are different.

"Getting a close photo" and "career crisis" are basically the same thing. Even if the photo is clear, one must forcefully deny the news; or immediately announce the breakup. In addition, scandals usually attract strong backlash from fans, and the parties involved are often attacked with fierce verbal attacks and even "boycotted." Like in the past, Girls’ Generation Taeyeon and EXO Baekhyun were photographed dating in the car. Not only did they die in their romance, but Taeyeon continues to be abused by Baekhyun fans.

And what is the reason for the difference?

1 The status of actors is higher than that of idols.

The status of the Korean entertainment industry is about "movie actors>TV actors ≥ singers> idols". For Koreans, idols are "relying on fans to eat", and music shows are the best. It depends on fans to vote, and albums must make money on the charts. Fans are the key to success. Therefore, the fan's duality will have a stronger sense of possession and projection, and the mentality of "without us, without you" will appear.

, while actors are "diet by acting", they are paid attention because of their ratings and good box office. They do not directly rely on the money contributions of fans, but are loved by their own strength and style characteristics. Therefore, their status is much higher than that of idols. Idols are more able to be themselves, and fans are relatively able to respect their personal lives.

2 Idols survive by selling "boyfriends" and "girlfriends".

In Korea, "chasing stars" can be a kind of official job. You must spend a lot of time and heavy shooting equipment to grab idols and spend hundreds of thousands to buy. The album is just to see the idols, and more detailed retouching, support, and rankings are all wasted money and time. Fans are willing to be so dedicated because of the personality of the idols "boyfriend" and "girlfriend".

The personal settings of "boyfriend" and "girlfriend" will make fans feel more engaged, and will also be able to hold fans' hearts more firmly. But the consequence of selling this persona is that idols can’t fall in love properly, because once it triggers the “sense of betrayal” that fans seem to be cheated on, it will lead to subsequent development of many extreme behaviors that outsiders cannot understand.

increased international fans to improve the idol’s "no dating" situation.

, but the situation has improved slightly, because in addition to Korean local fans, K-Pop has also begun to have many international fans.

are different in public sentiments. Most of the international fans have blessed the love behavior of idols and do not interfere too much. Therefore, later debut idols are less likely to be attacked by exaggerated groups, such as EXO’s Kai and BLACKPINK’s Jennie. Because of their matching images, they are widely supported by international fans. Although the romance was cut short, they did not suffer from fans. Resist, and his personal career is unshakable.

These high expectations for idols may also be the cause of depression in many idols in the entertainment industry. I hope that the situation will get better in the future. After all, idols are also humans. They have a lot of emotions, and they will fall in love even more. I hope that Korean idols can have a healthier professional environment.