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K-pop is taking over international music, but becoming a star is a long and restrictive road

K-pop girl group Blackpink performing at the 2023 Coachella festival in California. (Getty:  Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)

On April 16, South Korean girl band Blackpink became the first K-pop group to headline the Coachella Music and Arts Festival — an honour reserved for only the biggest musical acts in the industry right now.

Three days later, South Korean authorities found member of K-pop boy band Astro, Moonbin, unresponsive in his home. While no official cause of death has been announced, police said Moonbin appeared "to have taken his own life".

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