Note that this book is a slow-burn novel, and it will become increasingly exciting as the story progresses.
It starts from 2002, beginning at the Beijing Film Academy, and starting with the H...
In the South Korean entertainment industry, the Jang Ja-yeon incident was not an isolated case, but rather a widespread and long-standing phenomenon. This phenomenon is described by a specific term in the South Korean entertainment circle: sex trafficking. In order to gain more profits and resources, some agencies or individuals use their artists or themselves as tools to engage in sex trafficking with powerful figures in various fields, including politics, business, media, and the entertainment industry.
Using their status and influence as a pretext, these individuals coerce artists into sexual relationships in exchange for performance opportunities, advertising contracts, award nominations, and media control. In the South Korean entertainment industry, sex trafficking has formed a vast and complex network involving numerous artists, agents, senior managers, and intermediaries. This network is not merely a bond of economic interest, but also a mechanism for power manipulation. Within it, artists are treated as commodities and victims, ruthlessly sold and exploited.
They face physical harm and pain, as well as psychological trauma and stress. These incidents starkly highlight the darker and less desirable aspects of the South Korean entertainment industry. Sex work has not only become a widespread, clandestine practice, but also an unavoidable reality for those who enter or remain in this circle.
In this place, only power and money are the rules and standards of rule. Anyone with power can manipulate and destroy the lives of others at will. Here, justice and truth are obliterated or distorted, and anyone who tries to expose or resist will be suppressed or completely eliminated.
The Jang Ja-yeon incident is both a human tragedy and a microcosm of a social tragedy. It not only exposes the dark and corrupt side of the South Korean entertainment industry but also reveals the cold indifference and incompetence of South Korean society. In this incident, we witnessed how a young girl with beautiful dreams was gradually pushed into the abyss of death.