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spir-13983	Lee, Jin	EXPLORING THE NEXUS OF K-POP DANCE CHALLENGES: CHILDREN’S K-POP DREAM, INTERNET STARDOM, AND CUTE LABOR IN THE EVOLVING CULTURE INDUSTRY	2025.0	6	.pdf	application/pdf	1664	67	46	Similarly, the influencer industries across the Asia Pacific region, mainly in Korea, Japan, and China, have introduced “K-pop academy programs” aimed at nurturing children into child influencers and debuting “child idol” groups that serve as stepping stones towards professional idol careers in the entertainment industry amidst the rise of K-pop culture (Lee et al., forthcoming). Consequently, the challenges transform into online K-pop auditions, similar to child pageant shows where visualities of children are assessed against the criteria of ‘idol materials’ and ‘idol standards’.	cache/spir-13983.pdf	txt/spir-13983.txt