"K팝 트레이닝이 비인간적? 발레 훈련도 혹독…서구의 선입견" - 연합뉴스

Yonhap reported on September 25, 2026 that Professor Oh Ju-yeon (San Diego State University) told the agency in a phone interview on September 22 that Western critiques calling K-pop training ‘inhumane’ are a prejudiced view. She argued that rigorous training is also standard in ballet, described K-pop training as a necessary technical system, and said she recently published an academic book, 'K-pop Dance Education: For Those Who Dream,' with Routledge.