Pop stars like Chinese singer Jackson Yee are influenced by K-pop idols from South Korea such as BTS, but China’s state-run media condemns the young idols, calling them “sissy pants” and “young fresh meat”. Pop stars like Chinese singer Jackson Yee are influenced by K-pop idols from South Korea such as BTS, but China’s state-run media condemns the young idols, calling them “sissy pants” and “young fresh meat”.
Pop stars like Chinese singer Jackson Yee are influenced by K-pop idols from South Korea such as BTS, but China’s state-run media condemns the young idols, calling them “sissy pants” and “young fresh meat”.
Lifestyle /  Entertainment

Chinese boys train to be ‘real men’ to fight the BTS idol effect, but the make-up could be here to stay

  • Anxious about their boys becoming ‘sissy pants’ men who wear make-up and earrings, some Chinese parents are taking a hard-line approach
  • But looking like a K-pop star or Jackson Yee will not make a young man unpopular with Chinese women, while not every male wants to look like a tough guy

Topic |   K-pop, Mandopop and other Asian pop
Associated Press
Associated Press

Updated: 6:00pm, 8 May, 2019

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Pop stars like Chinese singer Jackson Yee are influenced by K-pop idols from South Korea such as BTS, but China’s state-run media condemns the young idols, calling them “sissy pants” and “young fresh meat”. Pop stars like Chinese singer Jackson Yee are influenced by K-pop idols from South Korea such as BTS, but China’s state-run media condemns the young idols, calling them “sissy pants” and “young fresh meat”.
Pop stars like Chinese singer Jackson Yee are influenced by K-pop idols from South Korea such as BTS, but China’s state-run media condemns the young idols, calling them “sissy pants” and “young fresh meat”.
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