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Topic Ideas
1) I want to expand on the foreign relations effects that K-pop is having throughout the world by expanding the foreign relations section of the main K-pop page on Wikipedia.

2) I am also thinking about writing of some of the new regulations that are being enforced by the South Korean government with regards to Kpop. The regulations section on the Wikipedia page for Kpop is not up to date on some of the newer regulations that may have an effect on Kpop in the future.

3) I might also talk about the economic effects that Kpop is having on the exports and popularity of other Korean products internationally.

Regulations
The court decision in the TVXQ lawsuit determined their contract with S.M. Entertainment void, and resultantly the Fair Trade Commission released contract templates to regulate industry conditions.

In 2014, South Korea passed a law to regulate its music industry, protecting idols aged under 19 from unhealthy labor practices and overtly sexualized performances.

Failure to comply with these regulations may lead to the equivalent of a US$10,000 fine.

On March 7th 2017, the South Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) passed new regulations in order to protect trainee idols from unfair terms and working conditions. Prior to these regulations, trainee idols at eight idol agencies were not permitted to seek contracts at any other agency while at training. Moreover, agencies were able to terminate a trainee contract at any time for any reason. The Fair Trade Commission states that they believe these changes will "result in a more just contract culture within the entertainment industry between trainee and agency." For now these regulations only apply to eight major idol agencies but the Ministry of Culture intends to apply these regulations to all existing agencies throughout 2018.

Some of the concerns raised by the idol agencies over these regulations include the risk of a trainee at one agency going undercover at another agency to receive training with the other agency. This introduces further risk that the idol agencies must take in training new idols. Trainees train for 3 years on average and the agencies support these trainees with various training programs during this duration, resulting in each trainee being a very large investment for the agency.

https://www.koreaboo.com/longform/new-contractual-changes-cause-concern-within-music-industry/

https://www.koreaboo.com/news/south-korea-passes-new-regulations-unfair-trainee-contracts/