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From the K-pop main article:

Sexualization and sexual exploitation
The industry has been criticized for the sexualization of both male and female idols, with the sexualization of minors in particular being of concern. Critics such as James Turnbull of the Korean Pop Culture blog The Grand Narrative have argued young female idols are especially susceptible to pressures to wear revealing clothing or dance provocatively. However, compared to western popular music, K-pop has little sex, drugs, or aggressive behavior and has a much more parent-friendly branding.

Sponsorships or "sponsor relationships" are a common form of sexual exploitation in the industry. Wealthy individuals will "sponsor" idols or trainees by giving them expensive gifts or by helping them land roles coverage in return for sexual favors.

Work to be done:

Section is short and has minimal elaboration but it is arguably one of the more significant parts of K-pop that has much academic work done on it.

Resources:

Asian Dolls and the Westernized Gaze: Notes on the Female Dollification in South Korea - Aljosa Puzar

Does K-pop Reinforce Gender Inequalities? Empirical Evidence from a New Data Set - Xi Lin, Robert Rudolf

How women are portrayed in K-pop music videos: an example of how gender is constructed in media - Isabelle Paanalahti Abrahamsson

K-Pop Chords of Sexism - Dave Hazzan

Multiple Exposures: Korean Bodies and the Transnational Imagination - Stephen Epstein, Rachael M. Joo

Seeing is Believing: Content Analysis of Sexual Content in Korean Music Videos - Bohye Song

Global Imagination of K-Pop: Pop Music Fans’ Lived Experiences of Cultural Hybridity - Kyong Yoon

Idol republic: the global emergence of girl industries and the commercialization of girl bodies - Yeran Kim

K- Popping: Korean Women, K-Pop, and Fandom - Kim, Jungwon

What Is the K in K-pop? South Korean Popular Music, the Culture Industry, and National Identity - Lie, John