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Is K-Pop Driving Koreans to Drink?

Is K-Pop Driving Koreans to Drink?

(LinkAsia News: 9/9/11) Worried about a rise in teenage drinking, the South Korean government has taken the extreme measure of banning pop songs that even mention the consumption of alcohol. Contributor Yoo Eun Lee of Global Voices Online, reports on a move that has left South Korean teenagers fuming.

Is K-Pop Driving Koreans to Drink?

(LinkAsia News: 9/9/11) Worried about a rise in teenage drinking, the South Korean government has taken the extreme measure of banning pop songs that even mention the consumption of alcohol. Contributor Yoo Eun Lee of Global Voices Online, reports on a move that has left South Korean teenagers fuming.
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