Agencies are now debuting groups that are fully international. (JYP/Republic Records) is K-Pop trained but American; KATSEYE (HYBE/Geffen) is a global girl group. This represents the final evolution: using the Korean system to produce content for every girl, everywhere.
Characters are allowed to be flawed, ambitious, and independent without needing a male savior.
Groups like are entirely AI-generated. They have digital personas, AI-generated voices, and perform choreography in virtual reality. They do not get tired, do not age, and do not have scandals. For young girls, this provides "perfect" role models who are available 24/7.
A critical issue is ensuring that all individuals in such content have provided genuine consent and are not exploited. The production and distribution of adult content have historically been fraught with issues of coercion, exploitation, and human rights violations.