The “variety-dols,” or variety idols, play a telling role in the realm of K-pop. As the name implies, this title is awarded to those special idols who excel in K-variety, those idols whose prominent personalities have appealed to the masses. Examples include 2AM‘s Jo Kwon, Super Junior‘s Heechul, and ZE:A‘s Kwanghee. As variety is a very unique and potentially highly beneficial aspect of idol culture, variety idols play fairly prominent roles in the group or parties they reside in. (...)
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