"There was a severe split between the people who liked me and the people who really disliked me." While the K-pop industry has long touted a more wholesome image than its western counterparts, there were still rebels even in its earliest days -- namely Yang Joon-il, who was a divisive pop star during his initial run in the early '90s.
Best seen in his performances of his single "Rebecca," Yang embodied the era with a genre-blending sound akin to Prince and virile choreography à la Michael Jackson, mixed with a fashion-forward, androgynous look similar to modern-day K-pop icon G-Dragon.
Still, Yang faced heavy criticism as well as xenophobia as an American trying to enter the industry. One outdoor festival saw audience members throwing
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