the environmental impact of K-pop

+50% compared with 2022

By 2023, 115 million K-pop CDs sold

K-pop champions CD sales

A booming market despite streaming

The hidden pollution of albums

The equivalent of 74 flights around the Earth

500g of CO2 per CD produced

Millions of albums in non-recyclable plastic

Emotional marketing

photo-cards as bait

Each album becomes a “lottery ticket

Fans collect more than they listen

 HYBE promises greener materials

2 billion won in environmental fines

Between passion and ecological awareness

Fans torn between support and responsibility