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** In Japan, it's common for porn stars to have roles in mainstream entertainment. For example, Ebisu Muscats is an IdolSinger GirlGroup comprised of just porn stars and gravure idols, and some porn stars have even had roles in kids' shows. [[note]]It should be noted that the {{yakuza}} owns the sex industry in Japan (including, most prominently, illegal sex trafficking) and has lots of connections to entertainment and politics.[[/note]] In South Korea, this wouldn't happen.

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** In Japan, it's common for porn stars to have roles in mainstream entertainment. For example, Ebisu Muscats is an IdolSinger GirlGroup comprised of just porn stars and gravure idols, and some porn stars have even had roles in kids' shows.shows intended for children, like the Super Sentai series. [[note]]It should be noted that the {{yakuza}} owns the sex industry in Japan (including, most prominently, illegal sex trafficking) and has lots of connections to entertainment and politics.[[/note]] In South Korea, this wouldn't happen.
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** In Japan, it's common for porn stars to have roles in mainstream entertainment. For example, Ebisu Muscats is an IdolSingerGirlGroup comprised of just porn stars and gravure idols, and some porn stars have even had roles in kids' shows. [[note]]It should be noted that the {{yakuza}} owns the sex industry in Japan (including, most prominently, illegal sex trafficking) and has lots of connections to entertainment and politics.[[/note]] In South Korea, this wouldn't happen.

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** In Japan, it's common for porn stars to have roles in mainstream entertainment. For example, Ebisu Muscats is an IdolSingerGirlGroup IdolSinger GirlGroup comprised of just porn stars and gravure idols, and some porn stars have even had roles in kids' shows. [[note]]It should be noted that the {{yakuza}} owns the sex industry in Japan (including, most prominently, illegal sex trafficking) and has lots of connections to entertainment and politics.[[/note]] In South Korea, this wouldn't happen.
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* ContractualPurity: The Korean public was very critical about Honey Popcorn's debut because all of the members are porn stars and even debuted under their PornNames. Part of the criticism towards their debut comes from the fact that many KoreanPopMusic fans are underage, and the public is very concerned about them finding their adult work with a quick search of their names on the Internet.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Despite the frigid reception from South Korea and Japan, international fans have been quite supportive of them. While South Korea is protesting against them and Japan has a mix of people both laughing at them and feeling embarrassed, international fans have only been saying good things about them.
* OvershadowedByControversy: Honey Popcorn's debut has a pretty standard GirlGroup formula, and "Bibidi Babidi Boo" actually isn't bad. However, the song is mainly overshadowed by the fact that all members are porn stars. The Korean public made petitions calling for their debut to be cancelled, and it got to the point where their debut showcase had to be delayed. In addition, Honey Popcorn debuted when the [=#MeToo=] movement was gaining steam in Korea, and Korean feminists consider them a step back from the causes they were fighting for.
* ValuesDissonance: The Western fandom, for the most, don't consider the fact that Honey Popcorn are comprised of porn stars a big deal, since celebrities having sex tapes and scandals are common to the point no one bats an eye. However, in South Korea, pornography is illegal, hence their reaction.
** In Japan, it's common for porn stars to have roles in mainstream entertainment. For example, Ebisu Muscats is an IdolSingerGirlGroup comprised of just porn stars and gravure idols, and some porn stars have even had roles in kids' shows. [[note]]It should be noted that the {{yakuza}} owns the sex industry in Japan (including, most prominently, illegal sex trafficking) and has lots of connections to entertainment and politics.[[/note]] In South Korea, this wouldn't happen.

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