does the K-pop industry have a plastic problem some fans argue that the excessive plastic use in CDs and merchandise creates significant waste and are urging South Korea’s entertainment industry to act photos of band members which often become collector’s items Drive sales the catch is that each CD contains a photo of only one band member often leading fans to buy multiple copies of the same CD until they get their favorite others buy more to enter lotteries for me and greed tickets Rosa de Young of activist group K-pop for Planet believes United K-pop fans can drive change if K fans worldwide unite on this issue um they can really join forces and make a change when it comes to tackling the climate crisis some K-pop agencies say they’re using recycled or eco-friendly materials but K-pop for Planet argues that unless they change their marketing strategy that could amount to greenwashing