A1 Level – Elementary
1. Do you know K-pop?
2. What is a popular song?
3. Do you like dancing?
4. What is a music video?
5. Do you like Korean culture?
6. What is a large group of singers?
7. Do you watch K-pop videos online?
8. What is a bright color?
9. Do you like fast music?
10. What is a fan club?
11. Do K-pop stars work hard?
12. What is a concert?
13. Do you like their clothes?
14. What are three K-pop groups you know?
15. Do you think K-pop is famous everywhere?
A2 Level – Pre-Intermediate
1. What is the difference between K-pop and Western pop music?
2. Why are K-pop music videos so colorful and detailed?
3. What are the good things and bad things about being a K-pop fan?
4. How much do K-pop stars have to train before they can debut?
5. Should K-pop companies protect their young stars more?
6. Why is the dancing in K-pop so difficult and synchronized?
7. Do you think K-pop helps people learn about Korea?
8. What is the purpose of having many members in one group?
9. How does K-pop use social media to reach fans all over the world?
10. What is the difference between a lead singer and a dancer?
11. Do you think K-pop is becoming the most popular music in the world?
12. What are the problems when fans are too obsessed with their idols?
13. When is the best time for a K-pop group to release new music?
14. What are two differences between a fandom and a normal fan group?
15. How does the K-pop style influence fashion trends?
B1 Level – Intermediate
1. What are the unspoken rules for being a respectful K-pop fan online?
2. How does the K-pop industry make money besides selling music?
3. Should K-pop companies allow their stars to have more private lives?
4. What is the difference between the public image of an idol and their real personality?
5. Do you believe that K-pop music has a high artistic value?
6. What are the challenges for foreign people who want to become K-pop idols?
7. How does the military service requirement affect K-pop groups and their popularity?
8. What is the idea of a “trainee” system?
9. Is it fair or unfair when K-pop groups sing in both Korean and English?
10. How does the fan community organize itself to support a group’s new song?
11. What are the steps for a K-pop group to successfully enter the US or European market?
12. What is the value of K-pop in promoting soft power for Korea?
13. Should the government give money to support K-pop and its global expansion?
14. What are the reasons why some K-pop stars leave their groups?
15. How does the quality of the live performance compare to the music video?
B2 Level – Upper-Intermediate
1. What are the social pressures on young people in Korea to become idols or look like idols?
2. What are the moral problems when K-pop contracts are very strict and limit personal freedom?
3. How does the fan culture (fandom) sometimes become too powerful or obsessive?
4. Should the government set rules for the working hours and rest time of K-pop stars?
5. Analyze the psychological effect of living under constant public judgment and camera watch.
6. Who is responsible for protecting K-pop stars from online harassment and rumors?
7. What is your view on the practice of editing star photos to make them look “perfect”?
8. Evaluate the role of the K-pop industry in changing global beauty standards.
9. How does the constant need for new content affect the quality and mental health of the creators?
10. Discuss the concept of a “seven-year curse” in K-pop groups (groups often break up after seven years).
11. What are the problems with having too much reliance on image and not enough on vocal talent?
12. What are the legal differences between a K-pop idol and a non-famous musician?
13. Do you agree that the purpose of K-pop is more about cultural export than simple music entertainment?
14. What steps should be taken to ensure that foreign idols are treated fairly in the industry?
15. How does the intense competition within K-pop affect the relationships between different groups?
C1 Level – Advanced
1. Is it fair that the K-pop industry often demands extreme sacrifices from young people for the chance of fame?
2. What is the right way to think about a K-pop company’s responsibility to the mental health of its stars?
3. How do the platform’s algorithms influence the global spread and visibility of K-pop groups?
4. When should the government investigate a company for unfair contracts or bad working conditions?
5. What are the moral questions when we talk about using extreme beauty standards to sell music?
6. How does the high volume of K-pop content affect the market for other music genres?
7. Discuss the impact of major financial scandals on the reputation of the entire K-pop industry.
8. How should leaders use the popularity of K-pop to build diplomatic and cultural ties with other countries?
9. What is the idea of “cultural soft power” and how successfully does K-pop use it?
10. What are the long-term effects on society when children grow up seeing only highly manufactured (made-up) celebrity personas?
11. What are the difficulties when courts try to decide if a fan club’s actions are illegal harassment?
12. How does the search for perfection in performance conflict with the human need for natural expression and mistakes?
13. Do you agree that the most important thing is the business structure of the K-pop system, not the music itself?
14. What are the simple moral rules a fan should follow when they feel disappointment in their idol?
15. Should the government enforce a legal minimum for the amount of time K-pop stars must spend resting?
C2 Level – Proficiency
1. What is the real difference between a person’s individual artistic expression and the highly controlled product of a K-pop group?
2. Debate the idea: Should we completely ban the training of minors (under 18) in the high-pressure idol system?
3. How does the constant perfection of K-pop performance change the human idea of what “talent” means?
4. What laws or rules are needed to control how K-pop companies manage the personal debt of their trainees?
5. How do historical views of entertainment and artistry affect the value given to K-pop music globally?
6. How can fan communities maintain their passion when their idols are constantly changed and managed by companies?
7. Argue the point that the K-pop system is a necessary business model for global success in the modern music market.
8. What protection should laws give to a star who wants to leave their company early due to mental health issues?
9. How can we stop the problem of sasaeng fans (overly obsessive fans) from illegally tracking and harming idols?
10. What did old thinkers say about art, mass production, and authenticity that is still important for K-pop today?
11. What will happen to the need for human K-pop stars if AI can perfectly create music, vocals, and performances?
12. How do people use the idea of “loving the artist” to avoid discussing the ethical problems of the industry?
13. How does the experience of being part of a large, passionate fandom affect a person’s sense of belonging?
14. What is the power of K-pop to change global fashion, language, and cultural taste?
15. If a K-pop idol could live a completely normal, private life while maintaining their fame, how would that fundamentally change the industry?
