kpop1-3, Exercise 2: Controversies and censorship

Model answer (any two songs):

"Hayeoga" (1993): the group was banned from KBS-TV because of earrings, ripped jeans and dreadlocks, which ethics committees associated with reggae, resistance movements and rejection of social norms.
"Classroom Idea" (1994): its lyrics criticised the education system and exam pressure; the song was banned from TV and radio, although the ethics committees passed it. The group was also accused of backmasking Satanic messages, which the article says news media later proved groundless.
"Regret of the Times" (1995): the Public Performance Ethics Committee banned it for lyrics criticising the government and demanded three lines be changed; Seo refused, so the album version was instrumental only.

"Seo Taiji ended censorship" claims more than the articles say: the group article says pre-censorship was abolished in June 1996 "partially as a result" of the fan reaction, and Seo Taiji's article says the backlash was "a catalyst". Neither says the group alone caused it, and neither describes the other pressures.

Sources: Wikipedia, Seo Taiji and Boys; Seo Taiji.