Sex 'n' Pop — Season 1, Episode 5: Spice up your life
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 2.0/10
Episode synopsis
In Orlando, Florida, not far from Disney World in the middle of the old town is the boy group smithy of Lou Perlman. N Sync and the Backstreet Boys are world stars who owe their careers to Lou Perlman. For the first time, the world's largest maker of girl fantasies for "sex 'n' pop" is letting a camera team into his empire. "Sex 'n' Pop" explores whether it is true that media images produce new bodies. The story of the boy and girl bands is told through the ages, from the Monkees to the Bay City Rollers to the present day
About Sex 'n' Pop
Looks at the overwhelming impact pop music has had since the 90s and how our media saturated society has allowed pop music to become an overtly commercial product. The kids' have been subjected to, and manipulated by sophisticated marketing ploys from the pop music industry in order to maintain their huge profits. What kind of effect does this have on youth culture? What kind of youth do adolescents get to enjoy today, if their world seems to be one reality talent show after another? How much are adolescents affected by the stereotypes portrayed in pop video culture? Sex'n'Pop seeks to find answers to these questions.