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The K-Pop industry has a dark side, one that Lee Kyung-Mi – now Monk Bohyun – knows all too well. From performing pop songs on stage to singing Buddhist prayer songs on YouTube.

Our resident wannabe influencer, Alhan Gençay, knows there’s some serious cheques cashed in the world of acting. So he decides to get some lessons.

VICE’s Tir Dhondy heads up north to hang out with the Bad Boy Chiller Crew ahead of their first world tour to find out whether they are going to take over the world.

Pure Flix is a family-friendly faith-based streaming service dubbed the “Netflix for Christians” which has become a mini-media empire, bankrolling movies and TV shows.

Kiara Cervantes is a CBP officer, who after being photographed with Vice President Mike Pence at an immigration detention facility, became a viral sensation as “#ICEbae.”

Riiottt is an aspiring singer who moved to LA in an attempt to establish herself.

Maddie is an artist diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. As @snakelively, she makes comedic memes while attempting to establish herself as an artist.

Sergio takes his Instagram seriously. But being an influencer has certain rules, like never posting a picture with someone who isn't pretty - even if you're friends.

Cam girl Moe is fighting to impact conventional standards of beauty by posting for her fans on Instagram. But can she make it in the more mainstream industry?

Pro skater, star of Jackass Bam Margera struggles over the loss of his friend.

27-year-old Alicia Amira, originally from Denmark, is a self-proclaimed professional bimbo who uses body modifications to look like a sex doll. We visit her to see what her daily life is like and how she creates private video content for her fans.

VICE went to Los Angeles to meet Michael Klimkowski, a struggling comedian who made headlines with his spot-on impersonation of televangelist Joel Osteen.