Puppetry Without Penis

Arching a bitchy eyebrow at Anglo K-pop TV experiment Made in Korea

Back in 1994, the year of the metrosexual’s birth, and the height of boybandery, my agent sent the BBC (and, I think, ITV) my proposal for a series exploring whether a boyband could be manufactured from scratch, with the working title ‘Puppets on a String’.

We would follow the selection, formation, training, and marketing of a boyband, seeking advice fro…