In this photo taken on November 22, 2024, music albums and related merchandise released by K-pop groups are seen on display in a shopping mall in Seoul. As K-pop's global popularity grows unabated, so has a mountain of discarded CDs and merchandise waste. More than 115 million K-pop CDs were sold in 2023, the first time sales breached the 100 million mark for the industry. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) / To go with AFP story PLASTIC-ENVIRONMENT-SKOREA-K-POP, FOCUS by Hieun Shin (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

In this photo taken on November 22, 2024, music albums and related merchandise released by K-pop groups and members of BTS, Seventeen, Stray Kids and Tomorrow X Together (TXT) are seen on display in a retail store in Seoul. As K-pop's global popularity grows unabated, so has a mountain of discarded CDs and merchandise waste. More than 115 million K-pop CDs were sold in 2023, the first time sales breached the 100 million mark for the industry. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) / To go with AFP story PLASTIC-ENVIRONMENT-SKOREA-K-POP, FOCUS by Hieun Shin (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Supporters of Uruguay's presidential candidate for the Republican Coalition, Alvaro Delgado, react following the first results of the presidential runoff election in Montevideo on November 24, 2024. The leftist Yamandu Orsi of the opposition Frente Amplio coalition and a protégé of former president Jose 'Pepe' Mujica, won the second round of Uruguay's presidential election on Sunday, according to television projections. (Photo by Eitan ABRAMOVICH / AFP) (Photo by EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP via Getty Images)

Supporters of Uruguay's presidential candidate for the Republican Coalition, Alvaro Delgado, react following the first results of the presidential runoff election in Montevideo on November 24, 2024. The leftist Yamandú Orsi of the opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio) and the running mate of former president José 'Pepe' Mujica won the second round of Uruguay's presidential election on Sunday, according to television projections. (Photo by EITAN ABRAMOVICH / AFP) (Photo by EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP via Getty Images)

A supporter of Uruguay's presidential candidate for the Republican Coalition, Alvaro Delgado, reacts following the first results of the presidential runoff election in Montevideo on November 24, 2024. The leftist Yamandú Orsi of the opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio) and the running mate of former president José 'Pepe' Mujica won the second round of Uruguay's presidential election on Sunday, according to television projections. (Photo by EITAN ABRAMOVICH / AFP) (Photo by EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP via Getty Images)

Supporters of Uruguay's presidential candidate for the Republican Coalition, Alvaro Delgado, react following the first results of the presidential runoff election in Montevideo on November 24, 2024. The leftist Yamandú Orsi of the opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio) and the running mate of former president José 'Pepe' Mujica won the second round of Uruguay's presidential election on Sunday, according to television projections. (Photo by EITAN ABRAMOVICH / AFP) (Photo by EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Nigerian-British actor Cynthia Erivo poses upon arrival for the UK premiere of the film "Wicked" at the Royal Festival Hall in central London on November 18, 2024. Hollywood got respite from a slack few months as two much-anticipated new films -- Universal's "Wicked: Part I" and "Gladiator II" from Paramount -- roared to the top of the North American box office on November 24, 2024. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

US music composers Abigail Barlow (L) and Emily Bear (R) pose on the red carpet upon arrival for the UK Premier of "Moana 2", at the Cineworld, in Leicester Square, in central London, on November 24, 2024. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)