Labels aren't convinced that K-pop stars can have private lives.

(CNN)If Taylor Swift was a South Korean artist, she would be in deep trouble. At the height of her fame, the American singer's dating life was a key element of her music, with the smash success of hits like "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" driven in part by the real-life relationship drama that helped inspired them. Unlike their western counterparts, for whom making their romantic lives public can be a key part of promotional activities (including allegedly staged relationships), K-Pop stars are often forbidden from disclosing personal details, with some even having a "no dating" clause in their contracts. When it was revealed artists Hyuna and E-Dawn were a couple last month, there was an angry backlash from some apparently heart

At the height of her fame, the American singer's dating life was a key element of her music, with the smash success of hits like "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" driven in part by the real-life relationship drama that helped inspired them.

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