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K-pop is an abbreviation for Korean popular music, specifically from South Korea. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː There are many artists and groups, most notably Se7en, Shinhwa, BoA, Rain, TVXQ, Super Junior and Big Bang that have branched out of Korea and have become popular in Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South East Asia. Se7en ( Korean: 세븐 born Choi Dong-Wook, Hangeul: 최동욱 Hanja: 崔東昱 November 9, 1984) is a South Korean Shinhwa (신화 is a popular South Korean Boy band and hip hop group Boa Kwon (born November 5, 1986) have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout Asia Rain ( Real name: Jeong Ji-hoon ', born 25 June 1982) is a male Korean pop singer dancer model and actor TVXQ (often stylized TVXQ!) an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi (東方神起 is a Quintet South Korean Boy band formed under Super Junior (슈퍼주니어 often stylized SUPERJUNIOR) sometimes referred to as SJ or SuJu (슈주 is a thirteen-member Boy band For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The popularity of K-pop is often considered a part of the rise of the Korean Wave, or "Hallyu", in the region. The Korean wave refers to the recent surge of popularity of South Korean popular culture in other countries especially in Asian countries


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History

The emergence of the group Seo Taiji and Boys in 1992 marked a turning point for Korean popular music, as the group incorporated elements of American popular musical genres of rap, rock, and techno into its music. Seo Tai-ji ( Jeong Hyeon-cheol 정현철( Hanja: 鄭鉉哲, born on February 21, 1972) is a legendary South Korean singer and musician The tremendous success of Seo Taiji and Boys in Korea and other experimental groups (such as Panic) set the trend for the present generation of K-pop groups and artists. Following Seo Taiji and Boys, dance-oriented acts were dominant in the Korean popular music scene of the early 90s including the legendary hip hop duo Deux (듀스). Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Deux (듀스 is a South Korean hip hop duo popular in early 1990s By the mid-90s, teen idol groups, which are now often considered "legendary groups" due to their strong popularity during their era, such as Baby V.O.X., Fin.K.L., g.o.d, H.O.T., Shinhwa, Sechs Kies, and S.E.S. were very popular, having strong fanbases and high-selling albums (with some groups having a "million seller", an album selling over one million copies). ‎ Teen idols refers to someone idolized by teens a teen idol is often young but in many cases no longer teenaged Baby VOX ( Hangul: 베이비복스 standing for Baby Voices of Xpression was one of South Korea 's most popular Girl groups belonging to record FinKL (핑클 was a K-pop Girl group that debuted in 1998 Their name stands for Fin e K illing L iberty, and was intended to mean GOD is a now-defunct Korean group The name is an acronym for Groove Over Dose. HOT was a popular five-member South Korean Boy band of the late 1990s Shinhwa (신화 is a popular South Korean Boy band and hip hop group Sechs Kies or 6kies (젝스키스 is former Korean hip hop Boy band from Daesung Entertainment and onetime rival of H SES (Sea Eugene Shoo is a popular K-Pop Girl group that signed with SM Entertainment. Starting with the break-up of Sechs Kies, most of these groups have disbanded, It is often stated that at this stage Korean music became slightly better than noise. Although some have continued their success in the following decade; new groups (most notably DBSK, Super Junior and SG Wannabe) have since taken their place. TVXQ (often stylized TVXQ!) an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi (東方神起 is a Quintet South Korean Boy band formed under Super Junior (슈퍼주니어 often stylized SUPERJUNIOR) sometimes referred to as SJ or SuJu (슈주 is a thirteen-member Boy band SG Wannabe or SG워너비 (the SG representing Simon and Garfunkel) is a popular South Korean Ballad trio that debuted in 2004 with their song "Timeless"

Currently, in the 2000s, pop groups are still very popular, although there has been the emergence of Korean R&B and Hip-Hop. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Artists such as MC Mong, 1TYM, Rain , Big Bang and Epik High have proven successful. MC Mong (MC 몽 (born on September 4, 1979) is a South Korean Hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat 1TYM (원타임 pronounced "One Time" is a four-member Korean hip hop group Rain ( Real name: Jeong Ji-hoon ', born 25 June 1982) is a male Korean pop singer dancer model and actor Epik High ( Hangul: 에픽 하이 is a South Korean hip hop group from Seoul, South Korea. Underground artists such as Drunken Tiger, Tasha (Yoon Mi Rae), and Dynamic Duo have also helped Hip-Hop making its way into the mainstream. Drunken Tiger is a Korean hip hop group which debuted in 1999 and released seven albums Tasha Reid (also known as Natasha Shanta Reid) is a Korean-American R&B singer and rapper born in Portland Texas on May 31, Dynamic Duo (다이나믹 듀오 is a Korean hip hop duo made up of members Choiza and Gaeko (former members of the trio CBMass) Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Recently, rock music has become noticed by the public, with acts like the Yoon Do Hyun Band and Seo Taiji gaining national recognition. Yoon Do Hyun Band, also called Yoonband or YB is one of the most famous rock bands in South Korea. In addition, there are also some very popular techno/dance artists such as Lee Jung Hyun and Kim Hyun Jung, who both have had very long careers while remaining firmly entrenched in their genre of music. Lee Jung-hyun (born March 13 1980 in Daegu, South Korea) is a Korean pop Singer and Actress. Kim Hyun Jung (born April 4 1978) is a Korean pop singer Commonly known as the Korean Dance-pop queen she is most famous for energetic dance Just as well, ballads and R&B have remained popular, as singers like Baek Ji Young and KCM, in addition to SG Wannabe, have continued their success for many years. A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. Baek Ji Young (백지영 (born March 25, 1976) is a South Korean pop and ballad KCM (케이씨엠 born 1982 is a Korean male singer KCM are the initials of his Korean name Kang Chang Mo (강창모 SG Wannabe or SG워너비 (the SG representing Simon and Garfunkel) is a popular South Korean Ballad trio that debuted in 2004 with their song "Timeless"

There are also many artists who have had international success as well. BoA has become the highest-selling international artist from Korea, due to her strength in the J-pop market; this was in part due to Lee Soo Man's adaptation of the Blue Ocean Strategy. Boa Kwon (born November 5, 1986) have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout Asia J-pop is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. It refers to Japanese popular musicians and was coined by the Japanese media to distinguish Japanese musicians from foreign musicians Lee Soo Man (born June 18, 1952) created the well-known Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment, specializing in K-pop groups Blue Ocean Strategy is a business strategy book that promotes a systematic approach "for making the competition irrelevant Since then, artists such as Rain and Se7en have also released albums outside of Korea, becoming well-known throughout Eastern Asia. Rain ( Real name: Jeong Ji-hoon ', born 25 June 1982) is a male Korean pop singer dancer model and actor Se7en ( Korean: 세븐 born Choi Dong-Wook, Hangeul: 최동욱 Hanja: 崔東昱 November 9, 1984) is a South Korean Rain has also had his international RAINY DAY 2005 Tour, having tour dates at Madison Square Garden, the first Korean star to do so. Korean singer Rain staged the Concert tour RAINY DAY 2005 Tour which started in Seoul and traveled to Tokyo and Hong Kong Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. He also plans to make a U. S. debut. Skull, a Korean reggae artist from YG Entertainment is working on his U. YG Entertainment (YG 엔터테인먼트 is a record label from Korea. S. debut and was even listed on the Billboard charts[1]. Se7en who is also from YG Entertainment[2] and Min from JYP Entertainment[3] both hope to enter the English-language music market in 2008. YG Entertainment (YG 엔터테인먼트 is a record label from Korea. JYP Entertainment (JYP 엔터테인먼트 is a South Korean talent agency named after its founder Park Jin Young. They are not the first Asians to do so; Utada Hikaru and CoCo Lee have released English-language albums before. also known by her fans as, is a Singer-songwriter, Arranger and Record producer in Japan. Ferren Lee-Kelly (born January 17 1976) popularly known as However, there has yet to be an Asian artist breaking the mainstream American music industry successfully[4].

Current style

K-pop is similar to English pop music, with R&B, dance, and hip-hop being very popular genres in the 2000s. Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with However, unlike English pop music, which had most of its boy bands and girl groups either break up or informally disband, bubblegum pop is still very popular in South Korea. A girl group is a Popular music act featuring several young Female Singers who generally harmonize together Bubblegum pop (also known as bubblegum rock, bubblegum music, or simply bubblegum) is a genre of Pop music whose classic period ran from 1967 Groups such as Shinhwa, TVXQ, and Super Junior continue to be top sellers in K-pop, and artists like Ahyoomee and LPG have released novelty songs, to varying degress of success. Shinhwa (신화 is a popular South Korean Boy band and hip hop group TVXQ (often stylized TVXQ!) an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi (東方神起 is a Quintet South Korean Boy band formed under Super Junior (슈퍼주니어 often stylized SUPERJUNIOR) sometimes referred to as SJ or SuJu (슈주 is a thirteen-member Boy band Ayumi Lee or Yumi Itō (이 아유미 伊藤ゆみ born August 25, 1984, Tottori Prefecture, Japan) from former Korean girl-group LPG (an acronym for "Long Pretty Girls" is a manufactured girl group inspired by the success of "semi- trot " singer Jang Yoon Jung. A novelty song is a silly or nonsensical Song, performed principally for its comical effect. However, the 2000s has seen the rise of R&B vocal groups, with SG Wannabe and Big Mama having success with their first albums. SG Wannabe or SG워너비 (the SG representing Simon and Garfunkel) is a popular South Korean Ballad trio that debuted in 2004 with their song "Timeless" For other uses of the term Big Mama, please see Big Mama. Big mama ( Simplified Chinese: 大妈 Pinyin: dà In addition, trot music has made a comeback in mainstream K-pop as well, mostly due to the success of Jang Yoon Jung. Trot Ballads are also very popular, as 2006 has seen the release of ballad singles by non-ballad artists, including Shinhwa and Baek Ji Young. Shinhwa (신화 is a popular South Korean Boy band and hip hop group Baek Ji Young (백지영 (born March 25, 1976) is a South Korean pop and ballad The year 2007 was marked with the release of numerous girl and boy bands, though only a few managed to top the charts, most notably Big Bang for their song "Lies," and Wonder Girls for "Tell Me". Despite new bands debuting, physical sales for CDs have become increasingly low, due to the stagnation of the K-pop industry. The highest selling album of 2007 did not even reach the 200,000 mark with only 190,998 copies sold. [5]

The beginning of 2008 saw the rise of Electronica dominate the K-pop scene. [6][7] Notable examples include Jewelry's "One More Time" and Brown Eyed Girls' "L. Brown Eyed Girls (브라운아이드걸스 or BEG is a South Korean vocal girl group O. V. E. "[8][9] Even artists that release music in other genres have released electronica-influenced albums to suit the current trends, including Epik High, Gummy, and Lee Seung Chul. Epik High ( Hangul: 에픽 하이 is a South Korean hip hop group from Seoul, South Korea. Gummy ( Hangul: 거미) is the stage name of Korean R&B singer Park Ji-yeon (ko 박지연 [10]

Famous Korean Pop artists

Main article: List of Korean pop artists

See also

References

  1. ^ Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
  2. ^ Daum 미디어다음 - 뉴스
  3. ^ Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
  4. ^ Missing: Asian-American pop stars - International Herald Tribune
  5. ^ Recording Industry Association of Korea. This is an alphabetical listing of K-Pop artists 0-9 1TYM 8eight 2AM 2PM Traditional Korean music includes both the folk and court music styles of the Korean people. The first evidence of Korean music is ancient and it has been well-documented by surviving written materials since the 15th century and was brought to heights of excellence during the The Korean wave refers to the recent surge of popularity of South Korean popular culture in other countries especially in Asian countries The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional Culture of Korea, but since the 1948 Division of Korea, it has developed separately This is a list of articles on Korea -related people places things and concepts C-pop () is an abbreviation for " Chinese Popular music ". J-pop is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. It refers to Japanese popular musicians and was coined by the Japanese media to distinguish Japanese musicians from foreign musicians The music of the Philippines is a mixture of European American and indigenous sounds Traditional Vietnamese music is highly diverse and syncretistic, combining native and foreign influences 2007 2007 End of Year Chart. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
  6. ^ (Korean)가요계, 일렉트로니카(Electronica)가 대세인 이유?
  7. ^ 흥행의 법칙ⓛ'일렉트로니카' '탈신비'. . . 가요계 흥행 십계명]
  8. ^ 여가수들, 일렉트로니카 장르 붐
  9. ^ 가요계 양분화, 색(色) 다른 그녀들...'쥬얼리' vs '브라운아이드 걸스'
  10. ^ [1]

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