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An idol (Korean: 아이돌; RR: aidol) is a type of entertainer who works in the field of Korean popular music (K-pop), either as a member of a group or as a solo act. They typically work for an entertainment agency that operates a highly managed star system that idols are produced by and debut under.
The "Korean Wave", also known as Hallyu has become a sensational hit around the world and continues to grow every year since it began to politically take over the world in the early 2010s. While K-pop had of course existed before that, between 2011 and 2012, the government budget grew over 250% for the business. [ 15 ]
K-pop idol groups began changing the themes of their lyrics from love stories to words such as "looking for myself" following BTS' "Love Yourself" era and RM's speech at the United Nations. [ 156 ] [ 157 ] Their success on the global pop market kicked off a new trend among Korean bands, with a growing number of idols, including Monsta X and ...
Some idols and idol groups have faced problems from obsessive fans who indulge in stalking or invasive behavior. These fans are known as sasaeng fans (사생팬; 私生팬; sasaengpaen), from the Korean word for 'private life,' which alludes to their penchant for invading the privacy of idols and members of idol groups.
List of K-pop on the Billboard charts is a compilation of chart information for K-pop music published by the Billboard charts, and reported on by Billboard K-Town, an online Billboard column. The charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of the artists, songs and albums in the United States and globally.
Current Billboard logo. Timeline of K-pop at Billboard is a history of K-pop as recorded by Billboard, Billboard charts and Billboard K-Town, an online magazine column, presented by Billboard on its Billboard.com site, that reports on K-pop music ; artists, concerts, chart information and news events. It is followed by later history at Timeline of K-pop at Billboard in the 2020s. BoA ...
The K-POP World Festival is an annual K-pop talent competition organized by South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the support of numerous government agencies. [1] After going through a few preliminary rounds, fans of K-pop are invited by the South Korean government to take part in the final round of the competition held every year in ...
The Idolmaster – an idol raising sim game series by Namco (now Bandai Namco Entertainment), which become a idol multimedia franchise. Jones in the Fast Lane – by Sierra Entertainment is one of the earliest life simulators. Kudos series – by Positech Games. Little Computer People – by David Crane, published by Activision in (1985)