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Billboard ranked 2NE1 among the top K-pop girl groups of the decade, citing the group for "pav[ing] the way for a more empowered side to K-pop girl groups." [179] SCMP called them one of the most iconic girl groups of their time, [180] and wrote that they subsequently became "one of the most influential powerhouses of K-pop." [181]
Boys Generally Asian, also known by the acronym BgA, is an American K-pop parody group that was created by YouTube personality Ryan Higa. [1] The group, which describes itself as "guys who can't sing, dance or really speak Korean", debuted in 2016 with the single, "Dong Saya Dae".
Korean emigration to the United States is known to have begun as early as 1903, but the Korean American community did not grow to a significant size until after the passage of the Immigration Reform Act of 1965. [36] Between 1.5 and 2 million Koreans now live in the United States, mostly in metropolitan areas.
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The rise of groups such as Exo and BTS in 2012 and 2013 launched the third generation of boy bands and introduced K-pop to mass global appeal. [3] BTS, in particular, has attained mainstream Western appeal with number-one hits on the Billboard charts and multiple collaborations with several global artists, including Coldplay, Nicki Minaj, and ...
Idol groups on stage at KCON 2012. Idol musical bands in South Korea started to appear after the success of Seo Taiji and Boys, whose debut in 1992 is considered a turning point in the history of Korean popular music. [1] [2] 2012 was a record year in K-pop in terms of number of rookie artists: 33 male groups and 38 girl groups debuted. [3] [4]
BTS became the first K-pop act to remain atop the Billboard World Albums for multiple weeks. [111] They also became the first Korean group to top the Billboard Social 50 chart. [112] They spent 210 weeks total at number one before it was put in hiatus in December 2020 and are the first-ever musical act to chart over 200 weeks on it.
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