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K-pop (/ k eɪ p ɒ p /, Korean: 케이팝; RR: Keipap), short for Korean popular music, [1] is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. [2] It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, rock, jazz, gospel, reggae, electronic dance, folk, country, disco, and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots. [3]
This is a list of Korean inventions and discoveries; Koreans have made contributions to science and technology from ancient to modern times.In the contemporary era, South Korea plays an active role in the ongoing Digital Revolution, with one of the largest electronics industries and most innovative economies in the world.
In the 1930s and the 1950s, the earliest mainstream Korean idols consisted of vocal groups that sang and performed at the same time. One of the first girl groups was the Jeogori Sisters, who debuted around 1939, while one of the first boy groups to debut was the Arirang Boys.
The K-pop Wave has led to the creation of a number of dance groups that perform dance covers of K-pop music and teach K-pop choreography. In the K-Pop World Festival competition, AO Crew has represented Australia three times—in 2013, 2014, and 2016. [208] Another dance cover group, IMI Dance, was the opening show for the RapBeat Show in 2017 ...
Contemporary Korean music and K-pop stars are very popular across Asia, and the spread of contemporary Korean culture designated a word to reflect this fact. The Korean Wave, or Hallyu (한류), is the word used to discuss the influence of contemporary Korean popular culture on the rest of Asia, and the rest of the world. [5]
Credited for the surge in popularity of online purchases of K-pop items [161] and the growth of the Korean Wave between 2016 and 2018 by the Korea Customs Service and Korea Foundation, [162] BTS were cited as one of the main driving forces for the recovery of South Korea's music-related sector to levels seen before China's 2016 ban on domestic ...
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]
Most viewed K-pop video on YouTube [292] – On September 1, 2012, it overtook "Gee" by the 9-member K-Pop idol-group Girls' Generation with 89 million views. Most liked video on YouTube – On September 13, 2012, it overtook " Party Rock Anthem " by the American electro recording duo LMFAO upon receiving 1.57 million "likes", and subsequently ...