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Cheers ring out as the four women take to the stage and launch into a synchronized dance routine in front of giant speakers blasting music.
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Aspiring K-pop idols, known as "trainees," sign contracts with management agencies when the trainee is as young as 12 or 13 years old. [3] It may take ten years for an agency to groom the trainee and for them to debut on stage, according to the former head of the Korea Entertainment Law Society. [2]
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.
A 2022 survey of unmarried South Koreans aged 19 to 34 found that 69.7% of women (compared to 79.8% of men) expressed a desire to marry in the future. [12] Marital violence is the most prevalent form of family violence in South Korea. [13] In heterosexual South Korean households, women perform a disproportionate portion of the unpaid labor. [14]
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]
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]
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