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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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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.
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]
This category is for music groups who perform K-pop music; they do not necessarily have to be Korean. For South Korean performers of pop music , see Category:South Korean pop music groups . Contents
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]
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]
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