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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]
TVXQ in 2012 Super Junior in 2015 Girls' Generation in 2015 Shinee in 2015 Exo in 2016 Red Velvet in 2016 Aespa in 2023. SM Entertainment currently has nine active groups, the oldest being TVXQ, which was established in 2003 before debuting in 2004 with the single "Hug", [10] and sold over 10 million albums cumulatively in South Korea in Japan in their first 10 years. [11]
Maruchan is a Japanese word composed of two parts, maru and chan. Maru means round, as in the shape of a ball or a happy child's face. In Japanese, roundness has a connotation of friendliness. [ 3 ] The word chan is an honorific suffix, used affectionately for a child or as a term of endearment.
The music of South Korea has evolved over the course of the decades since the end of the Korean War, and has its roots in the music of the Korean people, who have inhabited the Korean peninsula for over a millennium. Contemporary South Korean music can be divided into three different main categories: Traditional Korean folk music, popular music ...
Starship Entertainment is an entertainment company founded by Kim Shi-dae in 2008. In 2013, Kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment) acquired 70% shares of Starship, became a majority owner of the label and making Starship as an independent subsidiary of Kakao M. [4] In the same year, Starship announced its first subsidiary label "Starship X", which rapper Mad Clown was signed under. [5]
Indeed, Lee pointed out, the genre wasn’t even conceived by the South Korean music industry. Rather, it was overseas fans in Asian hubs like Hong Kong and Taiwan who fell in love with “a ...
On October 13, 2020, MLD Entertainment announced that they had signed a deal with NHN Entertainment Corporation and Sony Music to simultaneously debut a boy band in the United States, Japan, and South Korea. [7] The group, T1419, later renamed to TFN, debuted on January 11, 2021, with the release of their EP, Before Sunrise Part.1. [8]
The Indian music industry is mainly contributed by local music, and the Indian top 5 favorite genres are new Bollywood music, old Bollywood music, Indian classical music, pop, and rock. [ 15 ] 96% of Indian consumers use smartphones while listening to music, and this is the highest rate all over the world.