Introduction:
K-pop (Korean: 가요/케이팝) (an abbreviation of Korean pop or Korean popular music) is a musical genre consisting of electropop, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating from South Korea. In addition to music, K-pop has grown into a popular subculture among teenagers and young adults around the world, resulting in widespread interest in the fashion and style of Korean idol groups and singers.
Through the presence of Facebook fan pages, availability on iTunes, Twitter profiles, and music videos on YouTube, the ability of K-pop to reach a previously inaccessible audience via the Internet is driving a paradigm shift in the exposure and popularity of the genre. South Korean popular culture is today serving as a major driver of youth culture all across the Pacific Rim, with special reference to mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam.
HISTORY-
1990s: Conception and industrialization
The debut of Seo Tai-ji & Boys in 1992 was a turning point for popular music in South Korea, incorporating elements of rap rock and techno. Hip hop duos such as Deux were also popular in the early 1990s.
The founding of South Korea's largest talent agency, S.M. Entertainment, in 1995 by Korean entrepreneur Lee Soo Man led to the first K-pop girl groups and boy bands. By the late 1990s, YG Entertainment, DSP Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment had burst onto the scene and were producing talent as quickly as the public could consume it.
Groups such as, S.E.S., Fin.K.L, H.O.T, Sechs Kies, G.o.d. and Shinhwa had huge success in the 1990s. Also during this period was the emergence of hip hop and R&B music in Korea, leading to the success of artists including Drunken Tiger.
2000s: Globalization
Today, apprenticeship is the universal strategy for nurturing girl groups, boy bands, and solo artists in the K-pop industry. To guarantee the high probability of success of new talent, talent agencies fully subsidize and oversee the professional lives and careers of trainees, often spending in excess of $400,000 to train and launch a new artist.Through this practice of apprenticeship, which often lasts two years or more, trainees hone their voices, learn professional choreography, sculpt and shape their bodies through exercise, and study multiple languages all the while attending school.
Many of K-pop's biggest idol groups and solo acts, including BoA, TVXQ, SS501, BIGBANG, KARA, Girls' Generation, BEAST, MBLAQ, 2PM, Super Junior, SHINee and 2NE1.Began targeting the Japanese market. The group members conduct interviews and sing in Japanese.
K-pop is steadily gaining influence in foreign markets outside of Asia, most notably in the United States , Canada, and Australia. In 2001, Kim Bum Soo became the first Korean singer to place on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart with his single, "Hello Goodbye Hello". In 2009, Wonder Girls, one of Asia’s most successful music artists who sold millions of singles including the international #1 songs “Tell Me,” “So Hot” and “Nobody”, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In a push to further globalize the genre, K-pop artists are increasingly working with talent outside of Korea. In the United States, Korean artists are touring with groups such as the Jonas Brothers and collaborating with well-known producers including Kanye West, Teddy Riley, Diplo, Rodney Jerkins, Ludacris, and will.i.am.
By 2011, K-Pop had become popular in Japan, Malaysia, Poland, Mexico, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Ireland, China, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Russia, Spain, Germany, Romania, Croatia, Australia, Vietnam, the United Kingdom and the United States (including Puerto Rico).
For More Information, Visit here~
Wikipedia page
☀━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━☀
hana. Follow all site rules, all club rules, all Nick & Tess rules, this should be an obvious, just like for any other thread. This includes keeping things PG-13, keeping arguing (though not debate) at a minimum and no bullying of any sort. Do not purposefully bring up a controversial debate to create conflict either. Aside from Tess Rules, and the General standards of rules, please also listen to me and the staff and follow these.
dul. As this is a club, no bashing/ hate on any artist or group, regardless of what they have done or said. It is not your place to rant about anyone (as there are stans here) so be respectful. If you have nothing good to say, don't say it.
set. Keep Spam to a minimum, do not purposefully create arguments, as well as do not post one worded posts about some topic. Please keep this thread clean, aside from Kpop/ Korean Culture talk. Please do not wander off topic and digress. This includes double/ triple posting as well.
net. In order to join and post, please Fill out the form. Fill out the form properly and do not take out the hashtag. Please keep the hashtag in your form, this is how I search up forms to update the members list! And for the future, look for your name in the list below :)
daseot. If you are to join the club, please stay active and have fun! This is for various discussions about Korean pop and culture, so join in a little~
yeoseot. Please Include everyone, regardless of what topic someone might jump to or post. Korean Pop is a wide scope, and there is much to say :) So treat everyone well please~
ilgop. There will be a warning system. 3rd warning you are banned from the club. I do not want to bring up topics that are not appropriate for CS into this club, so keep that in mind. Staff are allowed to issue bans and warnings within reason and must pm me the moment they do.
dul. As this is a club, no bashing/ hate on any artist or group, regardless of what they have done or said. It is not your place to rant about anyone (as there are stans here) so be respectful. If you have nothing good to say, don't say it.
set. Keep Spam to a minimum, do not purposefully create arguments, as well as do not post one worded posts about some topic. Please keep this thread clean, aside from Kpop/ Korean Culture talk. Please do not wander off topic and digress. This includes double/ triple posting as well.
net. In order to join and post, please Fill out the form. Fill out the form properly and do not take out the hashtag. Please keep the hashtag in your form, this is how I search up forms to update the members list! And for the future, look for your name in the list below :)
daseot. If you are to join the club, please stay active and have fun! This is for various discussions about Korean pop and culture, so join in a little~
yeoseot. Please Include everyone, regardless of what topic someone might jump to or post. Korean Pop is a wide scope, and there is much to say :) So treat everyone well please~
ilgop. There will be a warning system. 3rd warning you are banned from the club. I do not want to bring up topics that are not appropriate for CS into this club, so keep that in mind. Staff are allowed to issue bans and warnings within reason and must pm me the moment they do.
☀━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━☀
The Form is relatively the same, aside from a hashtag I have added at the bottom, this makes the posts easy to track and find for tracking/ recording uses ;)
Recently changed your username?
Submit (through PM) a form to me here to get it changed on the members list!
co-runs with Korean Drama [Fan] Club
Remade with the permission of: DoctorDraca, Schuyler, pan.[mods;; Thank you so much guys!]
- Code: Select all
[size=70][color=Gray][b]Username;;[/b] [url=profile page link]UserName here[/url]
[b]Favorite kpop bands?;;[/b]
[b]First ever kpop song?;;[/b]
[b]First ever kpop band;;[/b]
[b]How long have you been a kpop fan?;;[/b]
[b]Do you watch Star king or Any other Korean variety shows?;;[/b]
[b]Have you seen Hello baby?;;[/b]
[b]Quick! Which company is the band Super junior signed to?;;[/b]
[b]Favorite solo kpop artist?;;[/b]
[b]What is Kpop to you?;;[/b]
[b]Have you ever been to a kpop concert?;;[/b]
#kpopform
[/color][/size]
Recently changed your username?
Submit (through PM) a form to me here to get it changed on the members list!
- Code: Select all
[center][color=gray] [size=70][b]Older Username and number ;;[/b] [on members list]
[b]New Username;;[/b] [include the link just like in the form] [/size][/color][/center]
co-runs with Korean Drama [Fan] Club
Remade with the permission of: DoctorDraca, Schuyler, pan.[mods;; Thank you so much guys!]
