Kpop and Its History

What exactly is Kpop and Where did it come from?

I’m sure everyone has heard of Gangnam Style by now. The genre of music that Gangnam Style comes from is Kpop. Kpop is Korean pop music that comes from South Korea.

The Biggest event in Kpop

In 1989 a man named Lee Soo Man founded SM Entertainment what would become the largest Kpop company.

In 1992  a dance group called Seo Taiji and The Boys became extremely popular to the Korean public due to the fact that they incorporated American rap, techno, and rap into their music. https://youtu.be/QXX_y-ZP-G4

In 1997 a man named Park Jin Young founded JYP Entertainment making it the second largest Kpop company.

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A Kpop group from SM Entertainment in 1998 begins to gain international attention. This group was called H.O.T. One of their most famous song is called Candy. https://youtu.be/0DPZO6ETZls

In 1998 a former member of the group Seo Taiji and The Boys named Yang Hyun Suk formed the third largest Kpop company named YG Entertainment.

In 2001 Kpop starts to top the music chats in Japan. Japan will become the biggest market for Korean culture products.

In 2011 The three biggest company in Kpop come together to form the United Asia Management.

Kpop Today

Today Kpop has become bigger then ever. There are over 400 different Kpop groups and solo artists and more are debuting every year. As new groups are being formed many old groups are disbanding within the past 2 years many original Kpop groups have been disbanding and their members going off to do their own things. Many Kpop groups in the past few years are formed by appearing on TV shows to show their singing or rapping abilities. https://youtu.be/NIld_iEc67s

Problems in the Kpop Industry

Even though Kpop seems like this very happy genre of music there is still many problems that needs to be addressed in the industry. From crazy fans that cause harm to their favorite artists to the companies treating their artist horribly. Each Kpop artists spend years training to become a artists but only a few make it to the mainstream media in South Korea and even less get attention overseas. Due to the fact that many aspiring Kpop idols have to spend money to get lessons to better their abilities and have to spend many years to train to become a Kpop idol there are many problems with that. All that money could go to waste because not everyone is good enough to because a famous Kpop idol. They won’t be focusing on their education. Most Kpop idol only have a career that only last for about 10 or so years. When they leave the industry many of them won’t be able to do basic everyday task like paying taxes. Many companies have been fixing that by providing classes for them to teach them how to preform simple task that every citizen has to know how to do. Another problem with the industry is the fact that they have so many outlandish standard toward male and female groups. Many female and male idols have to go to extreme diets before their comebacks to make sure they look as skinny as possible. Some idols have fainted during their music video recording or during their live stages due to the lack of energy. Some fans have taken it to the next level to make sure that their idols notice them from slapping them or even stalking them.

The good of Kpop

Many Kpop groups have used their influence to do good for the communities. From setting up charities to help children or bringing up issues in the Kpop industries and finding a solution to them. Many Kpop idols perform in the Kpop industry because they like to perform on the stage. It’s their dreams to be able to sing or dance in front of thousand or millions of people. Kpop is a growing industry that will continue to influence the world.

 

 

3 thoughts on “Kpop and Its History

  1. Wow, I have seen a few viral K-pop videos like Gangnam Style over the years, but until now, I hadn’t realized how cutthroat, flawed, and artificial the industry could be. I never realized just how many years of tough training and extreme dieting that the artists had to go through just to debut. It seems like there is a constant pressure to always be perfect. This was a nice introduction to the industry and I appreciate you being open about its flaws.

  2. I don’t know anything about K-Pop, and your post was very informative. I feel like I understand its history and foundation a lot better now! I also really like how you discussed both the positive and negative aspects of K-Pop. I think this analysis shows how K-Pop has both a positive and negative influence, and perhaps how some of the negative influences can be resolved. Good job!

  3. I remember when “Gangnam Style” became popular and I was curious as to what exactly it was. I have heard the term “kpop” but really knew nothing about it. I found it interesting to learn about the origin of the music and what exactly it is all about.

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