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The Origin
K-Pop(know as Korean popular music) is a characterized by wide variety of audiovisual elements. It is a musical genre originating in south Korea that is characterized by a wide audiovisual of elements. Although it compare all genres of "popular music" within South Korea, the term is more often used in a narrower sense to describe a modern from south Korean pop music covering mostly dance, electronic, rock, hip-pop, and R&B, and many more. -
The Introduction of Western Folk Songs
An American missionary, Reverend Henry Appenzeller started teaching American and British folk music at a Korean school. The English lyrics were replaced with Korean words and this was the beginning of a phenomenon that will later be known as "K-pop" -
The trot era
Japanese composer, Masao Koga mixed traditional Korean music with gospel music created by American evangelists. This style became extremely popular in Korea and is today known as the predecessor of K-pop. -
The first K pop album
'The Tumultuous Time' by Park Chaeseon and Lee Ryusaek, was the first known Korean Pop album. It contained popular Japanese songs that were translated into Korean -
The Kim Sisters
They are known for being the first South Korean music group to achieve success in the U.S. market, and for performing more than 20 times on The Ed Sullivan Show. The group consisted of Sue, Aija and Mia.They started in Seoul and made it to America where they played in different night clubs. They were a huge hit in Las Vegas -
Cho Yong-pil
After his first single, Yong-pil gained national attention. But what really made him famous was winning the Asia Music Forum which made him famous internationally around Asia. With his first album, he became the first Korean artist to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. Currently, he has 19 albums released with his latest being a hit; trumping many current K-Pop Idol groups. -
The 90's Korean Music
Incorporating American music styles like rap, rock and techno, Korean music forever changed. The male K-Pop Idol group known as, the Seo Taiji & Boys emerged on MBC's talent show with their debut song 'Nan Arayo' or 'I Know.' The judges deemed it a fail, but the Korean public loved it; the single becoming widely successful. Their success would form a pathway for many other K-Pop groups to follow. -
H.O.T.
The first K-Pop boy band and the forerunners of the 'idol group' trend. Successfully turned mainstream music to music made for teenagers. Is often credited as the most popular K-Pop group during the 90's. Was signed with SM Entertainment -
SM Entertainment
The company got established by Lee Sooman and was the first entertainment to develop an 'in-house' production system that has made a lot of successful artists. Until today SM is Korea's largest talent agency. -
Baby V.O.X.
Baby V.O.X. debuted in the late 90's and was a big success. They are known for pioneering the Hallyu Wave along with H.O.T. They were also considered as one of the 'big three' K-Pop girl groups of the 90's. -
S.E.S.
The first female K-Pop group, they were widely successful after their debut up until their break-up. Their fanbase was noted to have a rivalry with Fin.K.L's fanbase; another female K-Pop group. They are known for being one of the 'big three' girl groups of the 90's. They were signed with SM Entertainment. Link text -
Fin.K.L
Fin.K.L was a very popular female K-Pop group. Their fanbase was noted to having an intense rivalry with S.E.S's fanbase They were signed with DSP Media -
The Hallyu Wave
Towards the turn of the 21st century, K-Pop music started spreading towards neighboring Asian countries. Many records were broken by K-Pop groups in other countries; this genre even considered more popular than some countries' own music. -
Girls' Generation
Girl's Generation debuted in 2007 with songs such as 'Into the New World' and 'Kissing You,' but it wasn't until 2009 when they gained significant popularity for their hit single 'Gee,' which was dubbed as the most popular song of the decade. The group's immense popularity in their native country has earned them the titles 'The Nation's Girls' and 'The Nation's Girl Group.' Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k2Zzkw_-0I -
Gangnam Style Craze
PSY's 'Gangnam Style' became the most viewed K-Pop video on YouTube and the most viewed video overall on YouTube. After topping record charts in over 25 different countries, it won the MTV Europe Music Award for 'Best Video,' and became the first video on YouTube to hit a billion views. -
EXO
Exo's first album XOXO (2013), which contains the breakthrough hit "Growl", was a critical and commercial success. It sold over one million copies, making Exo the best-selling Korean artist in twelve years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSH-FVVtTf0 -
Twice
Twice rose to fame in 2016 with their single "Cheer Up": the song charted at number 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart and became the best-performing single of the year. It also won "Song of the Year" at two major music awards shows—Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2hlQkVJZhE
