THE K-POP WORLD!

 

Hello beautiful people! today I'm going to tell you about the K-pop world.

The Asian continent has been considered for many years as a mystery to all those who inhabit this side of the world; their mysticism, their ways of thinking, their food, customs and, of course, the way they physically look, have been the focus of attention for people who inhabit the so-called western world.

Since the 1990s, and even earlier, the oriental cultural movement began to permeate the rest of the world in a much more evident way. Although only until 2012 with the ‘Gangnam Style’ have we been fully aware of the Asian cultural presence on this side of the world, before that ‘Dragon Ball’, ‘Sailor Moon’ and even ‘Mario Bros’ had invaded our lives.

What did happen with Psy's 'Gangnam Style', was that the musical current of a region of the world that for many seemed unknown, began to become more visible, putting in the universal panorama what today is known as the K-Pop.

K-pop is a musical genre that includes various styles such as electronic dance music, hip hop, rap, rock, or R&B, and which specifically refers to South Korean popular music because North Korea does not have a Western-influenced popular music industry.

ENTERPRISES OF THE SHOW

In the world of K-pop, groups go through an intense process of preparation and rehearsal to make them perfect when presented to the public. The most important companies in the Korean pop industry are like record labels, they are S. M. Entertainment, Starship Entertainment, Big Hit Entertainment, and YG Entertainment.

PREPARATION OF THE SINGERS

Young people who dream of becoming “idols” of Korean pop go after the record labels and go through various auditions. If they are selected, they rehearse for months, even years, before starting to act, they are called "Trainees", they must prepare physically, mentally, choreographies, vocal training and sometimes even cosmetic surgeries.

K-POP GROUPS

Groups are the most fascinating part of the K-pop world. In recent years, more than 240 groups have debuted, there are male and female groups, and they tend to be large compared to western music groups; some of them have had up to 40 members, such as the NCT group. Some companies create large groups, such as EXO, so that one half can perform in South Korea while the other half perform in China.

Although K-pop was originally a South Korean phenomenon, the genre is now so popular worldwide that there are more and more foreign members in K-pop groups; such as young people from China, Japan, and Australia.

Outside its Korean national borders, this musical genre has managed to position itself due to the curiosity that the oriental has generated in the west, but above all due to the simplicity of its consumption, despite cultural barriers. For example, by using English sporadically in their lyrics, boys and girls bands have achieved unprecedented international recognition concerning other oriental musical products, to the point that it has become a fundamental export item for South Korea.

BTS, Monsta X, Twice, 2NE1, and B1A4 are some of those musical groups that are part of the most popular worldwide. They are groups that have a very large fanbase, have excellent interaction on social networks, have amazing and striking visual concepts, and create daily content for their fans.

Listen to them and get to know them and tell us what you think of this musical movement that has already become a worldwide wave.

XOXO Li.