Is Korean Pop the Next Big Thing?
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2011/10/24 13:00:00
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Who will be next on the coveted throne of the American teen girl's heart? We expect Justin Bieber to silently slip from the throne soon, but the industry doesn't seem to be churning out anything noteworthy at the moment. And a booming bubblegum pop market in Korea might take advantage of it.
"Hallyu," or "Korean Wave" is a movement supporting the spread of South Korean culture, and a big part of that has been teen pop groups, which the country has by the dozens. They've taken Asia by storm and sold out major shows in Europe in under 15 minutes. These groups -- with names like SHINee, f(x), TVQX, B2ST, and Girls' Generation -- stopped by TRL in preparation for Sunday's SMTOWN Live concert at Madison Square Garden, and the crowds were beyond Bieber.
(Feel free to caption this, by the way.)
MTV Vice President Peter Griffin said of the bubbling K-Pop crowds outside the studio, "I haven't seen this in years. It reminds me of when 'N Sync was here and the fans lined up around the studio." The day before, the K-Pop tour attracted 40,000 fans to the New York Korean Festival.
Most fans see to be girls in their mid teens to early twenties -- a little older than Bieber fans. And they're coming from all over. Virginia Cote drove to one of the New York shows from Quebec with five of her friends. She told The New York Daily News, "Korean pop stars are beautiful, and I love them because they care so much about their fans ... We don't have singers like them in Canada."
K-pop artists have recently collaborated with big American producers like Kanye West and Diplo, and will.i.am.
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"Hallyu," or "Korean Wave" is a movement supporting the spread of South Korean culture, and a big part of that has been teen pop groups, which the country has by the dozens. They've taken Asia by storm and sold out major shows in Europe in under 15 minutes. These groups -- with names like SHINee, f(x), TVQX, B2ST, and Girls' Generation -- stopped by TRL in preparation for Sunday's SMTOWN Live concert at Madison Square Garden, and the crowds were beyond Bieber.
(Feel free to caption this, by the way.)
MTV Vice President Peter Griffin said of the bubbling K-Pop crowds outside the studio, "I haven't seen this in years. It reminds me of when 'N Sync was here and the fans lined up around the studio." The day before, the K-Pop tour attracted 40,000 fans to the New York Korean Festival.
Most fans see to be girls in their mid teens to early twenties -- a little older than Bieber fans. And they're coming from all over. Virginia Cote drove to one of the New York shows from Quebec with five of her friends. She told The New York Daily News, "Korean pop stars are beautiful, and I love them because they care so much about their fans ... We don't have singers like them in Canada."
K-pop artists have recently collaborated with big American producers like Kanye West and Diplo, and will.i.am.
Want to know the dirty details on how people voted? Check out SodaHead's Recap for more info on voting demographics for this question.
Top Opinion
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Pixie·MzAwesome♠ƤĦĂĔŢ♠ 2011/10/24 21:12:29
But in all seriousness, Korean pop music is becoming well known, and in Australia we actually have a show for it (PopAsians, we're lucky ^-^)
I think it's because the songs are so catchy, and most of them are pretty happy. They're also fun and bouncy, even if you don't know the language. My Auntie likes Bubble Pop and Crayon, and my Uncle likes Big Bang's 'Haru Haru' ^-^
I've gotten lots of my family to listen to it, and they don't mind it, so I'm looking forward to asian music playing more in the future
The JB Hi-Fi near me sells kpop, not a lot, but still.... it's a start
Kpoppers, hwaiting! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ ^▽^
One decent Kpop song exists.
and a lot more :D!
I honestly don't think they'll be naked enough for the American market :/
That's not suppose to be a joke either :|
but honestly i don't like Korean songs
In almost all groups, only like 1 or 2 people are ACTUAL singers with good singing voice.
others just work on appearance, dance moves, muscles
so they are not earning money with their voice
but their appearance
which i think is not correct
Primadonnas (ft island fanclub) hwaiting!
Primadonnas fighting!!
It would seem that we can add K-Pop to that indiscernible mulch. I see no reason why BoA shouldn't top our charts. She's certainly attractive enough.
It seems pure capitalism = music, which is capable of being exchanged all over the world.
Meanwhile, music where the pressure to sell has disappeared continues to innovate and produce individual, unique sounds. You're just unlikely to hear it on the radio or read about it entertainment based website.
:)
I repeat, I am not trying to convert. I understand that our world is such that there will always be lovers, haters and those who don't know or care for everything from music to sports to politics. I am just a k-pop fan that is willing to spread her love for the genre if you let me. I won't even be offended if you don't respond.
SpiritRaven is right; there is a lot of variety. "Kpop" as a genre is kind of an umbrella term and it actually covers a wide spectrum including electronic, hip hop, pop rock, and a lot of other genres. I see a lot of the links that people are posting are of the more popular groups, which is fine but I don't think it's a completely fair representation. I'm not trying to convert anyone either but for all people who are hearing Kpop for the first time I thought I might post a few links to show what else there is out there
http://youtu.be/kR6huLm_39c
http://youtu.be/Uive4DMqAdc
http://youtu.be/0mYI0Otarb4
http://youtu.be/U4xsv7hcqBM
http://youtu.be/JqTjVRwxaUY
http://youtu.be/PRN7XGrlNIY?hd=1