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Idol groups on stage at KCON 2012. Idol musical bands in South Korea started to appear after the success of Seo Taiji and Boys, whose debut in 1992 is considered a turning point in the history of Korean popular music. [1] [2] 2012 was a record year in K-pop in terms of number of rookie artists: 33 male groups and 38 girl groups debuted. [3] [4]
The rise of groups such as Exo and BTS in 2012 and 2013 launched the third generation of boy bands and introduced K-pop to mass global appeal. [3] BTS, in particular, has attained mainstream Western appeal with number-one hits on the Billboard charts and multiple collaborations with several global artists, including Coldplay , Nicki Minaj , and ...
Girls' Generation has been dubbed "The Nation's Girl Group". [17] [18] and have been credited with shifting the public's focus back to female idols after the Korean music industry experienced an influx of male idol groups from 2002 to 2007. [19] In 2008, Shinee, a five-member boy band, debuted with the extended play Replay. [20]
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South Korean girl groups refer to the all-female idol groups who are part of the K-pop industry. Korean girl groups have aided in the globalization of Korean culture. The Jeogori Sisters and The Kim Sisters have been noted as the origins of South Korean girl groups, the latter being the first South Korean group to succeed in the United States.
The concepts of third-generation idol groups have also evolved to be more nuanced as the number of girl groups targeting female audiences increased. [ 26 ] : 158–163 [ 26 ] : 144–147 In addition to their singing ability, MAMAMOO , for example, attempted to utilise male attire in the title track of Pink Funky , which in turn gained them the ...
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On May 30, it was announced that Enhypen would be embarking on their second world tour, Fate, [135] starting in Seoul at KSPO Dome on July 29 and 30, [136] followed by two shows each at Kyocera Dome in Japan on September 2 and 3 and Tokyo Dome on September 13 and 14, becoming the first fourth-generation K-pop boy group to hold a solo concert at ...