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The group was identified by The Korea Times as one of the groups that emerged during a trend from which non-Korean groups form a presence within the K-pop industry. [71] In the run-up to their official debut, Hori7on garnered media attention as "global rookies", with media outlets such as My Daily , noting their "unique presence".
UN (also known as United N-generation) was a Korean musical group from South Korea under NH Media (then NH Planning). It consisted of two members: Choi Jung-won and Kim Jeong-hoon. They released 5 albums from 2000 to 2005. "For a Lifetime", a single from their first album, was their first significant hit. [citation needed]
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]
Unis was formed through the SBS reality survival show Universe Ticket, which aired from November 18, 2023, to January 17, 2024. [3] [4] The show brought 82 contestants from around the world, primarily in South Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Canada, to compete to debut in a multinational girl group.
BTS became the first K-pop group to receive their own Twitter emoji in May 2016. [96] As the first non-English speaking artist to make the Global Artist Chart in 2018, BTS had the second and third best-selling albums worldwide and were the second best-selling artists worldwide in terms of physical, digital, and streaming platforms, coming ...
On January 13 and 14 of the same year, Seventeen was the first K-pop group to perform a concert at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bulacan, Philippines. [ 125 ] [ 126 ] On January 29, Seventeen announced an encore leg for their Follow tour, with performances at stadia in Incheon, South Korea ; Yokohama and Osaka, Japan . [ 127 ]
In recent years, an increasing number of K-pop groups have performed in Latin America. [173] In 2011, the United Cube Concert was held in São Paulo, shortly after the second round of the first K-Pop Cover Dance Festival was held in Brazil, with MBLAQ as judges. [174] In March 2012, JYJ performed in Chile and Peru.
They also became the first K-pop group to sell out three consecutive shows at the Mall of Asia Arena in the Philippines from February 3 to 5, doing so on their first world tour. [123] On April 14, Belift confirmed that Enhypen would be releasing their fourth extended play in May. [124]