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The K-pop Wave has led to the creation of a number of dance groups that perform dance covers of K-pop music and teach K-pop choreography. In the K-Pop World Festival competition, AO Crew has represented Australia three times—in 2013, 2014, and 2016. [207] Another dance cover group, IMI Dance, was the opening show for the RapBeat Show in 2017 ...
[97] [98] [99] BTS accounted for 72.7 percent of the album consumption units generated by K-pop acts in 2018 out of a total of 17 acts. [100] The group was also listed as one of the most influential artists of the decade by CNN, for "popularizing K-pop in the US". [101] They were named 2019 Hitmakers Group of the Year by Variety in 2019. [102]
In addition, backlash to K-pop is common on the internet, where it is criticized for superficiality, heteronomy, or vulgarity. [183] Backlash against the Korean Wave can be rooted in nationalism or historical conflicts. [184] [185] The K-pop industry has been criticized for its promotion of sexualized Asian stereotypes. [180]
K-pop (/ k eɪ p ɒ p /, Korean: 케이팝; RR: Keipap), short for Korean popular music, [1] is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. [2] It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, rock, jazz, gospel, reggae, electronic dance, folk, country, disco, and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots. [3]
U.S. chain store company to sell K-pop music/items Trans World Entertainment announced they will add a K-pop section to its 210 U.S. stores and websites, to sell music and merchandise; and have signed an agreement with South Korean chart company Hanteo [269] to report K-pop music sales. [268] US IN Mar 11-14 Wide-ranging K-pop scandal begins
In the 1930s and the 1950s, the earliest mainstream Korean idols consisted of vocal groups that sang and performed at the same time. One of the first girl groups was the Jeogori Sisters, who debuted around 1939, while one of the first boy groups to debut was the Arirang Boys.
The K-POP World Festival is an annual K-pop talent competition organized by South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the support of numerous government agencies. [1] After going through a few preliminary rounds, fans of K-pop are invited by the South Korean government to take part in the final round of the competition held every year in ...
Current Billboard logo. Timeline of K-pop at Billboard in the 2020s is a history of K-pop as recorded by Billboard, Billboard charts, and Billboard K-Town, an online magazine column, presented by Billboard on its Billboard.com site, that reports on K-pop music ; artists, concerts, chart information and news events. It is preceded by earlier history at Timeline of K-pop at Billboard. By the end ...