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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]
BTS became the first K-pop act to remain atop the Billboard World Albums for multiple weeks. [111] They also became the first Korean group to top the Billboard Social 50 chart. [112] They spent 210 weeks total at number one before it was put in hiatus in December 2020 and are the first-ever musical act to chart over 200 weeks on it.
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]
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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first idols to go abroad were The Kim Sisters , a three-member girl group that performed in the U.S. and South Korea from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Before there was BTS, Bang Si-Hyuk was known as “Hitman” Bang, an award-winning songwriter, composer and producer who created hit songs for many popular K-pop idols. After working for one of ...
Korean boy band BTS made history tonight as the first K-pop group to present at the Grammy Awards.. The group took the stage for the best R&b album category, awarding the Grammy to H.E.R. for her ...
Current Billboard logo. Timeline of K-pop at Billboard 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 followed by later history at Timeline of K-pop at Billboard in the 2020s. BoA ...
The female group is traveling to other U.S. cities as well as Japan and Australia as part of its upcoming world tour, called “Ready to Be.” Popular K-Pop group set to play at Tacoma Dome in ...