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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]
The Korean Wave or Hallyu (Korean: 한류; Hanja: 韓流; RR: Hallyu; lit. Flow/Wave of Korea; listen ⓘ) is a cultural phenomenon in which the global popularity of South Korean popular culture has dramatically risen since the 1990s.
KCON is an annual convention held in locations across the world, created by Koreaboo and organized by CJ ENM Entertainment Division. It was first held in Southern California in 2012 and has since expanded to ten countries as of 2022. In 2015, KCON expanded to Japan [1] and then quickly announced the first KCON USA on the East Coast. [2]
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Korean: SM엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1995 by Lee Soo-man.It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies and has been responsible for fostering and popularizing the careers of many K-pop stars garnering huge global fanbases.
South Korean boyband BTS has received Million certification seven times for over 21 million album sales. Their 2020 studio album Map of the Soul: 7 is the first album with 5× Million certification and the best-selling album in South Korea.
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Soompi was founded in 1998 by Korean American web developer Susan Kang, [10] [11] In February 2011, it was acquired by Enswers, Inc., [12] [13] [14] a Seoul-based IT venture company specializing in video search technology, [15] and operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of it.
Anne-Marie's "2002" was the first non-Korean language song to be certified.. Since 2018, 179 songs have been certified in South Korea in accordance with the certification levels set up by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA).