Kpop History

The biggest attraction of the "K-Pop" or Korean popular music can be found in the songs are nice, the dancers and stage effects. Rapid tempo of the music that mixes Korean idol with great rhythm with Asia that attract the youth in China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and parts of southeast Asia.

Kpop history actually begins with the arrival of three-person group Seo Taiji and Boys in 1992. The Group has a significant contribution in changing the habits of local music and introduces the various types and styles from abroad. By the turn of the century, dance music became an important part in the K-Pop, gave birth to many young pop idol.

The other singers to move on the type of R & B, hip-hop and electronica, and even the songs "trot." Trot is basically a Korean style of music mixed triple or quintuple, which is popular with the older generation. It is developed before and during the times when Japan occupied Korea. Trot back with a new style of rhythm and tempo is faster.

Some names in the world of Korean Pop music is TVXQ, Se7en, Lee Hyori, Shinhwa, Wonder Girls, Epik High, Super Junior, Big Bang, SS501, Girls' Generation. All are busy entertaining fans with concerts, TV appearances, fan meetings and festivals both in Korea and abroad.

In China, the boy band HOT have made their presence known even before the popularity of TV dramas and Korean movies in the late 1990s. In the same period there is also a muscular male duo Clone a surge in Taiwan by selling 450.000 copies in the year, the second highest tally for foreign singers after the soundtrack of the movie "Titanic."

On the other hand, are much more used to be Korean music has shown the same success in Japan, with Korea is handled by a musician since the 70s and 80s, including Cho Yong-pil, Gye Eun-sook and Kim Yeon-ja with songs trot. And then came the various types of music with Korean pop idol BoA, who saw his albums sold millions of copies in Japan. He won the first position at Oricon Chart for album category bertutut six times a row and also learn English, Chinese and Japanese in order to continue its movement overseas.

Young jin Park, a multi-talented singer, songwriter, choreographer and now CEO of his own music production company JYP Entertainment, which has produced over 27 albums and 19 singles hit number one in Asia. Perusahaaanya not only gave birth to many Korean celebrities, but also producing music for many of Asia including the F4 singer, Jacky Cheung, and AI. With the success of open branch offices in America, JYP is now also produced music for Will Smith, Mase and Cassie.

Singer Rain from JYP Entertainment came up with the best success stories, as a Korean-born entertainer who has gone to Hollywood. Rain, Jung Ji Hoon calls after he was taken by JYP Entertainment, has released many hit songs and performing in a variety of popular drama. In 2004 he won the MTV Asia Grand Slam, and other awards that made his name known all over Korea. In other parts of the world, he was also invited to the American MTV Video Music Awards in Miami and Latin MTV Video Music Awards in Mexico the same year.

In 2006 he appeared in a website magazine "Time" as the 100 Most Influential People Who Shape Our World "and also appeared in New York's Madison Square Garden in February of that same year. In 2007, Rain entered into the list of World's Most Beautiful People. "Then he stepped up his acting career with the Wachowski Brothers action film production entitled" Speed ​​Racer "(2008) and Warner Bros. entitled" Ninja Assassin. "