Who made K-pop famous?

Modern K-pop emerged in the '90s when Seo Taiji and the Boys released their breakout track, “I Know,” which topped the Korean music charts for 17 weeks. The band's sound blended American New Jack Swing with contemporary pop, a sound that eclipsed the slower ballads that were popular in the country at the time.
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Who is the most famous in K-pop?

BTS is arguably *the* most popular K-pop group in the world and with good reason. Their accolades include: becoming the first artists in iTunes history to have eight songs hit number one in 100 countries, breaking the record for most viewers for a YouTube premiere, and absolutely crushing a U.S. stadium tour.
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Who is the first famous K-pop?

Although there probably aren't too many people around today who know about SoBangCha, let alone remember the group, SoBangCha debuted in 1987 making them the oldest (and first) K-pop group ever in history.
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How did K-pop become famous?

In elementary school, Areum Jeong's very first concert was Seo Taiji and Boys, the group that arguably started the K-pop fandom phenomenon after fans protested the censorship of their 1996 song “Regret of the Times.”
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Who is the founder of K-pop?

Korean pop music — K-pop for short — took off in its native country, and has long been popular in other parts of Asia. But now it's gone global, grossing billions of dollars per year, and the man behind this phenomenon is the Korean entrepreneur Soo-Man Lee.
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How Did Kpop Become A Billion Dollar Industry



How did BTS get famous?

BTS made headlines in 2020 with the hit single “Dynamite,” which became the first K-pop song in history to debut at No. 1 on the US Billboard “Hot 100” chart.
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Why is BTS famous?

They've been number one on iTunes in over 91 countries and regions with their latest album Map Of The Soul: 7, have got over 26 million subscribers on YouTube and are the first K-pop band EVER to top the US album charts. It's fair to say, BTS is the K-pop band that is taking over the world.
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Why is BTS famous in America?

BTS completely dominated the list of the bestselling songs in the U.S. in 2020, during a time when everyone assumed the idea of purchasing one-off singles was done. Now, a year later, they not only repeated their success, they actually improved their own best showing.
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Is K-pop popular in India?

K-pop popularity in India 2019

According to a survey conduced amongst 500 people in India between the ages of 15 and 59 years who had experienced South Korean cultural contents, K-pop was considered to be very popular by 34.4 percent of respondents.
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Why is K-pop not popular in Korea?

The netizen also pointed out that even though some K-Pop idol groups are recognized overseas, they are not popular enough to be mainstream and these groups are mostly unknown in Korea. So overall, there are many groups that are formed that are in the middle-ground, neither popular overseas nor in Korea.
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Why EXO is not popular as BTS?

BTS and EXO are managed by different K-pop companies

To most, BTS is a group of underdogs, created by a relatively small company. On the other hand, EXO feels like a group of good-guys-gone-bad. Their music styles and lyrics reflect their different personalities.
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Who was the first K-pop girl?

Named after the member's first initials – Sea, Eugene and Shoo – S.E.S. is a well-known girl band throughout the K-Pop music culture. Rising to fame in the late '90s and continuing their success through to the early 2000s, they are well respected and known as the first K-Pop girl band to become famous.
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Who is the Indian K-pop idol?

An 18-year-old from Odisha has become the first-ever K-pop artist from India. Sriya Lenka will be joining the South Korean girl group Blackswan, along with Gabriela Dalcin from Brazil.
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Who is K-pop King?

Kim Taehyung won as the Kpop Idol of the Year award (King of K-Pop) at the Global Nubia Awards 2021 (GNAs 2022). He's truly such a Worldwide king indeed. He's a legend.
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Who is the biggest K-pop STAR?

Top 10 Most Famous K-Pop Idols In The World
  • Lisa (BLACKPINK) ...
  • Jimin (BTS) ...
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  • J-Hope (BTS) ...
  • Jennie (BLACKPINK) ...
  • Baekhyun (EXO) ...
  • Rosé (BLACKPINK) BLACKPINK's main vocalist and lead dancer. # ...
  • Eunwoo (ASTRO) Vocalist, visual, and face of the Band Astro.
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Did India ban BTS?

No The Indian Government Has Not Banned BTS

“The Government of India has banned the famous South Korean Band 'BTS' stating that their influence is threat to Indian Youth,” was written. It further mentioned, “The Government also requested YouTube to restrict all the videos from the BTS band to be viewed in India.
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Does K-pop copy Bollywood?

'Pehli Nazar Mein' To 'Zaalima', Bollywood Songs You Didn't Know Were Copied From K-pop.
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In which country BTS is most popular?

Top countries with the largest number of BTS fans

According to the survey, the United States has 8.4 percent of the BTS Army. Over 80,000 of the 400,000-plus people polled, of which 20% were from Indonesia.
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Is BTS famous in India?

BTS Is India's Most Popular Kpop Group. Continue reading to learn about India's Top 3 Kpop Groups.
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Why do girls like BTS?

The social service and charity they do makes them more amazing, she believes. “Sometimes they are super cute, sometimes super hot and sometimes super handsome. And their dancing and rapping is beyond words”, says Kashish, 19 from Meerut. As per her, they have so many qualities that it's hard to put them into words.
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Why BTS is not popular in Korea?

Because most Koreans don't listen to “idol” music. What we call K-pop in the west is “idol” music in Korea. Only 3–5% of Korean population listens to “idol” music. However, these 3–5% are dedicated fans who buys physical albums.
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Who is married in BTS?

Jin and his "BRIDE TO BE" have chosen the The Glass Gardens at Chapel of the Flowers. He said he wanted to feel like he was outdoors because we all know of his love of Fishing, and he is about to REEL his bride in to share their first kiss as husband and wife.
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Who is BTS main dancer?

J-Hope and Jimin are the main dancers of BTS.
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Who is the first BTS army?

Our fanbase started on April 28th, 2014 with just one admin and kicked off as BTS West Coast ARMY, the first fanbase to solely represent ARMYs in the United States. On March 17th, 2015, we expanded to become US BTS ARMY.
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