Why is K-pop famous in India?

K-pop found its first fans in India in the north-eastern state of Manipur - a ban on Bollywood films by separatist rebels in the region sparked a following for Korean dramas and eventually K-pop. The genre has since exploded across India.
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Is K-pop famous 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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Which K-pop is most popular in India?

BTS Is India's Most Popular Kpop Group. Continue reading to learn about India's Top 3 Kpop Groups. BTS, or Bangtan Boys of Seven Members, is a Korean pop band that was established in 2010.
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Why is K-pop so popular in India Quora?

Since India is a country which is known to have the most number of youths, it is apparent why kpop is becoming more and more famous here. Youngsters, especially girls, are more into music than adults and therefore, Indians embraced kpop at a fast pace.
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Why are there so many K-pop fans in India?

With lots of Korean content available on streaming services, YouTube and social media platforms, more people are joining K-fandom. Fans all over India are so connected with the K-culture that almost every K-pop group has a fan club dedicated to them.
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How Did Korean Content Get So Popular In India



What did BTS say about India?

'BTS' ARMY has also reacted to the video. One of them mentioned, “I'm an Indian when they say namaste it really touches my heart,” The second one mentioned, “You made my heart melt baby” gave me goosebumps.” The third one wrote, “When they said: NAMASTE I forgot about the world.”
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In which country K-pop is famous?

K-pop (Korean: 케이팝; RR: keipap), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture.
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How many people listen to K-pop in India?

“According to Facebook analytics, there are over 15 million fans of K-culture in India, which includes its music. The country is now the sixth-highest consumer of K-pop music in the world,” he highlighted.
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Is BTS popular in India 2021?

According to Big Data Hallyu Market Research 2021, BTS' Jeon Jungkook is the most popular Korean entertainment star in India. If there is one K-pop idol that has managed to win the hearts of Indian fans, it is BTS member Jeon Jungkook.
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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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Has any K-pop group came to India?

The most recent K-Pop group to perform in India is KARD. The four-member quartet performed in Delhi and Guwahati in July 2020. As part of their 'Play Your KARD Right' tour, the South Korean band performed at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in Guwahati.
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Is Blackpink famous in India?

Pop quartet BLACKPINK come in second, taking three places on the list. The top 20 K-pop artists on Spotify India gave us a look into the acts slowly gaining in prominence in the country. BTS are the top dog here as well, but we also see big names like EXO, Twice, BLACKPINK, GOT7 and Red Velvet make appearances.
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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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Did India ban BTS?

No The Indian Government Has Not Banned BTS.
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Is Indian government banning BTS?

Soon, fans of the Bangtan boys in India started expressing their concern. Many expressed that they got scared thinking it is true. However, that is not the case. BTS has not been banned in India as there no confirmation on an official on this.
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Do BTS like Indian?

'BTS' boys V, Jin, Jungkook, Jimin, Suga, RM, and J-Hope have reacted to Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone's song 'India Waale'. South Korean band 'BTS' knows how to win our hearts, they have a huge fan following in India. Their mind-blowing performances managed to grab everyone's attention.
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Which Indian song is famous in South Korea?

“I believe Tunak Tunak Tun is the most well-known Indian song in Korea,” he told Rolling Stone India.
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Do BTS know Hindi speak?

The members were seen greeting fans with the traditional 'namaste' in an interview released. The members of the group also spoke in Hindi throughout the video. “Indian BTS Army, aap humare dil mein rehte hai (Indian BTS Army, you are in our hearts),” they remarked to the Indian supporters.
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Is Bollywood more popular than K-pop?

Definitely yes! Bollywood is very popular but only in india. Whereas kpop is highly popular worldwide , some foreigners may know some bollywood stars but almost all foreigners know kpop idols and once you enter kpop fandom as an indian, you start to forget bollywood and kpop has more craze than bollywood .
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Which country has the most Kdrama fans?

Here are the top 10 countries with the most K-Pop fans based on this information!
  • Philippines.
  • South Korea.
  • United States.
  • Thailand. ...
  • Brazil. ...
  • Mexico. ...
  • India.
  • Malaysia. Along with this, Malaysia also ranked at #7 for the most K-Pop tweets posted in 2021.
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How many BTS fans are in India?

Furthermore, there is no single way to determine how many fans the group has in India, but following an MV that the artists published on YouTube that received nearly 10 million views in just a few days, approximately 8 million of those views came from India.
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Who is more popular BTS or Blackpink in India?

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If you follow the TikTok pages of the groups, you will find that Blackpink is followed by 22.7 million people and is liked by 179.3 million people. But, BTS has a follower of 33.1 million there and got likes from 560 million people.
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How can an Indian girl become a KPOP Idol?

KPOP does not hold auditions in India. However, agencies like JYP Entertainment hire foreigners as trainees. There is no need to travel to Korea for your audition because you can do it online. The show's producers run the online audition process, and you may keep auditioning while sitting at home in your comfort zone.
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