K-Pop: From “Underground Internet Sensation” to “Genuine Influence”
“When we performed in Los Angeles, New York and Paris, we were shocked and surprised to see that the majority of our fans were non-Asian. That’s when we realized how big and influential K-pop was becoming around the world,” stated Sunny of “Girls’ Generation,” a popular K-Pop group on grammy.com.
K-Pop is an abbreviation of Korean pop or Korean popular music. K-Pop has gone from an underground Internet sensation to a genuine influence in America grammy.com.
Evolving from a local interest to being enjoyed world wide within the last few years, K-pop is a music genre consisting of electronic, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea according to kpopforbeginners.weebly.com.
Starting with Psy’s songs “Gangnam Style” and “Gentle Man” becoming some of the most-viewed videos on Youtube in 2013 according to news.yahoo.com, K-Pop started to join the mainstream music. Since then K-Pop artists have had songs in the top 200 in various countries; Snoop Dogg performed on the title track of “Girls’ Generation’s” album. Lady Gaga has announced that a K-pop girl group, “Crayon Pop” will be opening for her on her summer tour, according to www.gmanetwork.com.
K-Pop artists have sold out venues seating 1,700 to 2,500 people in US cities like Chicago, Atlanta and Houston, according to grammy.com.
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