Welcome to K-Pop week! Here's what you need to know about the genre, historically speaking:
Their sound had a jagged, “urban” edge to it – musically, something similar to what you might hear from New Kids on the Block at the time in terms of a “hip hop” swagger – and as such, their popularity in South Korea opened up several doors for them as well as a number of groups that immediately sprang up looking to capitalize on or replicate their success.
with their management groups. It can be extremely difficult to be chosen as an idol, and as such, only the best of the best end up succeeding and finally making their debut., when potential artists often attend performing arts high schools and hone their craft as early as possible.
The first wave of idol groups came soaring in after Seo Taiji and Boys made their mark on history. In the late '90s, three music studios jumped onto the scene:
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