You might think you know a thing or two about KPop<\/strong><\/a> if you\u2019ve seen the video for \u201cGangham Style,\u201d but K Pop<\/strong> is so much more than this one tune.<\/p>\n K-pop<\/strong>, short for Korean popular music, is a genre of music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture.<\/p>\n It is influenced by styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, experimental, rock, jazz, gospel, hip hop, R&B, reggae, electronic dance, folk, country, and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots.<\/p>\n The more modern form of the genre emerged with the formation of one of the earliest K-pop groups<\/strong>, the boy band Seo Taiji and Boys, in 1992. Their experimentation with different styles and genres of music and integration of foreign musical elements helped reshape and modernize South Korea’s contemporary music scene.<\/p>\n Ingenious approaches to music videos, what it means to be talented, and pure hard work set K Pop axpart from any other genre. Here are the reasons which make K pop so uniquely popular.<\/p>\n Costumes And Color Theory<\/p>\n One of the things K Pop does so well is creative use of costumes and color in music videos. Hundreds of years ago, when North America was barely being industrialized, Asia already had a burgeoning art and graphics scene.<\/p>\n Storytelling<\/p>\n Another way that K Pop keeps amassing fans is by utilizing strong storytelling in many songs and music videos. A perfect example is this song by Kim Wan-Sun.<\/p>\n Personality<\/p>\n K Pop is also well known for its unique, extravagant, and eye-popping personalities.<\/p>\n K Pop stars, or \u201cidols\u201d as they are usually known in Asia, have a knack for truly standing out from the crowd and taking self expression to a new level.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here\u2019s a list of the most popular K-pop boy groups<\/strong> now. Most of these groups had their debut on and after the year 2013. They are considered to be the 3rd generation South Korean K-pop groups.<\/p>\n The first K-pop group to perform at the American Music Awards and win a Billboard Music Award, and the first South Korean act to reach 10 million followers on Twitter, BTS<\/strong><\/a>, also known as Bangtan Boys<\/strong> and Beyond the Scene, has put the world under the K-pop spell!<\/p>\n South Korean boy band formed through the reality survival program No.Mercy by Starship Entertainment.<\/p>\n The group is composed of six members: Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M. Monsta X won and was nominated to many Korean and international awards. In 2018, their Japanese single Spotlight received an official gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.<\/p>\n South Korean\u2013Chinese boy band formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, and Sehun. The band ranked as one of the top five most influential celebrities on the Forbes Korea each year from 2014 to 2018, and have been named \u201cthe biggest boy band in the world\u201d.<\/p>\n South Korean boy group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2015. The group consists of 13 members divided into three sub-units, each with a different area of specialization: a ‘Hip-Hop Unit’, ‘Vocal Unit’, and ‘Performance Unit’. Seventeen has released three studio albums and six extended plays. Seventeen have also gained several awards for choreography and dance performance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\nWhy is K-pop so popular?<\/h2>\n
Top 10 leading Korean boy bands<\/h2>\n
BTS<\/h2>\n
Monsta X<\/h3>\n
EXO<\/h3>\n
Seventeen<\/h3>\n