The global phenomenon of KPOP discography: the Korean wave in the media. Let’s skip straight through the history of Korean popular music that has become a global phenomenon today with the name KPOP or Korean Popular Music. A discography full of artists and groups.
But before we venture into the very large index of the Korean wave of KPOP discography and Korean groups and artists,
Let’s take a look at what South Korean girls would watch right away: The Idol!
The ‘idol’ is just like the one the West has always celebrated. Who is raised and presented in the usual talent shows that are the same in the USA, in Italy, and in San Severo di Puglia.
Maybe his name isn’t Billy but….
For the older ones, those who remember the Korean War, we mention the very famous Dean Martin who in his Las Vegas shows hosted the then very famous (Ed Sullivan Show included) Kim Sisters (see photo), a beautiful trio who were also very popular in the United States.
After all, the first Korean rock groups were born imitating and following the omnipresent Beatles and so we are talking about the early sixties.
After all, Asians have never had any originality, Buddha excluded, even if I don’t think he multiplied fish, so much so that their K-POP references were obviously jazz, rock, blues, hip hop, reggae etc. etc. Even electronic music and the most classical of music, namely the Classical music of Beethoven and Van and Moz.
Ignoring, relegated to Tibetan silence, all oriental popular musical culture.
Since then, KPOP groups and artists have almost monopolized Korean popular music. Listen to the Tsunami celebrations in Thailand and you will hear that Korean Volume in Koreani ampli…You will understand the noise of KPOP discography and Korean wave.
Psy , with the music video Gangnam Style, became the first Korean artist to reach 1 billion views on YouTube.
IDOL then. Korean Screaming Idol is, for example and look at that original name, DEAN, born and raised in Hongeoun-dong in Seoul. After grinding out hip hop and rap in middle school last year he was all the rage with his single “Howlin 404” …precisely.
There is no shortage of KPOP Boy Band discography, BTS teenage phenomena holders of 5 Guinness World Records in addition to the one for plagiarism.
Promoting this wave, this Korean Wave called Hallyu is above all the South Korean government, and after Daewoo Hyundai and Samsung (so that the Japanese don’t think they are the only ones capable of it) every usable and sustainable market of online platforms is being invaded.
Music, cinema, television: K-POP in the forefront, with the Korean artist of the moment, the Korean girls of the moment, the Korean ‘idol’ singer of the moment.
In fact, to be fair and impartial, even the term K-POP is borrowed; precisely from the Japanese J.POP around 2000. Korean pop music was previously called Gayo…
And speaking of cheerful, its declared qualities are freshness (mmmh…), sophisticated technology (ok), being culturally compelling (another mmmh…) and being economically profitable and here we have to assume Tibetan silence.