Portal:K-pop
K-pop (an abbreviation of Korean pop; Korean: 가요 kayo) is a musical genre originating in South Korea that is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements. Although it comprises all genres of "popular music" within South Korea, the term is more often used in a narrower sense to describe a modern form of South Korean pop music covering mostly dance-pop, pop ballad, electronic, rock, hip-hop, R&B, etc.
In 1992, modern K-pop was ushered in with the formation of Seo Taiji & Boys, whose successful experimentation with different music styles had sparked a paradigm shift in the music industry of South Korea. As a result, the integration of foreign musical elements has now become a common practice in the K-pop industry. By tapping into social networking services and the video sharing platform YouTube, the K-pop industry's ability to secure a sizeable overseas audience has facilitated a noticeable rise in the global proliferation of the genre. Template:/box-footer
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CNBLUE (Korean: 씨엔블루, Japanese: シーエヌブルー), is a South Korean rock band formed in Seoul in 2009. The band consists of Jung Yong-hwa (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Lee Jong-hyun (lead guitar, vocals), Lee Jung-shin (bass guitar, vocals) and Kang Min-hyuk (drums, vocals). CN is an abbreviation of 'Code Name' while BLUE is an abbreviation of the members’ individual images. 'Burning' represents Lee Jong-hyun, 'Lovely' represents Kang Min-hyuk, 'Untouchable' represents Lee Jung Shin, and 'Emotional' represents Jung Yong-hwa.
The band debuted on August 19, 2009 in Japan with their first mini album, Now or Never. They released four teasers for their 1st Korean mini album Bluetory, starring one member per each of the videos in the sequence of Jonghyun, Minhyuk, Jungshin and lastly, Yonghwa on January 6, 8, 11 and 13, 2010 respectively. On January 14, 2010, CNBLUE debuted their first mini-album in Korea with the lead single "I'm a Loner" (Korean: 외톨이야). Their fan club is called "Boice".
March 2016
- 3 March 2016, KBS World News Today devotes an entire episode to K-pop and Hallyu tourism, following the Korean government's introduction of a Hallyu visa[1] to simplify visa applications for Hallyu tourism to South Korea.
February 2016
- 29 February, following similar investments in S.M. Entertainment and FNC Entertainment, Chinese investors are in negotiations for a stake, reportedly worth 100 billion won, in Cube Entertainment.[2]
- 24 February, Ladies' Code make a comeback as a trio, ending a prolonged hiatus because of a traffic accident that saw the loss of two of their members.
- 18 February 2016, Mamamoo, Zion.T and Dean are amongst the acts that will appear at the fourth South by Southwest K-Pop Night Out on Wedensday, 16 March.[3]
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- ...that North Korea has a girl group called Moranbong Band, which is modelled after K-pop?
- ...that G-Dragon's That XX was the first pre-censored song to top major music charts in South Korea?
- ...TVXQ's fan-proclaimed Guinness World Record of having the largest official fan club actually does not exist?
- ... Lee Hyori used to be a member of girl band Fin.K.L?
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