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The Origins of K-Pop
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Evolution of K-pop
Journey Jackson
MUS101
2/26/2022
https://ontheaside.com/music/a-brief-history-of-k-pop/
https://www.lafilm.edu/blog/a-brief-history-of-kpop/#:~:text=Originating%20in%20South%20Korea%2C%20K,or%20performer%20for%20every%20taste.&text=But%2C%20despite%20the%20genre-straddling,is%20a%20thoroughly%20Korean%20genre.
https://theworld.org/stories/2019-05-09/60-years-bts-kim-sisters-were-americas-original-k-pop-stars
50s
1950s
The first time we can see the genre of k-pop rearing its head is in the 1950s. The Kim Sisters were a pop music trio who spoke no English but achieved fame in the U.S. by performing soulful renditions of American pop songs with great diction.
Kim Sisters influence
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The Kim Sisters’ musical career began in Korea during the Korean War in the 1950s. Musical performance spelled survival for the Kim sisters in the 1950s, as it had for their parents under Japanese colonial rule in the 1930s and '40s. During the Korean War, a military entertainment circuit linking US military “camp towns” sprang up in the war-torn country, and local performers could eke out a meager living performing for American soldiers. Throughout the 1960s, the Kim Sisters were the “face of Korea” and seen as adopted family members to American audiences. They worked tirelessly as traveling performers and minor TV personalities on variety shows like "Hollywood Palace," "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" and military-themed shows like "Ensign O’Toole."
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70s
1970s
Political activism is an important topic in K-pop. A lot of this focus on activism can be attributed to folk-rock singer and composer Kim Min-ki. In 1970, he wrote the brief but sorrowful song Morning Dew. The song would go on to be the anthem of the youth pro-democracy movement during a time of political strife. Kim Min-ki often used his music as activism and eventually, his albums were banned because of it.
Morning Dew
Kim Min-ki
90s
In the 1990s a group called Seo Taiji and Boys rose to fame and were the first band that started to resemble the K-pop music and mega fandom we have today. the 90's were also the start of a new era which we call 1st generation kpop.
1990s
Come back home
The song come back home is a very popular song by Seo Taiji and Boys that was later given a remix of sorts featuring BTS. The song left a big mark on the kpop industry in terms of sound and style.
original
BTS rendition
come back home
1st gen
G1
The first generation of K-pop is defined by new genres of music, focus on beautiful visuals, intricate choreography, and the appearances of the idols theselves. This time also introduces the term idol. H.O.T is considered to be the first true K-pop idol group because the group was highly manufactured and made up of trained pop stars. They released the song Candy in 1997 and it would become a bubblegum pop hit in Korea.
https://thehoneypop.com/2020/11/18/2nd-gen-idol-groups-that-paved-the-way-for-k-pop/
https://www.reddit.com/r/kpophelp/comments/33ngv3/dance_practice_history/
https://ontheaside.com/music/a-brief-history-of-k-pop/
2nd gen
G2
In the early 2000s, big names including BoA, TVXQ, BTOB, BIGBANG, SNSD, SHINEE, Super Junior, and so many more iconic groups that still reign legendary today, were introduced. 2nd generation k-pop groups paved the way for the many kpop groups of 3rd and 4th gen. So many aspects of modern day K-pop such as fancams, photocards, album packaging, and even heart shaped fingers were popularized during this era.
- TVXQ is known as the boy-group that paved the way for future male k-pop groups.
- BIGBANG introduced genre bending music that changed the standard.
- FT Island set the stage for future k-rock bands.
- Girl's Generation(SNSD) ironically became the face of 2nd generation kpop with their song, "Into the New World". They also popularized fancams and were the first group to include photocards in their albums.
- The first ever dance practice (that i could find after researching for a long time) was SHINEE's Replay dance practice video.
Important figures in K-pop
3rd gen
G3
Some of the most notable figures that can be recognised in western media, rose to fame in the 2010s and are considered 3rd gen groups. Groups such as BTS, BlackPink, EXO, IKON, NCT, Red Velvet, TWICE, and MONSTA X are some of the most popular groups in the western and eastern world. Groups like these are what define K-pop. The stunning visuals, grandious music video production, makeup, stages, and powerful vocals
encapsule what most people
picture when they hear the word
"K-pop".
https://latestnews.fresherslive.com/articles/4th-generation-kpop-groups-list-who-are-the-most-popular-4th-gen-kpop-groups-268304
https://meaww.com/stray-kids-become-first-4th-gen-k-pop-boy-group-to-win-daesang-at-the-2021-aaa
4th gen/present
G4
Finally, We're introduced to 4th gen k-pop; the music of today. Groups like Stray Kids, TomorrowxTogether, Enhypen, ITZY, ATEEZ, The Boyz, (G)i-dle, Aespa, STAYC and many more amazing groups lead this generation of K-pop. Stray Kids in particular have vreated their own genre of music whilealso having a discography of over 30 genres. They were the first 4th gen group to win Daesang (grand prize). Groups of 4th gen have also taken on intricate concepts and story lines. Aespa are a good example with their Nævis concept, and Enhypen, whom every title song
includes an enhyphen.