: popular music originating in South Korea and encompassing a variety of styles
The opening ceremony, which took place Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea, featured several songs from notable K-pop artists as teams circled the stadium.—
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Chung was settling into the task of pursuing new growth when Kakao’s billionaire founder and chairman Kim Beom-su was arrested in July on charges of stock price manipulation connected with the group’s takeover of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment the previous year.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The first signing is G-Dragon, who is credited with bringing K-pop to the mainstream with his start in the boy band BIGBANG.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Next up: Cutler is producing a film coming out next year with Amazon, the story of the man who invented K-pop.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
The doc catalogs iconic crews through the ages, from the groundbreaking influence of the Beatles, the Nineties, and early 2000s groups like One Direction and the ones mentioned above to the global rise of K-pop crews like Seventeen.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
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Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The first signing is G-Dragon, who is credited with bringing K-pop to the mainstream with his start in the boy band BIGBANG.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Next up: Cutler is producing a film coming out next year with Amazon, the story of the man who invented K-pop.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
The doc catalogs iconic crews through the ages, from the groundbreaking influence of the Beatles, the Nineties, and early 2000s groups like One Direction and the ones mentioned above to the global rise of K-pop crews like Seventeen.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
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“K-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/K-pop. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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