Kpop Phenomenon

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Register to read the introduction… Korean music is used by listening with the ears. Ha, ha, no. K-Pop music is used just like American youth use A-Pop. It's played at disco-techs, played at parties, played on the radio, played on television music video channels with the often-accompanying music videos, played in the cars of people who drive and who possess in the passenger seats Korean youth who like K-pop unless the driver has a stronger will than the passengers to play other type of music and, remember, not that the driver himself or herself is not of the Korean youth or does not like K-pop, and it is played in the headphones and earphones of the Korean youth. Now it is time to discuss the ambient culture that surrounds the K-pop music. What should not be underplayed when we make speak of K-pop music is this: the dancing. So much… so much of K-pop music is created with performers of the music dancing to the song that is heard. This is the largest cultural aspect of K-pop. Single male performers dancing, single female performers dancing, boy groups dancing, girl groups dancing, coed boy-and-girl groups dancing… all kinds of dancing! K-pop music is almost always accompanied with music videos. However, this applies mainly to top anticipated hits and top …show more content…
“Although they only talked for 5 minutes, the two praised each other and wished each other well... Spears greeted BoA with a hug and afterwards said ‘You are really pretty. I listened to your CD a few days ago and I really liked the songs,’ praising Boa and Boa in return gave her a pair of traditional Korean arm warmers… after greeting her with ‘Nice to meet you’ in English, a translator was used for the rest of the conversation. When asked ‘what you would like to receive as a present for Christmas’ Britney replied, ‘Clothes and accessories’ from which BoA replied, ‘me too’, ending their conversation. However, Britney who had been requesting many fussy conditions during her stay in Korea, left as soon as the concert finished, leaving no further chance for the two stars to talk and the fans

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