KPOP (Korean Pop) ~ Our Voice In English

Maybe Kpop is one of the things whose name you're frequently heard in recent years.Kpop which is really popular among teenagers is becoming more and popular.Most people think that K-pop started to be popular with PSY’s Gangnam Style.But this idea is absolutely wrong.K-pop started to globalize before almost 6 years.Today, because of PSY’s popularity, Kpop is regarded as if only involves PSY and his music.So, I want to show you what the real Kpop is.

Since it is possible to see many people who admire Kpop all around the world. The name of Kpop’s worldwide popularity is Hallyu that means “Korean Wave”. Probably, most people think about why Kpop is preferred by many people.Because Kpop is quite charming thanks to its visual way.In Kpop, visuality is as important as singing.Maybe it can be more important than singing.For example, if you are a member of a Korean music group, you must dance very well.In addition, you should have some unique features,too.Also, you should be good at acting,too.Because most Kpop idols don’t only have career in singing, they can be seen in many dramas,too.

I have just said “A Kpop Music Group” instead of saying “A Kpop Singer". Because it is hard to see solo singers in Kpop.Record companies would prefer to have groups instead of solo singers.Maybe since a group can be more interesting and sympathetic than a singer.And some of Kpop groups have 12 members such as Super Junior and EXO.I think being a member of 12-member-group isn’t an advantage.Because in a three-minute-song , each members can only say a few senteces or words.In these groups, there is a leader who gives a speech in programes, there is a dancer who is in the foreground for dance choreography.And others line such as main vocal, rapper, vocal.

And the song’s subjects are my favourite part of Kpop.Because there is no limit .In Kpop, you can listen songs about brotherhood, fairness, crimes, being ugly, virtual word’s harm etc. And one of the Kpop’s groups whose name is B.A.P is famous for these song subjects.Also in the songs, you can encounter many lyrics in English.Maybe it can be because of Korean’s love to Americans or they use these lyrics for their foreigner fans.And, Kpop groups release albums, songs /music videos in Japanese for their Japan fans, which makes me jealous.In Korea, Although learning Japanese isn’t as common as English, Kpop idols learn Japanese for their fans and promotions which are in Japan.

Dancing! It is incredible but you can’t get on the stage without a dance choreography in Korea.Even if your song is slow and emotional , you had better find some dance figures for your performance.
In Korea , there are many programmes for Kpop idols. It is hard to watch TV for people who don’t like them.You have to see them in a lot of channels.Such as talk shows, comedy programmes and especially music programmes.In Korea, there are some music programmes which consist of SBS Ingikayo, M!Countdown, KBS Music Bank etc.

Every week, the singers who came back with a single join the programmes and perform.To do the best they can do, they perform the same show over and over again .Sometimes 9-10 times? And then the best version of it is broadcast. Also in the programmes there can be events like fainting, being injured and it is the evidence of how much the idols work and endeavour.According to votes in the end of the programme , top performance of the day is chosen and awarded.

Charitable Kpop! Do you know that most of Kpop idols donate some of their income which they earned from concerts to some charity organizations? And many Kpop idols regularly donate every year.Also, sometimes they sell their personal clothes to their fans and then they use this money for charities.And sometimes they join to a TV show which raises money to help the poor.

Some dangerous fans!I’m sorry for calling them fans.Their names are Sasaeng fans and certainly they don’t act like a fan.They dedicate their lives to famous.They can’t stay at home, sometimes they can’t go to school moreover they can forget eating something because they are too interested in their idols.Because they live in streets where idols live in.In the morning, they wake up there (they have shakedown to sleep in.) and they prepare their cameras to take pictures of their idols.While the idols are going out of their houses, Sasaeng fans are the first thing that the idols see.They walk next to idols and it continues all along the street.Even the idols get on their cars, it can’t be an obstacle for sasaengs.They have some special taxis to follow them.And sometimes they cause accidents and they do it on purpose. Yes, they are fans who love idols but they try to kill them and want to make them suffer!For example, they are such crazy people that they write threat letters by using their blood and give the idol or they put it on idols’ house by entering secretly. So far, there are many idols which were injured by those fans.So whenever my mother say me that I'm really crazy about Kpop, I say that you don’t know anything about Sasaengs yet.

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