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K-pop has officially taken over the world.
Now some of the biggest artists on the planet
are a result of a booming idol culture
that has brought incredible songs, unmatched choreography,
and high-concept production to a music revolution.
But there is one group
which has taken the industry by storm, BLACKPINK.
Join us as we explore the K-pop takeover
and celebrate the girls who are propelling the genre
to all corners of the globe.
K-pop is a genre of popular music
originating in South Korea.
The modern form of K-pop
can be traced back to the early '90s,
with the formation of one of the earliest K-pop groups,
Seo Taiji and Boys, in 1992.
The trio debuted on MBC's talent show on April 11th, 1992,
with their song "Nan Arayo,"
and got the lowest rating from the jury.
However, the song and their self-titled debut album
became so successful that, according to MTV Iggy,
K-pop music would never be the same again.
Their experimentation
with different styles and genres of music,
and integration of foreign musical elements,
helped reshape and modernize
South Korea's contemporary music scene.
Modern K-pop idol culture
began with the boy band, H.O.T., in 1996.
From there, K-pop grew into a subculture
that amassed enormous fandoms of teenagers and young adults.
After a slump in early K-pop,
from 2003 TVXQ and BoA started a new generation
of K-pop idols
that broke the music genre
into the neighboring Japanese market
and continue to popularize K-pop internationally today.
With the advent of social media and Korean TV shows,
the current spread of K-pop and Korean entertainment,
known as the Korean Wave,
is seen not only in East Asia and Southeast Asia,
but also in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Latin America,
North Africa, Southern Africa, the Middle East,
and throughout the Western world,
gaining a widespread global audience.
K-pop acts are divided into generations.
Currently, there are five generations
that are broken down in the following ways.
The First Generation
are considered the founders of the genre,
the ones who started it all.
This includes acts like Seo Taiji and Boys,
H.O.T., g.o.d., S.E.S.
Second Generation are widely considered
to be the first groups that broke international barriers.
TVXQ, Super Junior, Rain, Brown Eyed Girls.
Third Generation continued to push
for international success and recognition.
These include Block B, SISTAR, After School, Miss A.
Fourth Generation grabbed the spotlight
and forced it to shine bright on them,
making storms both domestically and internationally.
This includes acts like EXO, RV, Got7, BOTB.
Fifth Generation is the current generation with BTS, EXO,
Seventeen, iKon, GFRIEND, CLC, G-IDLE, BLACKPINK, Twice,
Stray Kids, NCT, Momoland.
This is the generation leading the charge
with a social media army at their back.
This is K-pop for the modern generation.
We're going to be taking a look at some of the biggest acts
and their biggest hits,
as we chart the incredible growth of K-pop
into the globally dominating force it is today.
K-pop groups are formed through entertainment companies.
The big three companies are JYP Entertainment,
YG Entertainment, and SM Entertainment.
Often the most successful and widespread groups
come from here due to the attention they garner
and the large investment they can make
into publishing and promotions.
In 2012, Psy's "Gangnam style"
was most of the world's early introduction to K-pop.
The music video went viral,
and held rank as the most viewed YouTube video
for five years.
Its mix of outrageous visuals,
tightly choreographed dancing and catchy melody,
struck a chord around the world.
♪ Gangnam Style ♪
Kim Hee-chul,
better known by the mononym, Heechul,
is a member of second generation South Korean boy group,
Super Junior, and has further participated in its subgroup,
Super Junior-T, as well as project group, Universe Cowards.
Prior to his debut in Super Junior,
Heelchul began his acting career in 2005,
starring in the second season of teen drama, "Sharp 2."
Subsequently, this led him to host his first music show,
"Show Music Tank",
appear on advertisements and host radio shows.
However, in 2006, just a year after his Super Junior debut,
Heechul was involved in a car accident
which fractured his left leg.
The accident left him unable to perform
Super Junior's strenuous dances,
and made him instead focus on contributing to the group
mostly as a singer.
In 2009, Heechul ventured into the soundtrack singing career
by releasing his first single, "First Star",
as part of the soundtrack for his drama,
"Loving You a Thousand Times."
He also participated in writing the lyrics
for not only his band,
but also for his project groups and other artists.
In 2019, Heechul debuted as solo singer
by releasing his digital single, "Old Movie."
In 2010, Heechul became a regular cast member
in "Radio Star",
where his popularity skyrocketed,
and he won Best Newcomer Award
at the 11th MBC Entertainment Awards.
Following that, he made a breakthrough
in his television host career,
after appearing on "Knowing Bros" and "Weekly Idol."
In 2019, he was recognized for his role in reality shows
and received the Excellence Award
at the 13th SBS Entertainment Awards,
his first major award as an entertainer.
♪ I can't believe ♪
♪ Don't mess up my tempo ♪
♪ I said don't mess up my tempo ♪
♪ One, two, three, uh ♪
♪ Don't mess up my tempo ♪
♪ My lady ♪
♪ Tempo, ah ♪
♪ Baby girl ♪
♪ Let's get down ♪ ♪ Get down ♪
♪ So don't slow it up for me ♪
♪ Don't mess up my tempo ♪
♪ I said don't mess up my tempo ♪
♪ One, two, three, uh ♪
EXO is a South Korean Chinese boy band
based in Seoul with nine members.
Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol,
D.O., Kai and Sehun.
The band was formed by SM Entertainment in 2011
and debuted in 2012.
Their music incorporates genres like pop, hip hop and R&B,
alongside electronic dance music genres,
like house, trap and synth pop.
The band ranked as one of the top five
most influential celebrities
on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list
each year from 2014 to 2018,
and have been named the biggest boy band in the world
and the Kings of K-pop by media outlets.
♪ Don't mess it up for me ♪
On June 9th, 2016, EXO released "Monster",
which would go on to become arguably their biggest hit.
"Monster" is a dark and intense medium tempo dance song
with lyrics about a man's excessive fixation on his lover.
And the music video captures that essence
with powerful imagery.
♪ Savior ♪
♪ I can't believe ♪ ♪ I can't believe ♪
♪ Don't mess up my tempo ♪
♪ I said don't mess up my tempo ♪
♪ One, two three, uh ♪
♪ Don't mess up my tempo ♪
At the very start, it's not just about,
we didn't like back in the days in 2013,
I don't think we had this big, big attitude,
like we gonna change the industry
or we gonna change the whole world,
or we gonna influence like millions and billions of people.
What we could do, and what we knew to do,
was just telling the stories what's our insight
and to express it by the performances and the dances.
Jin, SUGA, j-hope, RM, Jimin, V, Jungkook.
This is BTS, the biggest boy band since The Beatles.
BTS!
Their high energy performances,
thought-provoking lyrics,
and trendsetting style has set them apart
from all other musicians,
as they continue to reinvent pop culture.
Like an 11 out of 10.
No words, no words, I can't believe I'm here.
A dedicated army of fans,
that is literally called ARMY, follow BTS's every move,
and continue to support the band's journey
to becoming superstar idols.
Big Hit Entertainment debuted the boy band in 2013,
but it took until 2015 for BTS to set their sights
on taking the mainstream.
Shifting their sound and image
from solely aggressive masculine hip hop
to more diverse styles,
BTS wanted to express the beauty and anxiousness of youth.
Turn right, turn right,
- turn right, there we go! - Right here, guys!
You know, as time goes by, we grew up,
and we've been getting so much love from all the fans
and they started to tell us that our message
and our performances changed their lives
and inspired their's there so much, so for us,
what makes us keep going,
and keep going through this whole hardships and ironies
of this industry and this big fame,
was that there was,
we helped them love themselves more,
and our stories, and our message, and our performances
helped them get the open mind and the positivities.
So it's like, I expressed actually at one interview in 2014
that this is BTS
and this thing is about charging each other's batteries.
So we do our things, and messages,
and the performances,
and they tell us how we influence them,
and it's like charging each other.
And at first, at 2013,
we didn't have this specific attitude,
or this big thing, but they changed us,
and I'm very happy to be able to do that
and we're very happy to be the messenger
for many people's lives, and the positivities
Thank you.
BTS released their second album,
"Wings", in 2016,
with fans rushing to get their hands on a copy.
"Wings" opened at number 26 on the U.S. Billboard 200,
the highest chart ranking ever for a K-pop album,
and BTS became the first Korean group
to top the Billboard Social 50 chart that month.
It was their first million seller album,
moving over 1.5 million copies in South Korea that year.
BTS commenced their second world tour,
visiting 12 countries,
and performing in larger and larger venues.
Tickets for the North American leg sold out within minutes,
and two additional shows were added due to high demand,
making BTS the first K-pop act to sell out arenas
in the United States.
I'm from South Africa.
And you've come here just for this?
- Yeah. - Why?
'Cause I love them.
Now some of these fans have been camping out here
for two nights.
As you can see,
it hasn't done anything to their energy levels.
BTS!
BTS world tour, non-stop,.
Whoa!
In September, 2017,
BTS released the first part of the series, their fifth EP,
"Love Yourself Her,"
and featured music from the Chainsmokers' Andrew Taggart
for the track, "Best of Me."
"DNA" was the lead single on the album
and became a huge international hit.
The music video broke the previous record
for most viewed K-pop group music video
within the first 24 hours,
with more than 20 million views on YouTube.
"Love Yourself" sent BTS higher than ever before.
In November, 2017,
BTS became the first K-pop group
to perform at the American Music Awards,
raising their profile internationally.
That same month.
Guinness World Records revealed that BTS
had earned a spot in their 2018 edition,
for having the world's most Twitter engagements
for a music group.
Hello!
Since then,
BTS have completed a third world tour,
attended the 61st Grammy Awards as award presenters,
and even surpassed five billion streams on Spotify
- Right up here. - Right up here.
Just one jump guys,
- one jump, one BTS! - One jump, one jump,
- one jump! - One, two, three.
- Hello we are. - BTS!
Hi guys.
Please have a seat.
We have many members of the press present here today,
coming from the UK as well as Korea,
and other places of the world.
Again, thank you for coming to our conference today.
As announced earlier,
simultaneous interpretation will be provided
as well as consecutive interpretation in Korean.
So our reporters from Korea
will not need to use the receivers.
So I would like to invite V first for his.
Hello, my name is V, I'm from BTS.
First, I must say that I'm very thankful
that I am able to perform here at Wembley Stadium,
not just in one day but two days.
We have a two-day concert
So we will try to do our best
and try not to be too nervous
and put on the best show that we can provide.
Hello there, I am Suga,
it's an honor to meet all of these members of the press
here at Wembley Stadium,
I think it will be a great experience,
and this performance, as you know,
is going to be broadcasted live all over the world,
so it makes us nervous,
but I think it's going to make us work even harder.
So again, thank you for coming,
and I hope you can also enjoy our performance.
Thank you.
Hello, my name is Jin from BTS.
I'd like to welcome you here,
and then thank you for coming all the way here
to the UK for this press conference and this performance,
and many,
the UK is famous for having produced many great artists,
so it is an honor for us to perform here,
and we will again put on the best performance
that we possibly can, thank you.
Hello, I am Jungkook.
It's again, a great honor to perform here,
at Wembley Stadium,
and we first planned on one performance,
but thanks to all the support from our ARMY,
we are able to provide another additional show.
So we have to thank our fans for their love
and their support,
and we will in turn
try to put as perfect a performance as we can
here tonight.
And I've also heard that this performance
is going to be broadcasted around the world,
so even if you're not here with us at this stadium,
I hope you can join us,
and enjoy us for tonight's performance, thank you.
Hello, I am Jimin from BTS.
Again, id like to thank the members of the press
for being here today and joining us today
And last year, we had our first,
And this tour last year,
was the beginning of all of this glory
and these blessings that we have.
So we'd like to thank the fans
for giving us this opportunity to perform here again
this year, thank you.
Hello, I am j-hope.
j-hope.
So this is the performance
that we've all been waiting for.
We are here at Wembley Stadium.
It is an incredible honor to be here,
and I must thank our fans
for giving us this honor.
And I think it's,
in our portion of the performance I think is the same,
you know, we love, we are artists who love to perform,
so we will all do what we've always done,
and do our best, and write our new history
right here in this very historical venue.
So again, I hope you enjoy our performance, thank you.
Hello, I am RM.
I think the microphones are a little nervous.
Microphones are very nervous
'cause they came to Wembley.
So I think that's why
the mics are as nervous as we are.
This is a very symbolic and a very historical location,
and to be able to do anything here
I think is a great honor.
And we are here today,
not only thanks due to our efforts,
but also due to of all our staff,
and all of you here, and members of the media,
who have continued to spread our news, news about us,
and as well as show the love and the support
that we have received.
So I think we're very thankful, and we feel very fortunate,
and we'll try to do the best we can for today's performance.
Thank you.
Thank you,
so now we will receive questions
from the members of the press,
but I ask you to ask one question per person.
Please tell us who you are, and where you're from,
and then please ask your question.
If you raise your hand, we will give you a microphone.
Jung Joon Hwa from Edaily.
I have two questions if I may.
One, okay, I'll ask one.
I have a question to j-hope.
In May,
you were on a American show,
and it was a tribute to The Beatles,
and now you're here in the UK, the land of The Beatles,
and some people say that you are The Beatles
of the 21st century.
So how did it feel to have that tribute performance,
and now you're here in UK,
and the home of The Beatles,
I'm sure it's very special.
So if you could tell,
j-hope, if you can tell us how you felt at the performance
and how you feel now,
now that you're here in the UK.
Well, first, it's an honor
being on that TV program,
and sort of recreating The Beatles performance,
and have that performance with that theme,
The Beatles theme,
again, it was an amazing honor,
and of course The Beatles are artists that we love,
and I personally was very honored and very happy.
Now, BTS has its,
BTS has its own unique music and our own unique color,
our unique colors.
So I hope that you continue to show,
and show our own color and our own themes,
and try to show the world, and show to you our own color,
our own music, and now here, we are here in the UK,
and we want to show the UK who we are,
and our own color.
And Wembley Stadium, of course,
is a very historical,
a very important location venue,
so he have moved forward to this conference,
To this performance, excuse me,
and we will try to show and return the love
that we have received
with a great and fun performance.
I hope you can enjoy the concert.
You asked for an episode.
Oh, any anecdotes or episodes on the TV show?
Well, the costume was very unique,
also I can remember, we were amazed at the costume,
the theme of the costume that we wore of The Beatles.
And now for me, personally,
you know, I listened to some Beatles music
before the performance and then of course I sang "Hey Jude"
during the interview,
and the fans and the audience members
seemed to really like it.
And the band also played along to the song.
So I think that was very special,
and I think it was very fun,
and the show is very comfortable.
They made us feel like very comfortable.
- Ann Young, BTS, hi. - Hi.
I just have a quick question from ITN,
and we would like to know,
is there a British band that you guys
would want to do a collaboration with?
Of course, I have loved Coldplay for years,
and listened to them forever.
So I always felt that I, when I came to the UK,
whenever I come to the UK,
I listen to Coldplay in the car when I go to a performance,
so if there's an opportunity,
I'd like to work with Coldplay, and that'd be great,
if there's an opportunity,
Oh, they came to Korea like years ago,
and me and j-hope went to the concert,
it's like a Wembley in Korea,
and they came, so we saw Chris Martin and the other members,
and it was a great memory.
So I think everybody, everybody loves Coldplay,
and maybe, of course, Paul McCartney,
it'd be such a great, great, great honor
if we could collaborate with him.
Next question please.
You are performing here,
and you are going to broadcast it live.
Why here, why Wembley?
I think there is a very symbolic importance
of a performance here at Wembley Stadium.
And I think there are some dream stages,
and of course, there are stadiums in the United States,
in Paris, everywhere.
but I think, you know, we, when we were young,
we saw the meeting.
My brother and I, when we were young,
we grew up watching the Live Aid performance on video,
so we felt that coming here to Wembley,
we felt that this a moment that we want to share
with the rest of the world,
and I don't know, I think,
just thinking about coming here to Wembley,
I barely got any sleep last night,
so that's how you nervous we are,
and that's how fantastic, I think,
this performance is going to be.
So I think all of our fans who will watch it live
will also share in a lot of this enthusiasm that we have.
So we don't know when,
but when we have our world stadium tour,
we would like invite you again,
and have a press conference again,
and I think, you know,
to be here was half being serious,
but we are thrilled that we are actually here
as one of the members mentioned earlier
that we have our performance here,
but our performance will be the same,
and our mindset will be the same,
and I hope that we can continue to hold onto this,
so we can continue to hold onto this mindset
wherever we perform,
when we have a performance or we have our music,
making music, you know,
there's only so much that we can try to convey,
the sincerity and this is what we can convey,
but we would like to thank you for being the window
through which you know, our message is transmitted.
I guess you already have the interpretation, so-
Thank you, thank you so much for coming.
I don need to say that again.
- Thank you for coming. - Enjoy tonight,
thank you so much.
And that concludes our press conference.
Let's have a big round of applause for BTS, thank you.
Cheers.
BLACKPINK, the hottest K-pop group
in the world right now.
The all female lineup is currently dominating the industry
and achieving new heights with every release.
They are a phenomena that none of their predecessors
could ever match,
but what is their secret to success?
Is it talent, hard work
or their drive to bring K-pop to listeners
in all corners of the globe?
Whatever the case, the group's dedicated fandom,
called Blinks, go crazy for them with every new release.
BLACKPINK is a South Korean girl group,
formed by YG Entertainment,
consisting of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rose, and Lisa.
After five grueling years of auditions and training,
BLACKPINK debuted in 2016
with many critics now dubbing them
as the biggest girl group on the planet.
The road to international success was not always easy,
but the group now leads the Korean Wave
with their girl crush concept
and stylistic exploration of themes
like self-confidence and female empowerment.
BLACKPINK's music is rooted in EDM and pop
mixed with elements of hip hop and trap.
The group also never shies away from incorporating
a variety of other styles in their discography,
such as R&B, Arabic music, ballad, disco and Rock.
The girls' ability to add up
to up make them stand out from the crowd
in the world of K-pop.
When BLACKPINK debuted in 2016
with their first album, "Square One,"
many fans had their reservations about them.
They were taking the place
of YG entertainment's former girls group, 2NE1,
which had firmly made its place in the world of K-pop.
The album included the early hits,
"Whistle" and "Boombayah."
"Whistle" debuted atop the Gaon Digital Chart
and sold more than 2.5 million digital copies
in South Korea.
While "Boombayah" became the group's
first number one hit
on the Billboard World Digital Song sales chart.
♪ Boombayah ♪
♪ Yah, yah, yah, Boombayah ♪
♪ Yah, yah, yah, Boombayah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah ♪
♪ Boom, boomba, boom, boomba, boom, boomba, boopa ♪
♪ Yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah ♪
♪ Yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, boopa ♪
♪ Yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, yah ♪
♪ Yah, yah, yah, yah, yah, boom, boompa, boombayah ♪
The group continued their success with the release
of "Square Two" later in the year,
which peaked at number two on the World Albums chart.
The single, "Playing With Fire" reached number three,
and sold more than 2.5 million digital copies again
in South Korea.
BLACKPINK's success skyrocketed.
The girls move away from cute and very feminine songs
to an entirely new and powerful concept
seem to be working with fans,
not just in Korea, but also across the border.
In 2017, BLACKPINK showed no sign of slowing down.
Ladies, in the corner, in the corner!
Rose, to your left!
To your left!
The group released the dance and reggae single,
"As If It's Your Last,"
which peaked at number three,
alongside making their Japanese debut
with the EP, "BLACKPINK."
The translation of their songs into Japanese
resulted in BLACKPINK breaking new borders
and capturing the attention of more and more screaming fans.
Critics have often commented on the repetitive nature
of BLACKPINK's title tracks.
However, with the music producer, Teddy Park,
as their backbone, BLACKPINK has been able
to incorporate elements
of both American and Korean music into their albums.
Their fandom, Blinks, continue to live by the formula
that is proven to go viral time and time again.
2018 proved to be another successful year
for Jennie, Jisoo, Rose, and Lisa.
The release of the single, "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du"
as part of the group's first Korean language EP,
"Square Up," massively showcased the group's ability
to blend multiple styles.
The number one single was the group's first song
to enter the US billboard Hot 100 at number 55,
making them the highest charting female Korean act
and the first to be certified gold in the country.
♪ Oh, wait 'til I do what I ♪
♪ Hit you with that ddu-du, ddu-du, du ♪
♪ Ah-yeah, ah-yeah ♪
♪ Hit you with that ddu-du, ddu-du, ♪
♪ Ah-yeah, ah-yeah ♪
♪ Du-du, du-du-du-du-du ♪
Upon breaking the Western market,
BLACKPINK have since collaborated
with some of the industry's biggest female artists.
Lady Gaga on "Sour Candy,"
Selena Gomez on "Ice Cream,"
and Dua Lipa on the track, "Kiss and Make Up."
♪ Kiss, kiss and make up ♪
The songs achieved worldwide commercial success
and propelled BLACKPINK to fame in western countries.
BLACKPINK's stylish flair,
and messages of female empowerment
now draw fans in from everywhere.
Hey, look at that, look at that.
And there has been no sign of slowing down
for the four girls over the last couple of years.
On 26th of June, 2020,
BLACKPINK released the huge hit single,
"How You Like That" from their debut studio album,
called "The Album."
The song reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100,
tying with the group's collab with Lady Gaga
as the highest charting song by a female Korean act.
The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200
and broke the record for the best selling album
by a Korean female act of all time,
selling over 1 million copies in its first month.
The album soon became the highest charting album
by a female Korean act
as well as by a girl group since 2008.
BLACKPINK have continued to break record after record
with their 2022 album, "Born Pink."
It became the first number one album
by a K-pop girl group ever.
The album's pre-release single, "Pink Venom,"
expressed BLACKPINK's confidence and deadly charm.
Both the music video and the track itself
showcased a darker side to the girl group,
setting the group firmly apart
from their predecessors.
On April 4th, 2023,
YG Entertainment revealed the release
of the mobile game, "BLACKPINK: The Game."
The group's brand has now entered new territory
and even released a promotional single
named "The Girls" for the soundtrack.
BLACKPINK have consistently
reached new heights, not only as singers,
but as fashion icons, on screen personalities,
and brand ambassadors.
The K-pop sensation have broken numerous records
throughout their career so far.
Their Born Pink World Tour
became the highest grossing concert tour by a female group,
and they were the first ever Asian act
to headline Coachella in 2023.
Chella, are you ready for this one?
♪ You better run, run, run ♪
♪ Uh-Huh ♪
♪ Uh-huh ♪
♪ BLACKPINK, you know us ♪
On 25th of January, 2023,
France's first Lady, Brigitte Macron,
invited BLACKPINK to perform
at the French Hospital Gala concert.
The event is held annually, and this time,
BLACKPINK became the first K-pop group
to ever be invited by Macron,
proving their influence across the globe.
BLACKPINK have also made appearances on American TV,
even singing with James Corden
on his iconic "Carpool Karaoke."
And in late 2023,
King Charles III awarded BLACKPINK honorary member
of the Order of the British Empire medals
for their work in raising awareness about climate change,
BLACKPINK have achieved success
unlike that of any other music artists in history.
Their incredible journey from unknown idol group
to international super stardom has been an uphill battle,
but through their love for their craft,
their love for music, dancing, performance,
and their strong sisterly love for each other,
they have conquered the world.
There is no doubt BLACKPINK will continue
to inspire girls all over the world
with their edgy style and messages of empowerment.
The Korean Wave is shaping up to be an international storm.
The incredible surge of K-pop over recent years
has been accelerated by social media
and now all the world's a stage
for some of the most talented musical artists
to really show how it's done.
♪ Do it, do it, do it ♪
This is the K-pop takeover.
♪ Do it, do it, do it ♪