Korea's Music

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K-POP

K-pop (abbreviation of Korean pop; Korean: 케이팝) is a  genre of popular music originating in  South Korea. While the modern form of K-pop can be traced back to the early 90s, the term itself has been popularized since the 2000s, replacing the term Gayo (가요), which also refers to domestic pop music in South Korea. Although it generally indicates "popular music" within South Korea, the term is often used in a narrower sense to describe a modern form of South Korean pop that is influenced by styles and genres from around the world, such as experimental, rock, jazz, gospel, hip hop, R&B, reggae, electronic dance, folk, country, and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots.The more modern form of the genre emerged with the formation of one of the earliest K-pop groups, Seo Taiji and Boys, in 1992. 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.

BTS 

BTS (korean: 방탄소년단;Bangtan Sonyeondan), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band formed in seoul in 2013. The septet co-writes and produces much of their output. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to include a wide range of genres. Their lyrics, often focused on personal and social commentary, touch on the themes of mental health, troubles of school-age youth, loss, the journey towards loving oneself, and individualism. Their work features references to literature and psychological concepts and includes an alternative univers storyline. Popular for their live performances, the group have staged several world tours.

The band was originally formed under the leadership of Big Hit Entertainment and released their first single album 2 Cool 4 Skool (2013). Subsequent works, such as the first 200 billboards in the United States, "The Most Beautiful Moments in Life", Part 2 (2015), "The Most Beautiful Moments in Life: Young Forever" (2016) and "Wings" ( 2016), helped build BTS's reputation as a socially conscious company building group. Wings became the first BTS album to sell 1 million albums in South Korea. By 2017, BTS conquered the international music market, led the South Korean wave to sweep the United States, and broke many sales records. BTS is the first single "Mic Drop" to be certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the first Korean to lead the Billboard 200 with its studio album Love Yourself: Tear (2018). Since then, their albums "Love Yourself: Answers" (2018) and "Soul Map: Characters" have topped the US charts (2019), making BTS the first company in Record a three-digit band in less than a year. "Love Yourself: The Answer" also broke the monthly record of "Love Yourself: Tears" on the Korean Gaon Albums Chart, and became the first US album to receive Korean gold certification.

Blackpink

Blackpink (Hangul: 블랙, commonly known as BLACKPINK or BLΛƆKPIИK) is a Korean girl group created by YG Entertainment with members including Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa. The band released their single album Square Square on August 8, 2016. The album released the first song "Whistle" in Korea and the first album "Boombayah" on Billboard World Digital. A hit song. Curved panel. With early commercial success, they were named Rookie of the Year at the 31st Golden Record Awards and the 26th Seoul Music Awards.

As of 2019, Blackpink is a K-pop show that ranks highest on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200, ranks 41st in "Kill This Love", and 24th in "Kill This Love". They are also the first and only K-Pop Girl group to appear on Billboard's emerging artist list. They are also the first female K-pop group to have a four-digit number on Billboards World Digital Song Sales Charts. At launch, "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" was the highest-rated Korean music video on YouTube in the first 24 hours, and in January 2019 it became the highest-rated music video on the K-pop Group website. . Blackpink is the most subscriberd music group on YouTube since September 2019.