I imagine there are girls around the world who have started k-pop bands so I doubt they are the first non Korean k-pop. And its pretty simple if you think a band has be to only Koreans to be K-pop then you are racist. Go fix yourself.
“They are affiliated with a Korean entertainment company, debuted in South Korea, and sing in Korean,” said one commenter, suggesting they should be defined as K-pop.
I think this is a pretty reasonable list of criteria to be considered K-pop. I might even replace “singing in Korean” and “debuted in South Korea” with “target the same market/charts” (I’m sure there are K-pop groups that have at least something in English).
It’s the same reasoning I give for why Avatar TLA isn’t anime: it’s certainly anime inspired, but it’s an American animation company and not a Japanese one. This group seems obviously K-pop to me.
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As the genre continues to globalise, the girl group has become part of a growing conversation about the definition of K-pop - and whether they fall within those lines.
However, we saw the opportunity in the expanding K-pop market," Philip YJ Yoon, managing director at DR Music, told the BBC.
Korean has different speech forms, depending on the listeners’ age, social status, level of intimacy and occasions.
Freelance casting director In Ji-woong, who has spent eight years as a choreographer for K-pop groups, says he has heard of foreign trainees escaping from their shared house to go clubbing.
In 2019, K-pop stars Sulli and her close friend Goo Hara passed away in a month - both suspected suicides.
“Dealing with mental stress was the most challenging part for me,” says Fatou, who has suffered from depression symptoms since a young age.
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