aren’t your grandma’s boybands unless
your grandma was born into Korea in the
21st century welcome to watchmojo.com
–nt we’re counting down the five most
interesting things that we can learn
about Korean pop music in case you
didn’t know the kpop industry is a
big-time business earning over five
billion dollars a year in revenue
between salaries sales advertising and
appearances so let’s dive right in shall
we
number five
kpop candidates undergo an intense
training system
when potential kpop performers are first
discovered by talent agencies whether it
be via headshots or early performance
footage they’re often sent to live in
dorms with other candidates to undergo
strict training during this time they’re
given lessons in behavior and manners
and are encouraged to diet or otherwise
lose weight in order to mold themselves
into the idealized kpop beauty
some performers have even been known to
go under the knife in order to better
exemplify that classic look of kpop
glitz and glamour like by getting double
eyelid surgeries or even having their
faces reshaped singing and dancing
lessons are also offered in these dorms
and the process isn’t cheap The Wall
Street Journal reported in 2012 that the
cost of training just one member of
girls generation was three million
dollars considering the years of
training required as the candidate fits
that after mentioned fantasy mold for
life in the public eye as k-pop star the
bare minimum artistic talents of
performance can be taught and learned
in other words talent is reportedly only
a secondary requirement let me put it
down another way number 4 plagiarism is
a big problem in kpop
songwriting is hard there are only a
finite number of chords to play and keys
in which to sing with the true trick
being how one can structure and arrange
these ideas in a manner that is fresh
original or at the very least memorable
as a result many kpop songwriters have
endured numerous copyright claims over
the years when it comes to plagiarism
this has not been lost on fans either
who themselves have noticed a remarkable
amount of similarities in some of their
favorite songs
add to this the fact that many kpop
tunes tend to dwell within the modern
electronic end of the spectrum as
opposed to a band or singer-songwriter
dynamic with multiple voices chiming in
on the songwriting process and you have
a problem which could get worse before
it gets better
number three kpop fan clubs have
designated colors live music has long
been defined by energetic and
entertaining concert performances but
the k-pop industry turns this idea on
its head by creating some of the most
colorful shows you’ll ever see often
times there’s a specific color
associated with a particular k-pop group
with that group’s fan club shining out a
brightly colored light stick in support
as they watch the concert this can prove
disastrous however should fans Harbor a
grudge against a particular group as
evidenced by the infamous Girls
Generation black ocean incident in 2008
this was where a large segment of the
stadium show known as Dream Concert
turned off their light sticks in
defiance of the group with the girls
being forced to continue to perform in
front of a silent crowd with only a
small section of supporters waving their
pink colored light sticks and support
the normally kaleidoscopic Dream Concert
was left in comparative darkness
number two audiences have a lot of power
over k-pop groups
kpop performers are said to belong to
the audience they’re encouraged to
present an outward appearance that is
open and unattached in order to fulfill
what is often a very young audiences
fantasy if an audience turns away from
k-pop group for any perceived slight
such as a rookie group not being
deferential enough to an older more
established group the results can be a
PR disaster connecting with the idea of
basically being controlled by their
public perception dating could also get
a bit weird many kpop superstars are
known to have dating embargoes placed
upon them until there’s old is 29
driving many to secretly go on dates in
parked cars away from the public and the
Kei paparazzi’s prying eyes number one
the kei paparazzi have standards and
morals the idea of a Korean paparazzi or
ke paparazzi if you will is a fairly new
one with one recent example being an
online media outlet called dispatch the
folks behind dispatch actually got their
start working with the Korean newspaper
Sport Seoul but quickly earned a
reputation of their own after publishing
candid photos of male k-pop star rain
and korean actress kim taehee out on a
date together
fans ate up this first taste of
celebrity news and gossip
although the photographers and writers
who worked in the dispatch in an attempt
to distance themselves from their
American counterparts abide by a strict
code of ethics when taking their photos
including not reporting on adultery and
not paying for outsource compromising
photos which might be considered a
personal attack towards a performer
basically they’re considerably more
thoughtful and respectful than American
paparazzi since they refuse to run any
stories that could cause serious damage
to the careers of k-pop stars
so do you think you have what it takes
for a run through the kpop star machine
will your supporter shine your favorite
color or will it be a sea of black light
sticks during your concert form or
superstar top tens and not sufficiently
deferential top fives be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
your grandma was born into Korea in the
21st century welcome to watchmojo.com
–nt we’re counting down the five most
interesting things that we can learn
about Korean pop music in case you
didn’t know the kpop industry is a
big-time business earning over five
billion dollars a year in revenue
between salaries sales advertising and
appearances so let’s dive right in shall
we
number five
kpop candidates undergo an intense
training system
when potential kpop performers are first
discovered by talent agencies whether it
be via headshots or early performance
footage they’re often sent to live in
dorms with other candidates to undergo
strict training during this time they’re
given lessons in behavior and manners
and are encouraged to diet or otherwise
lose weight in order to mold themselves
into the idealized kpop beauty
some performers have even been known to
go under the knife in order to better
exemplify that classic look of kpop
glitz and glamour like by getting double
eyelid surgeries or even having their
faces reshaped singing and dancing
lessons are also offered in these dorms
and the process isn’t cheap The Wall
Street Journal reported in 2012 that the
cost of training just one member of
girls generation was three million
dollars considering the years of
training required as the candidate fits
that after mentioned fantasy mold for
life in the public eye as k-pop star the
bare minimum artistic talents of
performance can be taught and learned
in other words talent is reportedly only
a secondary requirement let me put it
down another way number 4 plagiarism is
a big problem in kpop
songwriting is hard there are only a
finite number of chords to play and keys
in which to sing with the true trick
being how one can structure and arrange
these ideas in a manner that is fresh
original or at the very least memorable
as a result many kpop songwriters have
endured numerous copyright claims over
the years when it comes to plagiarism
this has not been lost on fans either
who themselves have noticed a remarkable
amount of similarities in some of their
favorite songs
add to this the fact that many kpop
tunes tend to dwell within the modern
electronic end of the spectrum as
opposed to a band or singer-songwriter
dynamic with multiple voices chiming in
on the songwriting process and you have
a problem which could get worse before
it gets better
number three kpop fan clubs have
designated colors live music has long
been defined by energetic and
entertaining concert performances but
the k-pop industry turns this idea on
its head by creating some of the most
colorful shows you’ll ever see often
times there’s a specific color
associated with a particular k-pop group
with that group’s fan club shining out a
brightly colored light stick in support
as they watch the concert this can prove
disastrous however should fans Harbor a
grudge against a particular group as
evidenced by the infamous Girls
Generation black ocean incident in 2008
this was where a large segment of the
stadium show known as Dream Concert
turned off their light sticks in
defiance of the group with the girls
being forced to continue to perform in
front of a silent crowd with only a
small section of supporters waving their
pink colored light sticks and support
the normally kaleidoscopic Dream Concert
was left in comparative darkness
number two audiences have a lot of power
over k-pop groups
kpop performers are said to belong to
the audience they’re encouraged to
present an outward appearance that is
open and unattached in order to fulfill
what is often a very young audiences
fantasy if an audience turns away from
k-pop group for any perceived slight
such as a rookie group not being
deferential enough to an older more
established group the results can be a
PR disaster connecting with the idea of
basically being controlled by their
public perception dating could also get
a bit weird many kpop superstars are
known to have dating embargoes placed
upon them until there’s old is 29
driving many to secretly go on dates in
parked cars away from the public and the
Kei paparazzi’s prying eyes number one
the kei paparazzi have standards and
morals the idea of a Korean paparazzi or
ke paparazzi if you will is a fairly new
one with one recent example being an
online media outlet called dispatch the
folks behind dispatch actually got their
start working with the Korean newspaper
Sport Seoul but quickly earned a
reputation of their own after publishing
candid photos of male k-pop star rain
and korean actress kim taehee out on a
date together
fans ate up this first taste of
celebrity news and gossip
although the photographers and writers
who worked in the dispatch in an attempt
to distance themselves from their
American counterparts abide by a strict
code of ethics when taking their photos
including not reporting on adultery and
not paying for outsource compromising
photos which might be considered a
personal attack towards a performer
basically they’re considerably more
thoughtful and respectful than American
paparazzi since they refuse to run any
stories that could cause serious damage
to the careers of k-pop stars
so do you think you have what it takes
for a run through the kpop star machine
will your supporter shine your favorite
color or will it be a sea of black light
sticks during your concert form or
superstar top tens and not sufficiently
deferential top fives be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
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