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K-PopWhat is K-Pop?K-Pop is an umbrella term for popular music produced in South Korea and covers most genres, including RnB, Hip-Hop and Rock. This genre of music has grown increasingly in popularity in western countries in the past few years and South Korean music groups have risen to fame in countries such as America, England Australia.History of the K-Pop recognised todayIn 1992, ‘Seo Taiji and Boys’, a south Korean boy group, was formed. The creation of this group kick started the development of the genre of K-Pop that is listened to today. The group disbanded in 1996 but the type of music they were creating lived on to inspire the music of k-pop groups today. Making K-Pop history in western mediaK-Pop was beginning to noticeably grow in popularity in western media but one moment in particular proved the true popularity of K-Pop groups around the world. In May 2017, South Korean boy group BTS shocked western media when they won Top Social Artist at the Billboard Music Awards – winning by a landslide against top western media artists Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. Following this, the group went on to receive a teen choice award in September and have their most recent album reach the top 10 in Billboard’s top charts.Controversies in the industryWith the increase of K-Pop stars in the media and reality entertainment, certain controversies have surfaced about the strict and possibly unhealthy living conditions of K-Pop stars and trainees. Celebrities in the K-Pop world have been known to fall physically ill as a result of over working and/or stress of their work. In March 2017, Jackson Wang – member of internationally popular boy group, Got7 – fainted at a fan event and fell physically very ill. He was then on hiatus from work for around 2 weeks, mainly due to demands from fans that his entertainment company ‘JYP’ take care of Jackson’s health. ................
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