K-POP

Korean music consists of a wide variety of genres however the genre K-pop is what Korean music is known as. K-pop originates from South Korea. The music that kpop consists of has changed over time but now it is a blend of hip hop, electronic, pop, rock and R&B. K-pop music has been regarded as being too heavily manufactured and controlled by the recording companies in order for them to gain the most money. Kpop music has started to realise the potential of using Youtube to reach more international markets.

The K-pop industry is a highly selective and competitive market. The three biggest recording companies control most of the industry by producing highly successful kpop singers and groups. K-pop music has over time become dominated by girl and boy groups. Recording companies spend millions of dollars to train people to become successful in the market so that they can earn the most profit. Training consists of learning multiple languages, singing lessons, dancing lessons, keeping their bodies fit as well as going to school. Training is a very difficult process in which many people drop out.

Some of the most successful Kpop groups:

Big Bang

Girls' Generation (aka SNSD, SoShi)

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This blog will be about music from all around the world. It will include blog posts about various different genres of music that many people may not have heard about before. This blog will explore the the intricacies of the music composition of different muysical tunes.

Our furture blog will look like this:

Aim: This blog should inform people of more diverse and different kinds of music. The blog would allow people to appreciate the unique sounds made by different instruments, styles and genre from all around the world. The blog should also be able to inform people about the latest music and videos from artists all over the world. Related sites will also be shown to inform readers about other sites for more information or functions.

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