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K-Pop. Flashy performances, catchy tunes, doll-like faces and sexy bodies make up the whole package. Musically and Industrially speaking however, K-Pop is obviously fabricated and over-produced. Kids and teens are trained since young age and "groomed" into stars. They are taught how to dance, sing, and act pretty infront of the camera. Because of this system, many "idols" are very good entertainers since debut.
The problem however is that most idols (at least 100~300 groups/bands active in a country smaller than the State of California) do not compose their tracks by themselves. Songs are bought from producers inside and outside of the country. Since most of the sounds come from the few main domestic (South Korean) producers, fabrication becomes an obvious issue. (Brave Sound, Double Sidekick)
K-Pop is also very structured. Most songs follow this structure: Intro - Verse - Chorus - Verse - Bridge - Chorus , which makes a significant amount of songs sound similar. Every comeback song is backed with flashy choreography and expensive music videos with colorful lights and stages. (2NE1's Come Back Home video cost $500,000 alone in production, last video in links below)
Personally, I love K-Pop. The songs I produce infuse may K-Pop sounds. But I do recognize the problem within the industry, ranging from scandals of entertainment agencies abusing teenagers and idols, to the fabrication of the industry.
Facts about the Industry:
K-Pop Videos (somebody add a spoiler..):
(Girl in Gangnam Style if you didn't notice)
(Won Youtube Music Awards)
(13 member boy band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rUFQJrCT7M
(Korean Rap?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAvk_L9CHws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLbfv-AAyvQ
I want to know about this community’s opinion on K-Pop. I recognized that many of you guys produce beats for Hip-Hop and other genres far from South-East Asian pop, so I’m expecting many different kinds of reactions. Thank you!
The problem however is that most idols (at least 100~300 groups/bands active in a country smaller than the State of California) do not compose their tracks by themselves. Songs are bought from producers inside and outside of the country. Since most of the sounds come from the few main domestic (South Korean) producers, fabrication becomes an obvious issue. (Brave Sound, Double Sidekick)
K-Pop is also very structured. Most songs follow this structure: Intro - Verse - Chorus - Verse - Bridge - Chorus , which makes a significant amount of songs sound similar. Every comeback song is backed with flashy choreography and expensive music videos with colorful lights and stages. (2NE1's Come Back Home video cost $500,000 alone in production, last video in links below)
Personally, I love K-Pop. The songs I produce infuse may K-Pop sounds. But I do recognize the problem within the industry, ranging from scandals of entertainment agencies abusing teenagers and idols, to the fabrication of the industry.
Facts about the Industry:
- K-Pop is officially backed and funded by the Korean Government
- The Hallyu (Korean Entertainment) wave is valued at $83.2 billion since of 2014
- It costs at least $1 million to create a "low-budget" K-Pop group
- Modern K-Pop was formed when rock bands were made illegal in Korea
- A Scandal can ruin a singer's career and life. (Unlike the US where you can get famous for a sex tape) (cough Kim Kardashian cough)
- More facts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-pop (Wikipedia... Yes but it's accurate)
K-Pop Videos (somebody add a spoiler..):
(Girl in Gangnam Style if you didn't notice)
(Won Youtube Music Awards)
(13 member boy band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rUFQJrCT7M
(Korean Rap?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAvk_L9CHws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLbfv-AAyvQ
I want to know about this community’s opinion on K-Pop. I recognized that many of you guys produce beats for Hip-Hop and other genres far from South-East Asian pop, so I’m expecting many different kinds of reactions. Thank you!
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