2016년 1월 28일 목요일

Hallyu Go Global, G-Dragon and Rap Monster's Khip-hop


The growing popularity of Korean Wave, which had initially started in Asian countries, has been now spreading to other regions of the world in recent years.
 According to global hallyu report 2015 published by the Korea Foundation (KF) on 26th,  the number of enthusiastic fans for Korean culture and food last year increased 63 percent to be 35.59 million over the previous year's number of 21.82 million.
Also, the number of hallyu fan clubs rose to 1,493 last year in 86 countries, a 21 percent up from the previous year's 1,229.

Among idol singers, especially 'Big Bang' including the G-Dragon, enjoyed massive international popularity in 2015.
BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys emerged as the hottest new K-pop group last year as well.
In particular, G-Dragon and BTS's Kim Nam-joon, better known as Rap Monster has led the spread of Korean style of hiphop, called "K-hiphop last year.


Big Bang has received wide attention in the United States, Japan and Europe.
G-Dragon sets another record and became the first Korean solo singer to hold concerts at four of Japan’s Domes for three consecutive years attracting over one million Japanese fans.
KF report also stated that Dr. Ute Fendler of University of Bayreuth evaluated "G-Dragon doesn't make his video just to look cool. You also need to look at his creativity, or the depth of his understanding in humanities. European music videos cannot compete with his," at the Third World conference for Hallyu in Dubai last November.


Bangtan Boys (BTS) has broken into Billboard's Top 20 Best K-pop Songs and the 10 Best K-pop Albums of 2015 and they have topped Japan’s Oricon Single chart for the first time since debut with their fourth single, “For You,” as well.

As the K-hiphop was so popular recently, tickets for Korean rappers such as G-Dragon, Rap Monster and Block B's Zico were even sold out in many performances in Europe, the report said.

Among the girl groups, 2NE1 gathered the most attention last year.
US Fuse TV has included 2NE1 and BIGBANG on a list titled, ‘AMAZING PERFORMANCES OF 2015’
Among the artists recognized on the list are Katy Perry, Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Rihanna and so on.




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