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Hooked to K-Pop songs since a week, decided to explore their history today -
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1987: Government reform -> TV Modernization + Reforms
1992: 99% TV penetration...Talent shows introduced music groups to masses
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1992: 99% TV penetration...Talent shows introduced music groups to masses
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11 April 1992: Seo Taji and Boys performed the single - 'I Know'...they didn't win + got the lowest score....BUT...
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Tipping Point -> 'I Know' topped the South Korean charts for 17 weeks...a record which stood for 15 years!
It was fusion (American Pop, South Korean culture)
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It was fusion (American Pop, South Korean culture)
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1995 - 98: By this time, studios deliberately started nurturing 'Idol Groups' consisting of dancers + rappers + singers
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Awesome Quotient (K-Pop) = Super performance (esp. dancing) + Aesthetics + Production ~ Assembly line
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Kids -> Pop stars
Comp. auditions at age ~12 -> Regime through special schools -> 'learning to become pop-stars' -> exceptional folks are picked by studios
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Comp. auditions at age ~12 -> Regime through special schools -> 'learning to become pop-stars' -> exceptional folks are picked by studios
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Band's success = Live TV performance -> Live participation of audience (eg. FAN CHANTS) -> Massive fandom, audience 
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More extensive read - https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/2/16/16915672/what-is-kpop-history-explained
