MUMBAI: K-pop has been conquering the entertainment world while garnering millions of fans around the globe.
Whatever kind of music you like there always something for you in K-pop. May it be dance, ballad, pop, rock or hip-hop, you will definitely have a good song to listen to. Thanks to the popular K-pop boy groups, we can choose from a variety of songs to enjoy, let alone the fact that all of them look cute.
If you haven’t yet been initiated into the fan club for K-Pop, here’s our recommendation for you.
BTS is by far the hottest, most popular, and most phenomenal K-pop group. Bangtan Boys is a group of seven handsome, talented, and hot boys: Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Rap Monster, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. Known for their large social media presence, BTS were named by Forbes as the most retweeted artist on Twitter in March 2016. Billboard placed BTS as number one on their Social 50 chart, making them the first Korean group to top the chart. Their outstanding performances won them the Best World Performer award in the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards, as well as the 2016 Mnet Asian Music Award for Artist of the Year.
EXO is another successful K-pop group which became incredibly popular with their first album XOXO in 2013, getting them a win at the 28th Golden Disk Awards and 15th Mnet Asian Music Awards. The album sold over one million copies, making Exo the best-selling Korean artist in twelve years. The members of this group are Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, and Sehun. They have been named and quoted as the biggest boy band in the world and quoted by media outlets, saying that EXO are at the forefront of pop domination.
The list is incomplete without one of the most popular K-pop group in the world, Big Bang. The five members, G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri became internationally popular after winning the world with their music. Thanks to their global popularity and contribution to K-pop, they are labeled as the Kings of K-pop in the industry
Got7, the boy band is popular for their hip hop music. Their songs will make you want to break into a dance. With a heavy feel of hip hop, their music has attracted many fans. The group has seven members namely JB, Jinyoung, Youngjae, Yugyeom, Mark, Jackson and BamBam.
Shinee, a popular boy group is famous not only for its music, but is also loved for their amazing fashion style, known as the 39 Shinee Trend. Their boyish charm played a big part in their music success and in establishing them as one of the most iconic band in the K-pop world. Besides their style, the group has also been recognized for having the best live vocalists and dancers. Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho and Taemin are the members of the band.
Catch all these songs and a lot more on the country's first ever K-pop music block K-Popp’d, premiering 16 September 8 pm only on Vh1.