The Korean wave or Hallyu is a term that is spreading through countries like wildfire. Hallyu is a portmanteau of the words: han meaning “Korean” and ryu meaning “wave”, which refers to this exact spread of the Korean culture across the globe. At first, the Korean wave started to enter households through K-dramas and K-pop across East, South, and Southeast Asia.
Korean pop or (hereinafter referred to as) K-pop is becoming one of the most talked-about things in the world right now. With the scene of music constantly shifting and adapting to new listeners and music lovers, K-pop is now a passion breathed in by its fans like oxygen.
Music changed all over the world. In South Korea – a musical revolution was being started. In 1992, the first Korean Pop (hereinafter referred as K-pop) boyband came into existence, called Seo Taiji and Boys. They not only included English in their lyrics but also introduced dance moves into their music, creating the modern K-pop which is seen today.
