KPop 101

I feel like I haven't shared enough with you about Korean pop music so here we go... Because of Korea's size and somewhat homogeneous culture, when there is a popular song or band, literally EVERYONE knows them. If I took all of the students at my school aside and asked them to sing a song by Big Bang or Girls Generation there is no question that every single student would be able to do it. Probably all of the parents too. Not only this, almost every one of them would be able to do the dance that they do in the music video. There just aren't as many popular singers here as in the US so the famous ones are absolutely everywhere.

One of the insanely popular groups in Korea right now is called Girls Generation. A group of 9 (NINE!) girls who sing and dance to what is just about the most bubbly music I can imagine. Exhibit A, one of their music videos - I recommend you watch until at least until the chorus but beware...it's catchy!

Girls Generation

One of the most popular boy "bands of the moment is Super Junior. Their most popular song can be seen here. (by the way they aren't singing "naked" even though it sounds like it - it's the Korean word "nege") Oh and if you want to follow along here are the lyrics. And in case your wondering, YES all of those boys are in the band, YES they are a 13-member boy band and YES that makes them the largest boy band in the world. Only in Korea!

Super Junior