K-pop originated in 1992 in South Korea with the band Seo Taiji and The Boys who incorporated American music genres like rap, rock, and techno. K-pop is dominated by dance-focused boy and girl groups and encompasses various Korean popular music styles produced for mass entertainment. Some influential K-pop groups are Big Bang, BTS, and EXO. Big Bang was formed by YG Entertainment in 2006 and helped spread Korean culture internationally. BTS debuted in 2013 with "No More Dream" and has won several newcomer awards. EXO was formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012 with twelve members split into Korean and Chinese subgroups.

1. History of K-pop
• 1992 Kpop is Born Seo Taiji and The Boys
became a wildly popular group, implementing
American rap, rock, and techno into its music.
A dance group, Korean pop music is still
dominated by dance groups to this day.

2. What is k-pop?
• K-pop is a musical genre originating in South
Korea, characterized by a wide variety of
audiovisual elements. Although it incorporates
all forms of Korean popular music, such as trot
and folk music, the term is more often used to
refer to songs produced by idol groups.

3. BIG BANG BTS
EXO

4. Big bang
• is a South Korean boy band formed by YG
Entertainment. With members G-
Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri, they
are often cited as one of the most influential acts to
shape the K-pop industry by helping spread
the Korean Wave internationally and dubbed as the
"Kings of K-pop" by the media

5. BTS
BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South
Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment. They debuted
on June 12, 2013 with the song "No More Dream" from their first
album 2 Cool 4 Skool. They won several New Artist of the Year
awards for the track, including at the 2013 Melon Music
Awards and Golden Disc Awards and the 2014 Seoul Music
Awards. The band continued to rise to widespread prominence
with their subsequent albums Dark & Wild.

6. EXO
is a South Korean-Chinese boy group based in Seoul.
Formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2011, the group
debuted in 2012 with twelve members separated into
two subgroups, Exo-K
(Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, and Sehun) and
Exo-M (Xiumin, Lay, Chen and former
members Kris, Luhan and Tao