Most Catchy: These are the 10 most downloaded K-pop songs on iTunes Mexico

2012 was an important year for K-pop music When rapper PSY released his catchy song Gangnam Style, which after its global success, became the most popular song in the world South Korea on the Western radar, paving the way for other artists in the same scene.

Although other groups like Super Junior, Girls Generation, Wonder Girls, TVXQ, BIG BANG or soloists like BOA were already well-known among the public who loves the Korean Wave (hallyu), the truth is that the achievements made by the respected performer are also… They demonstrated the potential of Asia's most prominent industry to enter the Western market.

After this watershed I started hearing the word “K-pop” a lot: When opening social networks, when watching TV shows, when searching for something to listen to on streaming platforms, in large magazines, in advertisements for various brands, and even at award shows such as Billboard or the Grammys.

In this scenario, it is not surprising that many platforms have chosen to give space to the greatest representatives of South Korean music with rankings such as: “Top K-Pop Songs Charts” from iTuneswhich is available for various countries, including Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Argentina.

1. friends
Artist: V

2. Friday(End)S (useful)
Artist: V

3. Friday (end) south (slow down)
Artist: V

4. Friday (end) south (acceleration)
Artist: V

5. Standing next to you
Artist: Jung Kook

6. phobia
Artist: Seung Min

7. Love is fine
Artist: 차은우

8. Astronaut
Artist: Jane

9. Just
Artist: Jennie (from BLACKPINK)

10.Thank you

Artist: V & JIN

Modern K-pop (from English “K-pop”) Its origins go back to the 1990s with the debut of the popular group Seo Taiji and Boys In 1992, they became known for incorporating Western music genres such as rap, hip-hop, rock, jazz, electronica, and techno into their songs.

This trio consists of: Seo Taeji, Yang Hyun Suk, and Lee JunoHe made his debut on the MBC talent show with the song Nan Arayo, surprising the judges He gave them the lowest ratings. However, the success of this song on radio and television was resounding, which led to more songs being released in this style and more artists choosing it.

It wasn't until 1995 when producer Lee Soo Man created one of the companies that to this day remains a “heavyweight” in the music industry, SM Entertainment; While former Seo Taiji & Boys member Yang Hyun Suk created YG Entertainment (nineteen ninety-six); Followed by JYB Entertainment (1997), created by singer Park Jin Young.

These three companies had long been called the “Big Three” – even then The success that BTS achieved with the help of BigHit Entertainment (known today as Hybe Labels) – was dedicated to educating the first generations of idols, in order to meet the demand of the Korean public wanting to see young artists.

Along this path, HOT Group was one of the first groups to debut in the industry, followed by others who formed the popular group “The first generation of K-Pop” Such as Sechs Kies, SES, Fin.KL, NRG, Baby VOX, Diva, Shinhwa, god

At the beginning of the new millennium, some debuting idol groups were inactive while others such as Baby Vox achieved success in various regions of Asia, an example being their song Coccidence, which was promoted at the 2003 FIFA World Cup Which ranked first on the Chinese music charts.

At the same time, other idols who broke out as solo singers also marked a milestone: snakethe first Korean singer to top Japan's Oricon chart, which is equivalent to Billboard's but Asian chart and which artists from other countries rarely get to enter. rainAn actor and singer who performed for 40,000 people in Beijing.

Later I will start the call “The second generation of K-Pop”again with groups that were made up of young personalities such as TVXQ (debut in 2003), SS501 (2005), Super Junior (2005), BIGBANG (2006), as well as girl groups such as Wonder Girls (2007), Girls' Generation (2007) and Kara (2007).

By 2008, South Korea was already dominating the entertainment market in Asia with an annual growth rate of more than 10% in the world. exports From its music and television productions to Korean dramas, it even accounts for 68% of Japan's music market, ahead of China (11.2%) and the United States (2.1%).

Later, more groups such as SHINee or… No finalThe latter who managed to consolidate the record of existence The first to reach the top of Billboard's Emerging Artists chart In 2014 with his song Last Romeo; 2PM, EXO, 2EN1, up to The third generation of K-Pop Where new groups are included such as BTS, Seventeen, GOT7, Twice, Red Velvet, BLACKPINK, MAMAMOO, among othersup to the current The fourth generation They are all who debuted between 2017 and 2018 such as Stray Kids, ITZY, Ateez, Astro and more.

It is worth noting that a turning point must be taken into account Gangnam Style by rapper Psya song that not only managed to break unimaginable records on music platforms such as YoutubeBut it also traveled the world and proved that language was no barrier to success in highly competitive countries like the American industry.

To date, the group holds the stick as K-Pop's greatest exponents BTS -made of Suga, RM, Jin, Jimin, J-Hope, V, and Jungkook– who, in addition to dominating the South Korean music industry and boosting their fame in the rest of the world, has been named “Asian Trend Leader” by The Economist and “Artist of the Year” by Time Magazine, not to mention his own Grammy Awards. Award Nominations and 10 Billboard Awards.