The growing popularity of K-pop bands in Germany indicates that the Korean Wave may have finally made its way to Western Europe.
According to the VIVA Online Clip Charts, girl group 2NE1′s recently released song “I Am the Best” ranked top of the charts this week. This was followed by “Mona Lisa,” by boy band MBLAQ, and Beast’s “Breath.” Songs by 2PM, Super Junior-M and Big Bang also made their way into the top 100.
The VIVA chart is compiled by German music TV channel VIVA based on the number of downloads and music video hits the songs receive online. The station is equivalent in clout to MTV in the U.S., and is in fact now under the management of MTV following a recent acquisition and merger.
VIVA News reported on Wednesday that K-pop, a new force to be reckoned with in the mainstream music industry, has recently moved beyond Asia and into Europe. It said this is similar to what happened in the 1990s with Japanese music, when J-Pop became hugely popular around the world. One of the key to K-pop’s success, it said, is the attractive looks of its singers, many of whom have undergone cosmetic surgery.
“K-pop idol groups such as Beast, 2NE1, TVXQ, MBLAQ, Super Junior and Big Bang were modeled after boy bands and girl groups in the West,” it reported. “Korean management agencies, notably SM Entertainment, discover young talents and nurture them into becoming highly successful groups. Many Korean groups are immensely popular in Japan, so they sometimes sing in Japanese.”
Meanwhile, JYJ, another local boy band, has expressed its wish to hold a concert in Germany at either the end of October or in early November, the Korean Embassy in Berlin said.
“JYP Entertainment, which manages Wonder Girls and 2PM, is also considering holding concerts in Germany,” it added.
englishnews@chosun.com / Jul. 29, 2011 11:33 KST
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OMG YES! i have birthday in early november if they come here then OMG
By: Yuki on July 29, 2011
at 4:17 pm
you live in german?? congratuzz
By: loveTVXQ5member on July 29, 2011
at 5:40 pm
OH MY GOD SUN~!! I live in the Netherlands and I would give ANYTHING to go to their concert in Germany! Omo, omo that would be soooooo~~ awesome. Don’t know what I would do if I see them in real life instead of on my dear laptop.. haha
JYJ jjang and hwaiting!!♥
By: Angel~ on July 29, 2011
at 6:21 pm
Oh myyyy.. I know what you mean XD I’m located in Amsterdam, dammit, I must go theeen <3
By: Rumor on July 29, 2011
at 10:30 pm
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! JYJ?? IN GERMANY?!?!?! I’m going!! But wtf is this :
“One of the key to K-pop’s success, it said, is the attractive looks of its singers, many of whom have undergone cosmetic surgery.”
many?!?! LOL =.=”
By: Marianna Cassiopeia on July 29, 2011
at 6:55 pm
Marianna ich werd auch zum Konzert gehen
)) auf jedenfall.
Darf ich dich fragen woher du kommst?
By: Lana on July 29, 2011
at 9:01 pm
Nooooo~ why when I lived in Germany, they never came???
Now I live in UK and they’re going to Germany TT^TT
Poor me~~~~ TOT
By: Hyunjin9095 on July 29, 2011
at 8:09 pm
JYJ in Germany…YESSSS YES YES…FINALLY
Manse~~~~iiii manse~~~~~iiiiiiii
By: Lana on July 29, 2011
at 9:07 pm
YEZZIR MY WHOLE TIMELINE IS SPAZZING LOLOL XD
By: Yeliz on July 29, 2011
at 9:30 pm
JYJ also asked whether Spain could be a target
There are an email to tell the fans
kpopspain@hotmail.com
By: mahot on July 29, 2011
at 9:54 pm
OMG~! Germany is next to my country~! *o*
OMG~! Will I be able to go~!?
By: Ola Hitomi on July 29, 2011
at 11:13 pm
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES I LIVE IN BELGIUM BUT WHO CARES ITS CLOSE ENOUGH =DDDDDDDDDDDDD
IMMA JUMP JAEJOONG IMMA JUMP JAEJOONG XDDDDDD *brb spazzing*
By: ..nb on July 30, 2011
at 2:33 am
OH MY GOD SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I live in Germany and I’M ALL WTF now.
I’m speechless, srsly…
I cry atm
oh my lord…
oh please
please
make this come true.
I won’t habe any regrets if I were to die soon then.
oh my god….
By: Stephanie W. on July 30, 2011
at 3:45 am
… Really? JYJ in Germany? .. OMG! I’m living in Czech Republic, … ah! I’m happy!!
By: Verča Veselá on July 30, 2011
at 8:39 pm
wow…you all live so close to germany meanwhile I live in Romania! but I wish so much to go..I really hope that will be at the end of November
By: Roxana Flavia Repede on August 29, 2011
at 4:46 pm
OMG !!!!!!!!!!! i have to go there !!! even if I have to drive for 8 hours
OMG ICH KANN ES nICHT GLAUBEN !!!!
By: Melo on September 5, 2011
at 6:37 am