Today I have only 2 classes. I spent the morning preparing a Thanksgiving powerpoint and lesson plan and then had the rest of the afternoon to fiddle around on the computer. I decided to do a bit of research.
One of the many questions I was asked this week by my students was, "Do you know such-and-such song/group?" I had not really ever looked into any Korean Pop Music simply because I never had heard any. But I am in their world now and if I were to flip on the radio station all I would hear is K-Pop. So, the past couple of hours I have been goofing around on Wikipedia and Youtube, looking through video clips and exploring some of my student's favorite groups: Girls' Generation, Beast, and 2PM. Here's what I found out:
1) Girls' Generation (소녀시대)
These are nine girls from ages 19-22. They're names are Taeyeon (the leader), Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. (I only mention their names because they are half English and half Korean, which I find interesting). They sing bubble-gum pop songs. They came onto the scene in 2007, but have really exploded the this last year. They're most popular songs are "Hoot" (Oct 2010), Gee (2009), and RunDevilRun (2010). They kind of remind me of a cross between PussyCat Dolls and Spice Girls. They're latest CD is Hoot (subtitled 009) and has the group dressed up like bond girls.
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2) 2 PM
2PM is a boy group that usually has 7 members, but right now only has 6 because of some internet controversy. There was an original group called One Day and it split into two boy bands 2PM and 2AM. 2PM is known for their acrobatic dance moves. Their debute songs was "10 Jeon Manjeome 10 Jeom" (10 pints out of 10 points) and their first number one was "Again & Again" in early 2009. They, um, well, they're a little too clean cut and plastic for me...
Songs:
Songs:
3) Beast (비스트)
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