the kpop edition

[acchikocchi]

1. So give me the lowdown on SM Entertainment as a corporation. How do they recruit/train/market/etc., especially in comparison to JE? Info on shady business practices and lawsuits and things of that sort also welcome. XD ...How does the Korean music industry and market compare to the Japanese in general, actually? There is no such thing as tldr in comments here.

2. Favorite Korean artists/songs/albums/music videos? I am woefully ignorant. Pop, not pop, what have you - hit me. (Assume I know basically no one except Park Ji-yoon, since that's... true. Oh, and BoA.)

Comments

[musikologie.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, all yes. It seems Rain's big worldwide breakthrough is going to be in acting, not singing -- wonder how he feels about that. XD

And then there's a group like Wonder Girls -- a Korean girl group that spent the summer touring with the Jonas Brothers...? How did that even happen?

[acchikocchi.livejournal.com]

a Korean girl group that spent the summer touring with the Jonas Brothers

I - what, really? In the US?? o_o Wow am I out of the loop.

[musikologie.livejournal.com]

Yup, in the US! Link one | Link 2

[acchikocchi.livejournal.com]

O_____O That's... really interesting. I assume Jonas Brothers fan demographics differ significantly from Wonder Girls... XD I wonder how it was received. I'd like to snag yr average 12-year-old Illinois JoBros fan, say, off the street and find out what she thought.