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14th September, 2017
Anyone for K Pop ?

The advent of K-pop is a music phenomenon that introduced South Korean culture to the world. Fans in India are up for an extraordinary treat by Vh1 with the country’s first ever specially curated K-Pop music block Vh1 K-Popp’d set to premiere on the channel. As South Korea celebrates Music Day on September 14, Vh1 India is set to bring the Hallyu to the country following popular demand from fans on Saturday, September 16, 8 PM.

Ask anyone with even the scantiest knowledge of Korean music, and they will say it out in one breathe - Not knowing K-Pop is a crime! Everything, right from the music, to visuals, and not to forget, the boys, are unique and absolutely un-miss-able. We understand your pain when you have to deal with people who do not have knowledge of the genre, and hence bring to you the ultimate savior-

Next time when you come across w/men who do not understand the K world, calm yourself down, and share this list of tracks to convert them into your kind.

Here are five K-pop numbers to convert your Non K-pop friend into an ardent fan

Fantastic Baby by Big Bang

"Fantastic Baby" is recognized as "one of the biggest K-pop hits ever. Its music video broke several records for K-pop groups on YouTube, including being the first to surpass 200 and 300 million views and being the most-watched video. The song was well received by music critics, with Rolling Stone naming it one of the greatest boy band songs of all-time.

Here is the link to their song:

https://youtu.be/AAbokV76tkU

Gee by Girls Generation

"Gee" is a fast-tempo song about a girl who has fallen in love for the first time. The title is supposed to be an exclamation of surprise, an expression similar to “Oh my gosh”, or more similarly, "Gee!" in English.

Here is the link to their song:

https://youtu.be/U7mPqycQ0tQ

Growl by Exo

"Growl" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Exo for the edition of their first studio album XOXO. It was released in Korean and Chinese. The song is known as Exo's breakthrough single, having sold over two millions copies.

Here is the link to their song:

https://youtu.be/I3dezFzsNss

Bad Girls by Lee Hyori

"Bad Girls" is a part of the album “Monochrome” is a dance tune only consisted of acoustic band sound. Lee's self-written lyrics depicts the reality, in which confident women are considered bad.

Here is the link to their song:

https://youtu.be/kLyfHxNDeVM

Blood Sweat and Tears by BTS

The video features Rap Monster reciting from a passage of Hermann Hesse’s Demian, which was an inspiration for the album. Tamar Herman described the music video as one that explores ideas of fate, reality, life and death, and falling from grace.

Here is the link to their song:

https://youtu.be/hmE9f-TEutc

Catch all these songs and a lot more on the country’s first ever K-pop music block K-Popp’d, premiering September 16,8 PM, only on Vh1!

 


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