Some links to hear KOREA POP SONGS by different singers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuUi_FoNJwE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8AZ1NLd-mk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB4920B2l5g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo0zsqa06ZE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab_-eY_qJk4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_gfD3nvh-8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBY-KSXrv6A
There are many more on www.youtube.com!
Many Korean pop stars and groups are well known throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia. K-pop often features young performers.
The pop music of Korea which was constantly developing was arranged by many musicians. In the 1970s and 1980s many musicians appeared. Cho Yong Pil was the most renowned musician in that period. He introduced many sources such as the use of synthesizer. Among his influence, he is well-known for popularizing rock music.
The emergence of the group Seo Taiji and Boys in 1992 marked a turning point for Korean popular music, as the group incorporated elements of American popular musical genres of the 1990s.
Popular artists who diverge from the K-pop sound include 2AM, Davichi, BoA, Girls' Generation, Lee Hyori, Rain, Super Junior, Shinhwa, U-Kiss, SS501, Kara, MBLAQ, Wonder girls and many other artists. South Korea is also home to its own form of hip hop artists, including MC Mong, Epik High, Dynamic Duo, and Big Bang. One of the most popular boy bands is TVXQ, who has not only achieved fame throughout South Korea, but also much of East Asia as well specially in Japan under the name of Tohoshinki. This sometimes leads the artists to debut in the other countries and stay active.
Some songs from popular groups formed dance crazes, such as 'Ring Ding Dong' by SHINee,
"Mirotic" by TVXQ, "Gee" by Girls' Generation, "Tell Me" and "Nobody" (a popular retro-style song) by Wonder Girls, and "Sorry Sorry" by Super Junior. These dance crazes would often spread quickly throughout Asia, inspiring many people to imitate them in talk shows, commercials, and even political campaigns. Because of their addictive sound and inspired dance crazes, some of these songs have subsequently won musical awards, such as the "Song of the Year".
In addition, there is also traditional Korean pop music, or trot. Appealing to older Koreans, there are many popular singers, including Tae Jin Ah, Na Hoon-a and Song Dae Kwan, mainly in their 50s and 60s, if not older. However, it has recently experienced a resurgence due to the popularity of Jang Yoon Jeong, a young semi-trot star who had a breakout hit with "Omona."
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Koreans traditionally have shown an intense love of their land, an emotion felt so strongly that it has been reflected in their beliefs, philosophy and religion. The mountains, rivers, coasts and seas, and the four seasons that nurture them, have played important roles in forming basic thoughts and relationships among the people of the peninsula since earliest times. Their ancestors migrated across the vast plains from Siberia and Manchuria, seeking to find homes in a warmer clime. Settling of their own free will, they came to shape a history distinctively their own.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea
South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass.The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea.Geographically, South Korea's land mass is approximately 100,032 square kilometres 290 square kilometres of South Korea are occupied by water. The approximate coordinates are 37° North, 127° 30 East.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_South_Korea
The History of South Korea formally begins with the establishment of South Korea on 15 August 1948, although Syngman Rhee had declared the establishment in Seoul on 13 August.
In the aftermath of the Japanese occupation of Korea which ended with Japan's defeat in World War II in 1945, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel north in accordance with a United Nations arrangement, to be administered by the Soviet Union in the north and the United States in the south. The Soviets and Americans were unable to agree on the implementation of Joint Trusteeship over Korea. This led in 1948 to the establishment of two separate governments, each claiming to be the legitimate government of all of Korea. Eventually, following the Korean War, the two separate governments stabilized into the existing political entities of North and South Korea.
South Korea's subsequent history is marked by alternating periods of democratic and autocratic rule. Civilian governments are conventionally numbered from the First Republic of Syngman Rhee to the contemporary Sixth Republic. The First Republic, arguably democratic at its inception, became increasingly autocratic until its collapse in 1960. The Second Republic was strongly democratic, but was overthrown in less than a year and replaced by an autocratic military regime. The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Republics were nominally democratic, but are widely regarded as the continuation of military rule. With the Sixth Republic, the country has gradually stabilized into a liberal democracy.
Since its inception, South Korea has seen substantial development in education, economy, and culture. Since the 1960s, the country has developed from one of Asia's poorest to one of the world's wealthiest nations. Education, particularly at the tertiary level, has expanded dramatically. It is said to be one of the "Four Tigers" of rising Asian states along with Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_South_Korea
