The Korean Pop music industry has overwhelmed the hearts of people across the globe. The combination of various genres of music along with outstanding dance choreography and aesthetically appealing music videos, K-pop is attracting audience worldwide. According to a report published in the Korea Creative Content Agency in 2017, the export of K-Pop added 5 billion dollars to the South Korean economy. With such great potential, K-Pop is expected to be a tough competitor for other markets in the music industry.

K-Pop is not only limited to the production of music but also provides a high level of artist-audience interaction which creates an emotional bond between the two. If you are new to K-Pop and want to explore it more, here are some songs that you can begin with!

  • DNA by BTS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBdVXkSdhwU

BTS is currently the most popular K-Pop group and their album, 'Love Yourself: Tear' was on the No.1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart. It has seven members named RM, Jin, J-Hope, Suga, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. With 635M views, DNA is one of the most popular songs of this group. Other popular songs that closely follow are 'Fake Love' with 446M views, 'Mic Drop (Steve Aoki Remix)' with 430M views and ‘Blood Sweat & Tears with 408 million views.

  • Call Me Baby by EXO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWfsla_Uh80

EXO is a boy group with nine members named Kai, Suho, Xiumin, Lay, D.O, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Chen and Sehun. This group is one of the well recognized K-Pop groups. 'Call Me Baby' is their most popualar song with 216M views on YouTube. Other hits by this group include 'Love Shot', 'Tempo' and 'Growl'.

  • DDU-DU DDU-DU by Blackpink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNzOHi8sJs

Blackpink is the most popular girl group and they got 651 Million views on this song after 7 months of releasing it. There are four members in this group named Jisoo, Rosé, Lisa and Jennie. Honestly, all four of them are really cute and great performers. Since it is comparatively a new group, only Jennie's solo has been released and solo performances of other members are yet to come.

  • The 7th Sense by NCT U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UGMDJ9kZCA

NCT U is a sub-unit of the boy group NCT. NCT U may not be as popular as BTS and EXO but they still count as popular. The 7th Sense is an incredible song and has got 64M views on YouTube. 'Baby Don't Stop' is also a very popular and fun song of this group.

  • Bad Boy by Red Velvet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_CFBjAyPWE

Red Velvet is a girl group which is also a well recognized group by K-Pop fans. It has five members named Irene, Joy, Wendy, Seulgi and Yeri. 'Bad Boy' is a catchy song with 186M views in one year.

  • Egotistic by MAMAMOO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHtxTSiPh5I

'Egotistic' is one of those songs that would make you fall for K-Pop. MAMAMOO is also a girl group with four members named Solar, Moonbyul, Hwasa, and Wheein. Many fans of this group feel that the group is underrated.

  • Shine by Pentagon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu2yQ1zYDYU

Pentagon is a boy group that currently consists of 9 members: Hui, Jinho, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yanan, Yeo One, Yuto, Kino, and Wooseok. Pentagon is an amusing song with 121M views in ten months after its release. 'Gorilla' is another worth listening song by this group.

  • Bang Bang Bang by Big Bang

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ips2mM7Zqw

You must have listen to this song playing in cafes and bars. Apart from Psy's Gangnam Style, this song also helped in spreading K-pop culture in our country and other nations. It is one of the oldest groups and currently has five members- G-Dragon, Seungri, T.O.P., Taeyang, and Daesung. Other famous hits by this group include 'Fantastic Baby', 'Sober', and 'Bad Boy' among others.

This is just a beginning to get you into K-Pop. The list of good music can go on for several pages. For some people, accepting boys wearing make-up as normal, can take a little time but once you start welcoming new cultures, realize their talent and potential, you'll soon find yourself among those huge number of fans who are excited and crazy about K-Pop.

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