On the live front, the first indication that there was a groundswell of support for K-Pop was when U.S. 2 in December 2015, a compilation album also titled The Most Beautiful Moment in Life in May 2016, and Wings, plus the single "Blood, Sweat & Tears," which debuted at 68 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, not bad for a song that was not recorded in English or French. Since then, several K-Pop acts have done well in Canada and south of the border: 2NE1 (which features singer C L) landed at US retail with their 2014 album Crush EXO delivered Exodus in 2015 G-Dragon delivered a couple of titles and the BTS juggernaut began with the 2015 EP The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt. It was only a few short years ago that Psy rocked the world with "Gangnam Style," a wildly entertaining and colourfully bizarre song and video that opened the floodgate to mainstream acceptance.or at the very least, cracked the door open a little. Very high production values, bands' impeccable choreography, design, fashion - it all jelled together." There was no radio for it. The videos themselves also are what sold it. "Otherwise, it never would have reached here. "YouTube made K-Pop, 100%," says Gerald Belanger, founder and president of Kpopcanada, an organization that stages and promotes events specializing in this genre. The numbers aren't astronomical by any means - Wings moved 22,000 units in the US during its first two weeks on the charts - but there's another avenue where not only is BTS skewing big numbers, but serving as the band's most potent promotional platform: YouTube. 19 with its latest album Wings, an impressive milestone that was almost echoed on the Billboard 200, where the album debuted at No. ![]() The latest volley was fired just a few short weeks ago, when South Korean boy band BTS debuted here at No. ![]() 14), the jury is still out - but the genre has certainly been making inroads over the past couple of years in this country. Chaelin Lee) prepares to make her Toronto debut at Rebel (the former Sound Academy) this Monday (Nov. As South Korean singer/songwriter, model and rapper CL (a.k.a.
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