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Alex Karlsson
Alexander Magnus Karlsson, known professionally as Alex Karlsson, is a Swedish songwriter, producer, and singer. He has worked on K-pop songs such as AleXa's "Bomb" (2019), BTS’s "We Are Bulletproof : The Eternal" (2020), Super M’s "Tiger Inside" (2020), Enhypen’s "Fever" (2021), and TXT‘s "Loser=Lover" (2021). In 2023, Karlsson gave a talk titled "Has K-pop prepared us for the metaverse?" at the TEDx conference in Brunkebergstorg, exploring the theme of sense of belonging. Discography As featuring artist As producer / songwriter All credits are adapted from Korea Music Copyright Association The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) is a South Korean non-profit copyright collective for musical works, administering public performance and broadcasting rights, and mechanical recording and reproduction rights. Founded in 1964, it i ... unless stated otherwise. References External links "Has K-pop prepared us for the metaverse?" (TEDxBrunkebergstorg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gospel, reggae, electronic dance, folk, country, disco, and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots. The term "K-pop" became popular in the 2000s, especially in the international context. The Korean term for domestic pop music is ''gayo'' (), which is still widely used within South Korea. While "K-pop" can refer to all popular music or pop music from South Korea, it is colloquially often used in a ''narrower'' sense for any Korean music and artists associated with the entertainment and idol industry in the country, regardless of the genre. The more modern form of the genre, originally termed "rap dance", emerged with the formation of the hip hop boy band Seo Taiji and Boys, in 1992. Their experimentation with different sty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GWSN
GWSN (), also known as Girls in the Park, is a South Korean multinational girl group formed in 2018 by Kiwi Pop (now known as The Wave Music). The group consists of seven members: Miya, Seokyoung, Seoryoung, Anne, Minju, Soso, and Lena, and debuted on September 5, 2018 with the title track ''Puzzle Moon'' from their extended play ''The Park in the Night Part One''. Name GWSN is an abbreviation of ''Gongwon Sonyeo.'' The group describes "gongwon" (lit. park) as a place "where anyone, who is male or female or old or young, can go and enjoy themselves, heal their wounds and dream". The abbreviation also has a separate meaning in English, with G standing for 'Ground' and WSN standing for the directional markers 'West,' 'South,' and 'North,' with the significance being that the group wants to reach out to people from every direction.http://newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201810141331271110 'Gong-won' can also be translated into 'gong,' meaning zero in Korean, and 'won,' which represents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnival
Carnival or Shrovetide is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Carnival typically involves public celebrations, including events such as parades, public street parties and other entertainments, combining some elements of a circus. Elaborate costumes and masks allow people to set aside their everyday individuality and experience a heightened sense of social unity.Bakhtin, Mikhail. 1984. ''Rabelais and his world''. Translated by H. Iswolsky. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Original edition, ''Tvorchestvo Fransua Rable i narodnaia kul'tura srednevekov'ia i Renessansa'', 1965. Participants often indulge in excessive consumption of alcohol, meat, and other foods that will be forgone during upcoming Lent. Traditionally, butter, milk, and other animal products were not consumed "excessively", rather, their stock was fully consumed durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kick Back
''Kick Back'' is the third extended play by the Chinese boy band WayV with the lead single of the same name. It was released on March 10, 2021, by Label V and SM Entertainment, with Dreamus as the South Korean distributor and Owhat as the distributor for China. Consisting of six songs that fall mostly in the R&B genre with influences from hip-hop and pop, ''Kick Back'' featured the participation of various songwriters and production teams that have worked with SM previously, namely Alawn, Jasmine Kara, Bobii Lewis, Ebenezer Fabiyi, Dsign Music, Hyuk Shin, Simon Petrén, Cazzi Opeia, Ryan S. Jhun, and others. It is the final WayV album and overall NCT release to feature Lucas due to his hiatus and eventual departure in 2023. Upon its release, ''Kick Back'' saw an increase in physical sales in South Korea and Japan, peaking at number thirteen on the Oricon Albums Chart and selling more than 200,000 copies in its first month on the Gaon Album Chart. The album eventually earned th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WayV
WayV ( zh, s=威神V, hp=WēiShén V; an initialism for We are your Vision) is a Chinese boy band and the fourth overall sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, managed by SM Entertainment's Chinese sub-label, Label V. The group is composed of seven members: Kun, Ten, Winwin, Lucas, Xiaojun, Hendery, and Yangyang. They debuted on January 17, 2019, with the digital extended play (EP) '' The Vision''. The group has earned several accolades from both national and international award ceremonies, including the Favorite Asian Artist at the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards and the Best Dance Performance (Chinese) at the Asian Pop Music Awards for their 2021 single "Kick Back". History 2016–2018: Pre-debut activities and formation Prior to joining SM Entertainment, some of the members were already involved in the entertainment industry. In 2011, Ten participated as a contestant in the Thai TV show ''Teen Superstar'' under the name TNT. Xiaojun was a singing contestant on Zhejiang T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baekhyun (EP)
Baekhyun (stylized in all caps) is the first Japanese extended play by South Korean singer Baekhyun. It was released on January 20, 2021, by SM Entertainment and Avex Trax. The album features six tracks, including the lead single "Get You Alone". Background and release Baekhyun debuted as a solo artist in July 2019, with '' City Lights'', and has since released two extended plays in South Korea, both of which were commercially successful domestically and internationally. His second extended play, '' Delight'' sold over 1,000,000 copies, making it the first South Korean soloist album to do so in 19 years, and one of the best-selling albums in South Korea. On November 10, 2020, Baekhyun announced his Japanese debut through a short video message which was uploaded to Exo's official Japanese Twitter account. Following the announcement, Avex revealed the album covers and tracklist. The album was released in a total of six editions: five CDs and one CD+DVD The DVD (common abb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baekhyun
Byun Baek-hyun (; born May 6, 1992), better known mononymously as Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. Baekhyun began training under SM Entertainment in 2011. A few months later, he made his debut in 2012 as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo, its sub-group Exo-K and later on its sub-unit Exo-CBX. He is also the leader of South Korean supergroup SuperM. Following the release of several albums and extended plays with Exo, Baekhyun began pursuing a solo career in 2019 by releasing his debut extended play, ''City Lights'', which sold more than half-a-million copies in 2019 and is the best-selling album by a solo artist of the 2010s in South Korea. ''City Lights'' was followed by two million-selling EPs, '' Delight'' (2020), the first album by a solo artist in South Korea to have sold over 1 million copies in 19 years, and ''Bambi'' (2021). He has been labeled as the " Genius Idol", and won three consecutive Mnet Asian Music Awards for Best Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super One (album)
''Super One'' is the first studio album by South Korean supergroup SuperM. It was released on September 25, 2020 by SM Entertainment, Capitol Records and Dreamus. The album was preceded by the singles "With You", "100" and "Tiger Inside" and was released alongside the lead single, "One (Monster & Infinity)". The physical edition of the album comes in five versions: two group and three unit versions. The Asia ver. was released on October 26, 2020. Background and release Following up promotions for the group's self-titled debut EP, SuperM performed an unreleased song titled "Dangerous Woman" on their concert tour ''SuperM: We Are the Future Live'' and during their appearance on '' The Jimmy Kimmel Show'' on February 11, 2020. SuperM participated in the Global Citizen event '' One World: Together at Home'' on April 18, 2020, during which they performed another new song titled "With You". The song was included in the concert playlist album that was released exclusively for streami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MCND
MCND ( ko, 엠씨엔디; acronym for "Music Creates New Dream") is a five-member South Korean boy band formed by the company TOP Media in 2020. The group debuted on February 27, 2020, with the song "Ice Age". The group is composed of members Castle J, Bic, Minjae, Huijun, and Win. History 2020: ''Top Gang'', debut with ''Into the Ice Age'', "Spring", and ''Earth Age'' On January 2, the group released the hip hop pre-debut single "Top Gang". The single was composed by member Castle J, and was written by Castle J, Bic and Win. The group had performed on ''Music Bank'' on December 13 and at ''Inkigayo ''Inkigayo'' ( ko, 인기가요; English title: ''The Music Trend'', previously ''Popular Song'') is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who p ...'' on December 15, 2019. The group made their official debut on February 27, with the EP ''Into the Ice Age'' and its lead single "Ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now United
Now United (sometimes abbreviated as NU) is a global pop group, formed in Los Angeles in 2017 by '' Idols'' creator Simon Fuller. Originally, the group was consisted of 14 members from 14 countries; but as of 2022, the group consist of 19 members of which 4 have left, and 3 are inactive. Each one represents a different country and nationality from around the world and there are possibilities of upcoming new members. History 2017: Pre-debut, announcement, and "Summer in the City" In mid-2016, Idols creator and Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller began searching for talent to fulfill his plan of creating a global pop group with members from all over the world. The selection took place through social media as well as dance schools and music academies, using expert choreographers, vocal coaches, and songwriters. In September 2017, Fuller indicated that "to recruit the 14 youngsters in Now United, he employed 20 people to travel the world for 18 months, holding auditions with groups o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momoland
Momoland () is a South Korean girl group formed by MLD Entertainment (formerly known as Duble Kick Company) through the 2016 reality show ''Finding Momoland''. The show's winners Hyebin, Yeonwoo, Jane, Nayun, JooE, Ahin, and Nancy served as the original members. Their debut mini album ''Welcome to Momoland'' was released on November 10, 2016. In 2017, Momoland became a nine-member group when Daisy and Taeha joined as members. In 2019, Taeha and Yeonwoo left the group, and Daisy departed in 2020. The group currently consists of six members: Ahin, Hyebin, Jane, JooE, Nancy and Nayun. History 2016: ''Finding Momoland'' and ''Welcome to Momoland'' In June 2016, Mnet's survival program ''Finding Momoland'' began, a reality show that was created by Duble Kick Entertainment where a group of seven members were selected from ten contestants, and they prepared their debut. The Final Mission could not collect 3,000 spectators, and the official debut was delayed. On October 26, 2016, the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCT Dream
NCT Dream () is the third sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, formed by SM Entertainment in 2016. They were initially intended to be the teenaged unit of NCT with an admission-and-graduation system, in which members would leave after reaching age of majority (20 in Korean age reckoning, 19 internationally), prior to re-branding in 2020. The sub-unit debuted on August 25, 2016, with the single "Chewing Gum" and a lineup of seven members—Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle, and Jisung—whose average age was 15.6 years old. In late 2018, the group's leader Mark graduated from NCT Dream but returned in 2020 when began promoting as a fixed seven-member group. Commercial success of their 2019 extended play (EP) '' We Boom'' made NCT Dream into one of the year's top 10 physical sellers domestically and earned them Bonsang awards at the 34th Golden Disc Awards and 2020 Seoul Music Awards. Their second and last record released as a sextet was their fourth Korean-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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