Genre Patrol: K-Pop
Soundcheck | Feb 6, 2012
Last week one of the biggest pop sensations in Korea made its debut on CBS’s “Late Show With David Letterman.” The nine-member vocal group Girls' Generation is at the forefront of a very young, very profitable genre known as K-Pop. Grantland’s David Cho joins us for a look at the rise of Korean pop music in the U.S. for our occasional series, Genre Patrol.
A list of David Cho's favorite K-Pop songs (titles translated):
2NE1 - "I Am the Best" [Watch a video]
GD&Top - "Knock Out" [Watch a video]
T-ara - "Lovey Dovey" [Watch a video]
Yoo Jae Ha - "In My Arms" [Watch a video]
2 Months - "Romantico" [Watch a video]
Watch Girls' Generation perform on "Late Show with David Letterman"...
