K-Pop Goes Global

[@AndieReacts]

BoA debuted at 14 and was the first Korean artist to top the Oricon chart, truly the 'Best of Asia'. 💛 TVXQ was the first foreign group to hold a 5-Dome tour in Japan and the first foreign artists to perform at Nissan Stadium. BoA and TVXQ opened the doors to Japan's music scene-they're both still considered J-Pop to this day due to their successful assimilation and Japanese fluency. ❤️ And thanks to their worldwide hit "Sorry, Sorry" Super Junior are indeed the Kings of the Hallyu Wave, being the first Korean artist to perform 100 concerts worldwide. 💙

[@cutenessoverload96432]

i think tvxq will be in the next chapter

[@ikranx.4578]

Why are you not appreciating bts

[@nowi6119]

Indeed! A cassiopeia here.

[@zara-bk1mk]

Yeah exactly

[@hyejusneckmeat.1810]

@James Henry Smith obviously because it's already in the title lol.

[@nnah4076]

BoA, TVXQ, WONDER GIRLS, SUPER JUNIOR, GIRLS GENERATION, PSY, BIGBANG, 2NE1 = LIVING LEGENDS OF KPOP WOAAAH TAKE ME BACK TO THIS GOLDEN ERA

[@stbnmls]

SISTAR the Queens of the summer, boyfriend. The boya most elegant

[@jaytm6426]

And SHINEE

[@nicowipplinger4769]

@@stbnmls io

[@jacobv4570]

And BLACKPINK AND BTS AND MAMAMOO AND RED VELVET AND G(I)DLE AND .......okay I will stop

[@joaovitor8764]

The best era k-pop!!!

[@minerolwtr]

The crazy thing is, the concert in Paris was only supposed to be for Super Junior, but SM decided to make it into an SM Town concert. Kinda smart of them, but so many French ELF are still upset about it to this day 😂

[@happeeboy9581]

😛🤩

[@elfinneocity590]

That's why they put Super Junior on the front. I was remember seeing the blue ocean there.

[@goldlilys]

Oh I would have been fine with it as long as Super Junior performed most of their songs for that Sorry Sorry album.

[@ffhrdn7579]

Well you can't tell how kpop goes worldwide without mentioning them, boA in japan, super junior in SEA, europe, middle eastern and south america, and then wonder girls and PSY in US. All of them brought kpop to the world we know today..

[@modesthero]

I didn't know about any of this k-pop stuff until I saw G-Dragon's crooked in 2013. Surprised not to see any mention of him.

[@sukisakusina1646]

Wonder girl is so huge publicly in Asia especially in China, even some electronics from china used the Nobody by wonder girls

[@kevind7708]

So, there's no real KPop presence in Caribbean and Central American countries because of Latin Rock?

[@kevind7708]

And yeah, reggaeton?

[@ikranx.4578]

I didn't knew anything about kpop until bts now everyone in US or any other country know Bts

[@ffhrdn7579]

No wonder super junior hold the title as "king of hallyu wave", they may not be as popular as PSY when kpop entered us market, but they seriously make kpop succesfully entered south east asia, middle east, south america, and europe market 💙

[@stellamarie612]

Super agree!! Even until now they are still selling records and making their own records by performing/reaching countries that kpop still hasn't touched 💙

[@cutenessoverload96432]

actually i met kpop with suju, mr simple was popular here in mexico!. thats why i cannot hate on them like most of twitter recent fans.

[@jeniferyd8449]

Fact

[@q-noonkade4115]

@@cutenessoverload96432 Why the haters thou--- SuJu is getting hatred all because of toxic & misleading infos. So sad =(((

[@velum6370]

Suju 💙💙

[@dump7856]

BoA truely is the best of asia. imagine starting the hallyu wave and influencing generations of idols just a teen? she's too powerful. love her so much!

[@thisishalover]

Exactly!

[@ZUNO9121]

I'm Korean and I can say that she is truly legend.

[@4maybeso]

Dara saying she misses 2009...GIRL ME TOO 😭

[@patarpon15]

Heck yeaa finally an old kpop fan

[@바보Queen]

@@patarpon15 thats not old.. im first gen wtf with H.O.T Ses finkl, boa and 1tym

[@mikephillips3729]

Sax uz@SAus8j xkcd dj

[@MyvIsLove2]

me too girl, me too

[@liv2268]

A SONE HERE? OMG❤️❤️❤️

[@rhoannie02]

Ugly cried in the Super Junior part of the video 😭😭😭 This 'documentary' has brought back memories to when I started with KPop. Back in 2008-2012, loving KPop was frowned and laughed upon, like why do you listen to songs you don't understand. We got to a point of being ridiculed just because we liked KPop, some telling us we're corny for liking them. But I'm glad I held on to the groups in this video, especially Super Junior. Their music and the 2nd generation groups were the ones that brought happiness to me, transitioning from adolescent to young adult. Now, I'm nearing my 30s but the love I have for 2nd generation groups are still the same. Their music doesn't get old, they offer variety of sounds and more importantly, they're one of the nicest persons in the KPop industry 💙💙💙

[@JumpingBoA1105]

Queen of Kpop BoA debuted in Korea at 13 (2000) debuted in Japan at 14 (2001) debuted in USA at 21 (2008 'Eat You Up' single album)

[@elliotkang9170]

BoA indeed the pioneer and queen of kpop. I can't even imagine all the struggles she went through alone starting at a young age. She literally have to work her way to what she has now, she didn't have the privilege that most kpop groups now have back in the 2000s. Her hardwork, dedication and passion is admirable 🙌🏻💯

[@mariarosary7777]

"You can't deny that the song (Sorry, Sorry) helped open up the global market" - Yunho, TVXQ so why do people nowadays still denial? SUPER JUNIOR indeed King of Hally Wave!

[@misterpurple9440]

@James Henry Smith yo why you everywhere?

[@sujusuju6259]

Wow, i got goosebumps when Super Junior's part appeared. SORRY SORRY was truly a global phenomenon at that time. Super Junior is indeed King of Hallyu Wave !!

[@mnfromph1452]

Let's stop fighting for who really paved the way and learn to appreciate all of those who were part of K-Pop's evolution.

[@mllype8129]

Tf yes so true I really agree to this one

[@sarimurni8680]

Me too :') They were worked hard for K-pop

[@Alex-ti5uk]

tell that to that fandom

[@happeeboy9581]

Thanks you! Because most of it is not owed to the idols at all. its the people behind the scenes and also ahem* ahem* THE AUDIENCE

[@muhammadfarhan581]

Too late, elfs already dominating -i mean annoying- this comment section

[@mariadeliziagriffo3609]

I want to praise everyone who worked at this documentary about kpop, you did such an excellent job!!! Thank you for your hard work, we really appreciate it. Ps Happy to see Leeteuk here too 💙

[@sashahawkins]

Super Junior’s impact is honestly wild. Kings of Hallyu for a reason

[@justaidan1]

Don't forget about sorry sorry

[@jiakey9492]

@@justaidan1 aku bahkan tidak tau itu bahasa Korea

[@resuamansa2688]

7554hhhhhhhhhhhy777777777ygy,,Eertftttyy6666@@justaidan1 ewwwq211111

[@김순옥-y6c7h]

동침이보고싶어요

[@김순옥-y6c7h]

@@resuamansa2688 동침이보고싶어요ㅣ

[@gaby5254]

I love the chose Leeteuk for the interviews of these docuseries because he really gave them the heartwarming answers this series needed.

[@eunicedelvie47]

I got goosebumps when Super Junior entered. Salute to all the people who worked hard in this industry. You all paved the way.

[@bela6942]

Lmao you all act like those people in group projects who do nothing or the bare minimum yet want to be more praised than people who worked harder and better 😂

[@karensanchez5283]

Thanks Super Junior, many people met de Kpop for you. BoA pioneer of Kpop

[@yeraylee2715]

im a proud baby ELF here, My Idols became the Hallyu Kings and became Legendary Kpop boy Group, and my sunbae ELF is a legendary Kpop fandom. im so thankful for all of you guys, for supporting Kpop and Super Junior, the reason why we can still stan them until now. I will be an EverLasting Friend of ELF and SUPER JUNIOR Fighting oppa

[@madieeee]

SUPER JUNIOR. 💙 I just started tearing up when Sorry Sorry played. I remember how massive that song was before. I used to watch every MYX International Top 20 episodes (sort of MTV in Philippines) just to see Super Junior. 💙💙💙

[@rongxuantan5406]

I love how they don't talk about the contribution of tvxq in Japan as usual. Spreading kpop to Japan is thanks to boa and tvxq. Tvxq went from performing in a small hall to Tokyo dome due to their hard work in Japan. They were the first korean idol to perform in one of japan's domes, setting the level of what kpop can achieve in Japan. They were also the first korean idol who appeared on shabekuri 007 one of Japan's most famous variety shows. Why are their contribution always forgotten 🙄

[@1118freeze]

I hope it has nothing to do with SM but TVXQ were gigantic and very influential along with BoA.

[@cutenessoverload96432]

TVXQ

[@wendynobangs8937]

ikr i was confused they didn't mention tvxq

[@dewisaraswati3191]

Perhaps because most of the videos of tvxq in japan are consisting of 5 of them and they cannot show their faces cuz of lawsuit :/

[@stuyvesanth.189]

At least U-Know is in many of the eps

[@foxceles]

BoA was probably my introduction to k-pop, at that time I was just starting to get into Anime and J-pop, i was in public school at the time and my cousin showed me a BoA music video on her dads crappy computer in the basement. It was cool seeing it!

[@stuyvesanth.189]

BoA is only 34 years old now! How is that possible... she was just a baby when she started but still ! :)

[@MaamioJinxx]

SorrySorry.... LOL ... I wonder if SuperJunior are tired of performing that song... So grateful to those fans in Paris who got SM's attention which led to SMTown happening...

[@rudeboy076]

The Queen, the Pioneer of K-Pop, BoA 💛💛💛

[@annalopez7965]

they forgot about TVXQ, they were the first foreign group to hold a 5-Dome tour in Japan, also BoA and TVXQ opened the doors to others artist to Japan, they were one huge group. Fighting to TVXQ, BOA and SuJu

[@mels_archive]

Just sad they forgot to include TVXQ's story 😭

[@patarpon15]

@@mels_archive and bigbang and more importantly, snsd

[@KamiMotza]

sm keeps blocking DBSK

[@stuyvesanth.189]

At least U-Know is in many of the episodes

[@chryselleannpahulas7670]

Bigbang too I was like hello? They were the trend setters what joke is this?

[@misslina3842]

I was in the middle school,back then every girl in my school amazed by Super Junior.

[@y8uyuy]

Our Super Junior guys keep spreading kpop around the world till now. Seriously amazing group!

[@bubblestwo1619]

Super Junior King of Hallyu Wave just woooow

[@julianhaetsal]

BoA is the truly legend Queen in K-pop-!!

[@reaam4625]

Super junior. I’m so proud of you💙💙💙💙

[@valyazana8682]

SUPER JUNIOR💙💙💙

[@foblymobly]

Dara: I miss 2009 Me: same learned about kpop in 2008 but really became a fan in 2009 as a sone. ♥️

[@zuziiiiiiiiii]

super junior king of hallyu for real

[@hyukie5029]

OUR LEADERNIM LEETEUK💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@claireee14]

Super Junior first gen 2nd gen are golden kpop era days

[@dghan5360]

Super junior is king of hallyu for sure 💙

[@1118freeze]

BoA really did and is continuing to do amazing things imagine how hard it must of been to travel to a foreign country, learn the language and culture and have the expectations of being the first of firsts at such a young age. Also everyone else that did their part is amazing as well and I didn’t forget you DB5K.

[@tsuki9938]

Super Junior. 💙

[@raezahelfina8761]

Super junior 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@radianikusuma9921]

Yes, Super Junior do spread the kpop wings around the world 💙

[@sweetpotato0928]

I'm crying. I miss Sorry Sorry era so much

[@Aesong15]

Super junior 💙💙💙💙

[@merielf_]

Que emoción cuando apareció Super Junior 💙

[@stephanianggelica8739]

Super Junior💙💙💙

[@leyanne3975]

LEETEUK LEADERNIM!!!!! 💙

[@MsRDee]

He is the best.....

[@sowaimahg.2789]

I don't know why I had goosebumps watching SuJu when I knew this already but there you go, I had goosebumps.

[@tianyun07]

Just imagine how important BoA is. If she had failed in japan, the whole of kpop or hallyu wave would be so different today. BoA massive success help SM produced legendary groups that would go on to promote kpop to the rest of the world. And with SM setting an example, many other agency follow suit and result in the Kpop we know today. Thank you BoA and SM.

[@araalf8459]

Yess! SUPER JUNIOR 💙💙💙

[@ryomandu]

Super Junior! Hallyu Kings!

[@rodrigb]

BoA the first Korean artist to succeed in Japan, SUPER JUNIOR and PSY first Korean artists to triumph worldwide and take the K-POP around the world

[@pierremontparnasse]

I'm sorry but that generic and one-hit-wonder fad guy PSY DID NOT TAKE THE K-POP around the world! PUMP IT UP was the one that spread K-Pop all over the Americas but the U.S. (America had 4 arrows Dance Dance Revolution and all boring techno music) and PIU WAS and still is BIG in Central/South America (especially in Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Argentina.) Europe

[@JamesSmith-by3qy]

Me wondering if Asia only went global then, who those 6 people shot in Florida recently were... And who that girl I met before I even heard about Psy came from...

[@reskynilasari168]

SUPER JUNIOR 💙💙

[@armiegalang399]

Super Junior ✨kings✨

[@savedbysilver]

if you're wondering why most of the artists covered in the documentary were from SM, i think it's because SMent, for the most part, were the pioneer risk takers in the industry. Everybody did their job well, lots of artists and agencies achieved so many things and deserves to be applauded; it cannot be erased in the history. It just so happens that SMent was the first ones to dip their toes in the water before others decided to dive deep into the sea. Nonetheless, I'm really proud of everybody. It's not easy being in this industry.

[@stuyvesanth.189]

This is true. It is hard to talk about other companies during a time when most of them didn't exist yet. Also people are judging without even watching. In the first ep, none of the interviews or featured artists is SM - Key Boys, JinJoo, Solid, CLON, 1TYM, Seo Taiji none of these are SM. Even in this ep Wonder Girls Yeeun, Joon Park, Kim Tae Woo, Jae Chong, Dara are interviewed and none of them are SM. Of course SM is a huge part of the history but the documentary is including many other companies and some of the eps none of the featured acts are SM.

[@rochi4708]

super junior really introduced me to kpop! i remember hearing sorry sorry for the first time years ago and ended up going to 3 of their concerts.. they are literally the king of hallyu wave! im getting flashbacks of me simping over yesung 😭

[@ddewi7959]

°First to China? H.O.T °First to Japan? Boa °First to US? Wonder Girls °Sorry Sorry helped open up to the global market. °and PSY? 🙌 Well...let's learn history 😉

[@SonRonald]

First to US and Boa / Boa First To US - Japan

[@mariaduran4266]

And SNSD too

[@mariaduran4266]

@@SonRonald This because BoA debuted in USA in 2009 and JYJ too in 2010 and JYJ were in Billboard studio 🥺

[@andrewbloom7637]

Actually, SM Entertainment girl group S.E.S. was the first K-pop group to debut in Japan. They did so in late 1998, taking advantage of member Shoo's (Yoo Soo-young) fluency in Japanese (Shoo was born in Japan to a Korean father and a Japanese mother of Korean ethnicity).

[@mariaduran4266]

@@andrewbloom7637 yes but BoA was the First Soloist

[@karlamflc]

lets be honest BoA and TVXQ put South Korea on Japan’s industry Super Junior put South Korea on map for SEA, Latin America, Europe etc

[@Nick-ue1kg]

Super Junior did what? BAHAHAHAHAHA

[@karlamflc]

@@Nick-ue1kg PUT SOUTH KOREA ON MAP

[@Nick-ue1kg]

@@karlamflc lol no, try again

[@mhlib7569]

Very true. Jaejoong still has a HUGE fanbase in Japan.

[@SyaIsmail91]

SUPER JUNIOR😭✊🏼💙

[@calientacabezas]

🔖17:08-21:00 SUJU

[@nisaaumniyah7082]

SUPER JUNIOR LEGEND!!

[@eunhyuklee496]

Superjunior king of hallyu💙💙 When new kpoper said just their idols paved the way in out of Korea and Asia, we should show them this...show the power of previous generation of Kpop 💙

[@danitea912]

honestly i just wanna say to all these artists that tried to introduce kpop to the world that they worked hard and they were absolutely amazing. without them, kpop won’t be as popular and successful as it is now

[@Twinkle2es]

Been a k-drama fan since 2003 and a k-pop fan since 2009, and that was never a secret. Super Junior was trained to be successful wherever they go, with each member being experts in both music, entertainment and business*. Proud to be an ELF since then💙 *they know which 'contract' is worth signing with and make it a success

[@girlieturan9847]

What really amazed me in Super Junior is that there is more than influencing K-Pop in South Asia, Europe, etc.. We know that they are one of the groups to open K-pop globally BUT wait, there's more. Super Junior also the first group to have a foreigner (Chinese) member. It was really hard for the and for the Chinese member since back then, netizens does not approve it but here we are, we have groups that consists of foreign members.

[@nara8845]

yep, the first group to have a subgroup, KRY. yeah they are creating their own trends and legends, as expected of the king of the hallyu wave

[@girlieturan9847]

@@nara8845 Oh yeeees! They're pioneer(s). And it makes me sad to hear some people ta;king bad about them and not giving them credits for their success.

[@pitufinam1772]

SUPER JUNIOR IS A LEGEND GROUP

[@elfishyina432]

Super junior💙💙💙💙💙

[@ariannelucena2302]

SUPER JUNIOR, KPOP LEGENDS INDEED

[@curiositherese]

Super Junior 💙

[@user-kc1hr4fh4b]

SUPER JUNIOR💙💙💙💙💙

[@_skyisblue]

Super junior is dubbed as kings of hallyu wave for reasons

[@バレンズエラメアリーグレース]

I really miss this generation of KPOP! I became a KPOP fan in 2006 with Super Junior as my ultimate group. But it didn't mean we don't support the others, in fact we loved all groups and the songs they come out with. I ended up filling up all my 1G mp3 player with just kpop songs. Their generation was truly THAT Golden Era.

[@avenatividad3040]

Suju 💙 they made kpop known around the world

[@ddoingcee]

MY LOVES! SUPER JUNIOR, SNSD, 2NE1, WONDER GIRLS OMG! I miss 2009 so much ㅠㅠ

[@virraallrisesilver604]

Super Junior 🥺💙

[@kenykat107]

After seeing this, I can't wait for Super Junior's documentary

[@mandakko_0825]

you still my No.1 BoA 💛💛

[@jeannemorona_]

i was in grade school when kpop started blowing up in southeast asia. prominent groups back in those days were 2ne1, snsd, wonder girls and super junior. 2ne1 was popular because sandara park was already famous in the philippines, which paved way for kpop to be known in the country. im happy that i witnessed how kpop penetrated in the country, and local kpop fans just keep on increasing! also sorry sorry was also danced by the cebu dancing inmates xD super junior became the first kpop group who performed at the araneta coliseum too! 2nd gen was really a legendary generation - they introduced kpop globally. they walked so newer kpop groups can run.

[@AstriNK]

SUPER JUNIOR 😍😍😍

[@chipichipibbn]

Lloro, me emociona ver a SUPER JUNIOR. No te preocupes Leeteuk, pronto se presentarán en AFRICA.

[@pitufinam1772]

SUPER JUNIOR..... ME LARGO A LLORAR

[@yegra]

BoA's story made me cry. I'm so proud of her

[@wholol1063]

omg yess super junior!!! 💙

[@valyazana8682]

Thank u super junior💙💙

[@jmgempis3602]

Yey Super Junior! 💙

[@chia7736]

I'm proud of you SUPER JUNIOR

[@SuperJuniorKings]

Super Junior are the ones who opened the doors for kpop to become worldwide, they were the first kpop group ever to become popular internationally, Super Junior paved the way! 💙👑

[@kayesoft6871]

it gets me goosembups everytime i think super junior still active in korean industry until now. they are truly a legend

[@hyukjaeshie1005]

SUPER JUNIOR AHHH💙💙💙

[@christinjuniartithio5653]

SUPER JUNIOR!

[@ALee-xd2jy]

SUPER JUNIOR HALLYU KING💙

[@uwuu30]

Proud elf here 😭💙💙

[@zreneeeee]

Super Junior "King of Hallyu" 👏💙💙💙

[@nanamin07_03]

2009 IS THE BEST YEAR IN KPOP. Nothing can top that. All the releases were certified bops

[@FarrasMShahab]

17:08 SJ My Loves 💙💙💙

[@sujusupportsystem3200]

Super Junior King of Hallyu Wave. The last men standing

[@uzzielvalencia2987]

BoA forever!!! No BoA no SM!! I love her 😭😍😍

[@ddoingcee]

There's a lot of SJ contents here wow

[@cia7117]

Super Junior is one of the reason I interest in Kpop. The first kpop group that I spent a lot of money to watch their concert.

[@braylleverzola3242]

BoA is an Icon and a Queen ❤😭

[@joana3312]

Super Junior siendo parte de la Ola Hayllu, mis reyes... los adoro

[@n00naelf44]

So many groups and artists work really hard to make the Kpop that we love today. Respect to all of them 🙌.