The Beginning of KPOP| Seo Taiji&Boys, H.O.T, 1TYM, S.E.S, Fin.K.L, RAIN, BoA, SHINHWA,Lee Hyori, YG

[@Waleska-Herrera]

Tune in this Sunday for Feature Friday Plus Podcast, as we'll be joined by BANG YONGGUK. See you all there, and thanks for all the support, feel free to share this podcast!

[@onminds.]

OMG BANG ?!!!?!!?!?

[@cyriljohn135]

Hi can you two react the New Gen Divas Asap Whitney Houston medley? kzbin.info/www/bejne/imbKoaVqrNKdZ9E

[@miraaa14]

As in bang yongguk from bap???

[@SHINeeSakuraMoon]

lol that part of BoA was funny too ! you guys can just say boa like the snake (her korean name is bo-ah), it's funny when you call her B.O.A 😂

[@m0o0ntecrist08]

bts did a song come back from them as tribut

[@lisadean7318]

Lee Hyori and Rain were in a group together back in 2020 with the mc/ comedian Yoo Jae suk called SSAK3

[@aghawold7480]

Rain actually met usher back in the early 2000s he was quite a fan. Honestly Rain has so many iconic hits so many 2nd to 4th gen idols have covered him

[@deesonelf2680]

Kangta (the green one at HOT) and BoA are now part of SM Director and fun fact eventhough Shinhwa look so gangster their personality as crazy as Super Junior

[@itsskye003]

♡ 𝚃 𝙸 𝙼 𝙴 𝚂 𝚃 𝙰 𝙼 𝙿 𝚂 ♡ ---------------------- ♡ 00:00 - Intro ♡ 1:39 - 3am thoughts (Prod by. CON) ♡ 5:47 - Seo Taiji&Boys - Come Back Home, 서태지와 아이들 - 컴백홈, MBC Top Music ♡ 22:19 - H.O.T - Candy, HOT - 캔디, MBC Top Music ♡ 34:07 - H.O.T - Candy MV ♡ 40:44 - Seo Taiji&Boys - Come Back Home MV ♡ 46:06 - S.E.S - Be Natural (Official Music Video) ♡ 58:35 - RAIN (비) - It`s Raining (Official Music Video) ♡ 1:11:34 - 1TYM - 1TYM M/V ♡ 1:17:00 - [MV] Lee Hyori(이효리) _ 10 Minutes ♡ 1:28:26- [MV] Fin.K.L - To My Boyfriend ♡ 1:33:55 - BoA 보아 'My Name' MV ♡ 1:42:25 - SHINHWA 신화 'Perfect Man' MV ---------------------- That's all of the time stamps done now, I've tried to make them as accurate as possible but apologies if there are any mistakes, If I've made an mistakes, feel free to reply and I will edit the comment! - Hope everyone has a great day/ night :)

[@jennie-e8h]

Thank you for always putting the timestamps

[@rhens8088]

God bless you

[@베인-p9g]

I feel sorry you didn't review SES signature song.

[@Jojo-17Argentina]

Gracias, seguí así.

[@cheerah1987]

What a hero you are, thanks 😇.

[@asura7067]

It is clear that Korean pop music has completely changed since the advent of Seo Taiji&Boys. What a great group...

[@aghawold7480]

Yes SES was SM’s first girl group and their debut was ‘I’m your girl’ (was very very popular at that time). It’s also become sort of a SM tradition for their girl groups to do remake of their songs RV did a remake of ‘be natural’ and Aespa did a remake of their song ‘dreams come true’ ,

[@dittemfrost]

Aespa did forever

[@yammyyyyo]

@@dittemfrost yea but thats not gg lol

[@JohnT2088]

Seo taiji and the boz is how we got yg entertainment

[@r_jlll8568]

Shinhwa! I love them so much such a legend and ofc all these groups are. But I was hoping for SECHSKIES? They are currently in YG, debuted in '97 from DSP Media disbanded in 2000 then came back 16 yrs later in 2016 with YG because of a very successful variety show special. Hope u react to their songs or their variety cause they're super funny 😂😂😂😂

[@flyhye793]

That Seo Tae Ji's "come back home" song is legend. Lots of kids who ran away from home DID come back home after they listened this song. They were really huge influence to youngsters. In a good way 👍 Just like what BTS is doing now. 😚

[@ReevaC-f5x]

Oh I didn't know that before!

[@Multibiatcheyy]

SM H.O.T was the first idol training and scouting type of system they came up with the idol system with the dance and vocal training and it worked for H.O.T and the group's after so other companies implemented it. Also each group had a balloon colour that was their lightsticks

[@DOlu-tn5qz]

Rain was one of the first idols I knew about since I used to be into kdramas and he was the main lead in a drama called ‘full house’ which was very popular in the early 2000s

[@Feilynn]

Same!!

[@yunjiya4964]

Kdrama- Full house 😍

[@dadatosu4702]

Ohh at that time I was 9 and haven't idea was 🇰🇷 was 🤣 I was just falling in love with korean dramas with Spanish subs

[@drisshansfreetime453]

Seo Taiji revolutionized “KPOP” and is the first KPOP group. Wheres H.O.T is the first KPOP “IDOL” group.

[@clover3k]

Yes! You nailed it

[@sinthee2409]

You gotta watch Rain's Love Song and Lee Hyori's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! In a group dominated comeback in 2010, these two proved how they became icons of their era.

[@oldkpophag2785]

Omg i was in love with the two songs and dancing to them it was nice 😭✨

[@spicybiryani2617]

And Bad Girl by Lee Hyori too!

[@oldkpophag2785]

@@spicybiryani2617 not really bad girls is a little later than chitty chitty bang bang

[@91xx82]

UP!!!!! HAHA

[@yoojin3877]

Waleska, you were spot on about singers like Sea (aka Bada -- "bada" = "the sea" in Korean) from S.E.S helping SM Town establish itself as the singers' label. She and Ock Ju Hyun from FinKL were widely considered two of the best girl group singers from 1st gen. I hope you will do more of them, but especially S.E.S. They were my favorite growing up and used to be huge. Their popularity back in their heyday reminded me of how big TLC used to be in the US.

[@lisadean7318]

Fun fact Shinhwa are the 1st gen version of what’s known as the ‘jimseung-dol’ aka ‘beast-dol’. The nickname isn’t originally theirs it was invented because of 2PM eventhough they debuted almost 10 years after them, but Shinhwa are widely accepted as the 1st group with that sort of super ‘masculine’ vibe.

[@mhail7874]

I’ve seen them in a couple videos. Pretty good looking guys if you asked me lol.

[@MyvIsLove2]

throughout my whole childhood, i loved listening to jpop and i always thought boa was japanese because she was such a big star in japan! when i got into kpop i was stunned that the singer from my childhood was actually a kpop star

[@lifeisagem]

Lee Hyori was the woman with Jessi in the MV of her song (NUNU NANA). Ahh I was so proud when I introduced her to my friends and they had the same reaction like you guys haha

[@joannet1474]

What a nostalgia trip! I’m so glad you checked out the true pioneers of it all!! Too many forget/discredit 1st gen kpop so I’m really glad you did this podcast hopefully you guys can do a part 2 one day

[@PHEONIX1592]

Rain was my introduction into kpop. And Lee Hyori. Both iconic legends.

[@kejibejide7411]

But if you think about it Red velvet, twice and Blackpink are considered ‘rival groups’, SNSD, 2ne1 and wonder girls too and they’re all very different. So the S.E.S vs Fin.KL thing doesn’t surprise me

[@sleepyninja3267]

I’m kinda sad people have really forgotten about Se7en (yg solo artist). I see a few comments mentioning him, but damn! I used to listen to a lot of Se7en and BoA and some Rain back in the day

[@roszenkreuz6620]

i still have se7en on my playlist☺️

[@Celin6]

I hope they will make a part 2 with him! I was actually going through the comments to see if people mentionned him

[@kylieyu5138]

Those 3 were the reps of the big 3 back in the days. Se7en was the first YG artist that I have listened to.

[@aghawold7480]

Yes!!! You checked out so many of my faves

[@emidotcom.]

BoA’s my name SLAPS I’m obsessed with the shaking choreo

[@Ddadac11]

와 올드케이팝 그리웠는데 이러케 모아서 보여주시넼ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ잘봤습니다

[@Valariuss]

I just realized 1:19:41 Epik High was in the background lol I love you how guys checked out all these 1st gen. I first heard of 1TYM because their song "Hot" was in the Pump it up game when I was growing up in the early 00's (Also through that game I also heard of Tashannie's Caution and Lexy's Greenhorn/Ae Song ft Psy) So I think that's why when I first heard of Big Bang I was already so attracted to YGE artists. Too bad you didn't react to Se7en. Both Rain and Se7en were huge at that time and although they're long time friends, they were always competing against each other.

[@KopiAusomeJourney]

SEO TAIJI & Boys Comeback Home was the inspiration behind 2NE1's Comeback Home Song.

[@Avi.joyyy12]

First generation Kpop is such gold and newer Kpop stand should definitely listen to some!!! Even though I’m not familiar with the majority of 1st Gen, the songs that I’ve heard are absolutely amazing!!! My favorite 1st Gen idols that I regularly listen to and stan are BoA, Shinhwa, S.E.S, and Rain.

[@sunshineonmymind7055]

YESSSSSSSSSS I'M SO EXCITED FOR THISSSSSSS!!!!!! First Gen is my favorite generation of Kpop and I'm always so happy when people react to it

[@kylieyu5138]

BoA is still producing quality music till this day, this woman doesn’t stop, she’s a beast on stage and working back stage.

[@najoeun]

SEO Tai-Ji is a regend of K-pop history in Korea. 32 years a ago (1990), SEO released first song called "l know". It was a big hit. I believe that this song was a start of K-pop.

[@dragonfly1083]

You forgot SECHSKIES they also belong to first-generation Korean pop. The rivals of H.O.T at that time.

[@macyfranz9351]

Yeah they forgot sechskies.

[@between.15]

When I saw 1st gen in the thumbnail, I thought about H.O.T and Sechskies😂 I mean, you know why

[@junyang3357]

That's Right ~~~!!!

[@GonZo9072]

SECHSKIES? LoL. They are trash. I’m korean

[@jisungchoi7511]

@@soonsim3181 Actually, Sobangcha is. Damn, I'm old...

[@Dntmindmeimjustbored]

I would suggest Jinusean, they're like one of the first artists from YG Ent. Actually, I would suggest reacting to OG YG Family, Jinusean, Master Wu, 1TYM, Perry, and their first female artist, Lexy. They used to collaborate and perform as YG Family, my favorite song of theirs being Familenium. They have a performance going around where it included YG himself singing and dancing. Here's the MV for Familenium kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2W0mJRqat-LnK8 And here's the live performance kzbin.info/www/bejne/e169dYBsaZich5o For some reason Lexy was in the performance but she wasn't in the MV. If you want to see baby GD, you can watch YG Family - Hip-hop Gentlemen kzbin.info/www/bejne/emncn6qCrsSZaKc

[@ronnnmmm]

yeeesssa

[@BB-mv3bx]

Bigmama???

[@Dntmindmeimjustbored]

@@BB-mv3bx they already reacted to big mama

[@kejibejide7411]

Lee Hyori was part of the refund sisters with Uhm Junghwa, jessi and Hwasa. I think that’s what you’re trying to remember

[@yongl4585]

In 1995, runaway young people who were listening to "Come Back Home" home. It was on the news

[@lyvang7268]

really hoping you guys continue reacting to 1st gen. should def check out Sechkies, g.o.d and Se7en.. these guys were considered the "rivals" to HOT, Shinhwa and Rain also not sure if this has already been mentioned, but before lightsticks as you mentioned, kpop groups used coloured balloons. Each group had their own colour, HOT - white, g.o.d - sky blue, Sechkies - yellow, Shinhwa - orange to name a few. There were a lot of fanwars with the colours too, so a lot of groups have really specific colours like NCT's official colour is Pearl Neo Champagne, or .. Super Junior is saphire blue etc.

[@amanikahouach5966]

I guess I would recommend Turbo's Lee Jong Kook's Loveable, i still listen to the song to this day, BoA's eat you up, IVY's sonata of temptation, Park Ji Yoon Coming of Age Ceremony....

[@ldluna]

When it's raining came out, he did a world tour and I got to see him in the smaller theatre in Madison Square Garden. It was bananas. He had rain come down on stage. Bananas.

[@glitter00]

I liked the slight variety but there were definitely groups missing like DEUX, Jinusean, Sechskies, g.o.d., Baby V.O.X, Turbo. You definitely need to do a full 1rst gen set. Then a 2nd gen set because there is SO much.

[@연습장-e5z]

한국인인가? (ღゝ◡╹)ノ♡ Deux Forever!!

[@glitter00]

@@연습장-e5z 나는 미국인이야. DUEX forever 🙌

[@zi-yeongbambi6819]

DEUX !!!!!!!!!

[@glitter00]

@@동영상모음-r8t trying to understand- are you saying it’s strange for me to know so many 1rst gen groups?

[@glitter00]

@@동영상모음-r8t ah ok!

[@91xx82]

oh gosh I whipped out my notepad to make this comment haha. Thank you guys for reacting to 1st gen!!! Trivia: Taijiboys was such a force in SK then that Come Back Home (a song encouraging runaways to come back home) actually urged young people to go back to their homes. This group is so iconic, they singlehandedly ended censorship in korean music through their song Sidae Yugaem (Regret of the Times)..so much to say about them so little time lol. And Rain..RAINNNN. Gosh many kpoppies sleep on this man and it's sad cos alot of them don't know his role in the hallyu wave. He was like the foremost male soloist in korean pop music for like a good decade, he did concerts in the US even before kpop became like a renowned genre. Also, waleska: look up Ninja Assassin - YOU'RE WELCOME LOL These two are my ults, aside from Bigbang and it was so nice seeing new kpop fans rediscover them. Recommended songs (highly recommended the live stages for these because the MVs don't do them justice): 1) Seo Taiji & Boys - Sad Pain - Regret of the Times - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde - Eternity - Dreaming of Balhae - Must Triumph 2) Rain - Check out his recent Killing Voice video from Dingo music - Bad Guy (super super good debut song) - Love Song - Rainism - 30 Sexy - Familiar Face - 난 (Nan) - I'm Coming P.S. Rain and Hyori did a mixed gender group project with Yoo Jaesuk called SSAK3 you should check it out if you want to :) it's such a legendary collab

[@natura88koree]

와.. KPOP 1세대까지 찾아 듣고 즐겨주시니 정말 감사합니다. 빠진 그룹들도 정말 많지만 KPOP은 어마어마힌 포텐을 가진 히스토리가 있기 때문에 앞으로 시간 되실 때마다 계속 찾아들으시면 더욱 더 좋아하게 되실거예요! 두분 정말 음악을 사랑하시는 분들이란 걸, KPOP을 즐기시는 분들이란 걸 다시 흐뭇하게 깨닫고 갑니다 ❤❤ 앞으로도 한국 그리고 KPOP 많이 많이 사랑해주세요!

[@DOlu-tn5qz]

I’ve been waiting and it’s finally here 😭😭

[@amychl7329]

Ohhh... Rain♡♡♡ I am a lucky person!

[@DOlu-tn5qz]

In Korea though it’s 20 korean age that they start uni which is 18/19 normal age (majorly 18 since the school year starts at the beginning of the actual year

[@kejibejide7411]

Happy you guys checked out the OGs

[@HalzeyLover]

defently yg ent have all my respect i still listen to comeback home and i stan every groupe they came with i just like their hip hop sound and olso i really like 1 generation kpop like shinhwa rain lee hyuri boa thanks for your reaction waiting fore the scend genration of kpop ❤❤❤

[@allit8472]

Sechskies needs to be on this list of 1st generation groups.

[@evrstnslv]

Kangta from HOT is also a director in SM along with BoA. They deserved the chairs 👏🏻

[@yunjiya4964]

Kpop idol ( BTS, Monsta X,brave girls, Twice, Btob, ateez ,got7, Exo, straykids, seventeen, nct ,,,,,etc) grew up watching Rain. His performances were so cool and impressive at the time, and he influenced many idols. The 2004 (It’s raining) and 2008 ( rainism) songs are still covered by many idols. As his songs and dramas became a mega hit in Asia, He was the first in Korea to be called a world star and set numerous first records. He was cast by a Korean film director, who was impressed by his performance at the awards ceremony, and made his film debut. Later, he was cast as the Hollywood Ninja Assassin.

[@savaspilletta]

Yaasss.. respect for the 1st gen.. Hoping for some Sechkies and GOD too

[@bluejess]

BoA's My Name MV quality was in HD bec it was part of SM's Remastering Project So far they already increased the quality of 1 MV per artists from all the 1st gen artists they had even the not internationally popular ones, for 2nd gen they did tvxq, super junior and girls generation for now

[@divineartofmusic1]

Rain is the true superstar of K-pop. You must react to his hits....like hip song, love song, bad boy, 30sexy,

[@kristintineeeeee]

OMG THIS IS SO UNEXPECTED. H.O.T IS EVERYTHING 💖💖💖😭😭😭😭

[@flofee]

You should check Lee Hyori in the Refund Sisters “Don’t Touch Me” MV. She’s in a group with Hwasa, Uhm Junghwa and Jessi. She also was part of a project Co-Ed group called SAK3 with Rain.

[@amanikahouach5966]

As a Fan of first/sec gen grps this has been a pleasure, there is so much more to explore and sooo much good music. It's been really a while I feel since you guys got this excited, I was all hyped up as well as screaming with you. Such a pleasure!! Thank you both, and can't hardly wait for a deeper dive into 1st or/and 2nd gens!!!! PS: the song Black by Lee Hyori was a missed gem, you guys were going to give it a try then changed, I hope you do listen to it, it's a favorite of mine, for a time I was OBSESSED!

[@heidiallen824]

Came here for Shinhwa, ended up going through nostalgia. Longest running idol group and started the chair dances. Shinhwa changjo!

[@daydreamer4407]

I'm so glad you guys did this. Shinnwa is my ultimate favourite group. Their songs are great and they also are the original clown idols on variety shows. They have a wonderful bond and I hope you get to do more on them. Could we do a 2nd generation with groups that haven't been mentioned yet?

[@사이다-t7p]

저분들이 서태지와 아이들의 감성을 이해하다니ㅎ 역시 서태지와아이들은 레전드죠^^ 이분들 리액션 보면서 느낀건데 남자분은 분명 타악기를 좋아하는듯요ㅋ 드럼을 좋아하는거 같아요

[@stopsayinggot7disbanded297]

Tbf a groups most popular song isn’t necessarily the song that defines their sound the best. Fin.KL have several songs that are very different to the one you reacted to eg. Now or FINKL. Also groups that are considered ‘rival’ aren’t usually similar just look at the top groups of the 2nd-4th gen groups none of them are similar to each othe

[@anjawee__]

You guys should’ve checked out Sechskies too! 😂 theyre still active rn and signed to YG

[@173bae2]

Shinhwa was the original crazy-dol (crazy idol)

[@k-poppieespinosa3724]

Also, check out the KDrama Reply 1994 to get an idea about how popular they really were and how wild the fandoms were back then. Insanity 😁

[@aliceinwonderland4702]

As you might have noticed the MV's from SM had all nice resolutions, that's not because SM had cameras from the future in the early 2000, is because of a recent remastering project (from last year and still ongoing) where they reuploaded old MV's in HD. Aespa "Dreams come true" (originally from SES) is part of the project

[@myacademicchannel4527]

S.E.S is considered as Korea's Girl Group Legend. You may wanna check out their recent concert. They hadn't changed.

[@nulyrolg]

YES! I LOVE THIS

[@yoannawells9859]

Who else saw Kahi from afterschool in boa's mv 😂 (she was a backup dancer for boa before she joined afterschool)

[@kumib2530]

Come back home is amazing, i can listen to it everyday

[@DOlu-tn5qz]

I think before kpop the biggest genre in Korea at that time we’re ballads and Trot music although ballads were still very popular after kpop blew up

[@yoojin3877]

Yeah, I remember Lee Soo Young always winning daesangs and other awards. She was one of my favorites.

[@Multibiatcheyy]

I'm soooo excited for this episode

[@lowendplayer4259]

1TYM were so freaking good and it's sad people don't remember them that much as other as they went on Hiatus after military service..when they were at PEAK.

[@ldluna]

Get a hold of Danny Im/Taebin from 1TYM. He had a show in English where he would interview US expats that were part of the first hallyu wave, and they all spoke of their training and how their retinas were burned off by the stage and MV lighting. Fun stuff.

[@itsskye003]

So excited for this one! 💕

[@marukoVlog]

시간이 지나도 taiji boy의 음악은 정말... 질리지가 않어 ㅠㅠ

[@kldn_06]

Loved how you recognized Shinhwa’s vocals! They were my first group to stan in 2016 before I became an SB19 stan. I stanned SB19 because they remind me of Shinhwa’s great live vocals and harmonies. Maybe you could watch some of their ballads 😊

[@khaelaheartfilia1166]

Wow! You two are awesome. I've watched your reactions to Filipino singers (thank you for that) and now KPOP. Music brings us together.

[@jenniferathome3726]

I love your voice Waleska. 'Twas my first time listening to it, and Efra, you have such a cool voice.

[@iognit5892]

other first gen kpop group/singers I recommend are Turbo (who has Kim Jong Kook [he became a soloist who won 3 Korean Grammys (on dingo)] , Yoo Seung Joon (a guy who is banned from Korea)

[@301ejkl]

Go Rain go Rain!!!

[@check조규훈mate]

이효리의 10 minutes은 못 참지...😍

[@onewlove7769]

SES more please！！！so many good sog

[@eter3334]

shinhwa 🧡

[@Meerkat17]

Oh my gosh I remember watching Rain's It's Raining, Lee Hyori's 10 minutes, BoA's My Name, and Shinhwa's Perfect Man MVs when I was little 😃 they were all the hype when they came out!

[@fotomagrol]

JYP had G.O.D as it first male kpop group and they also are fantastic.

[@heidiwang9984]

No. JYP was their producer, not the boss.

[@anjawee__]

Lee Hyori was in Jessi’s Nunu Nana MV! Also she was in the project group with Hwasa, Uhm JungHwa and Jessi (Refund Sisters). She was also part of a project group with Rain and Yoo Jaesuk! After a long break, Hyori’s been collaborating and working in the industry again, and its so good to see 🥺 Another TMI, Shownu used to be Hyori’s backup dancer before he finally debuted with Monsta X 😂 I recommend listening to Hyori’s songs Bad Girls and Black. She also did an amazing award show collab with CL years ago, definitely recommend that.

[@jefflim3909]

Seotaiji is the legend💜👍💜

[@sleepyninja3267]

Lee hyori actually teamed up with Rain (and comedian Yoo Jae-suk) to form a project group SSAK3 in 2020, and then she was in Refund Sisters, which you guys have reacted to before

[@hebaashmawy4035]

Rain Is The Godfather of both K-pop and K-drama.

[@JM-cy3bu]

Many kpop idols look up to Rain... He's so good in singing, dancing and also a good actor. Check out other Rain songs and his live performances😍😍😍

[@blaxxez]

I see SHINHWA and I clicked. But was disappointed with the reactions. They did all the ground works for K-POP idols but yet always forgotten by newer fans. They were the first idol turned actor. First idol to become radio DJ. First idol to have a very successful variety show. They’re the first of many things in K-pop. RESPECT.

[@benonero9799]

You should watch rain live especially Gang, rainism and lala song

[@bananamilks]

SHINHWA is a symbolic group in the Korean idol world, whether it be a boy idol group or a girl idol group, it is a standard course to cover the dance of SHINHWA song called 'Wild Eyes'

[@itsskye003]

The whole thing with the BoA hairstyle has me dying 🤣🤣

[@JK-ci4bp]

To make it simpler for Solo Artist 1.Rain -> Justin Timberlake 2.Lee, Hyori -> Beyonce/Britney Spears In the states. That kind of same level from OG, 1st Gen. K-Pop! React to these two more Please! :)

[@fromt_90]

비... 너무 멋있다...ㅠㅠ 안무도 댄서분들도 너무 멋있음 다들 그시절 힙함이 진짜 멋져 ㅠㅠ

[@JojoChan320]

fun thing is that "rival" is really the official rival!! H.O.T vs SECHSKIES S.E.S vs Fin.K.L. (pronunced as "pinky")

[@wolf_f3749]

Thanks for the cool video! One of many interesting things about Seo Taiji is that he started his career in a heavy metal band as a bassist. I sometimes feel like YG kinda tried to direct G-Dragon in the way that he would be the next Seo Taiji in a sense that he introduces the American infleunce to K-Pop, esp in the earlier years of Bigbang. Also, Seo Taiji is most often referred to the ones who started the whole K-Pop genre/scene, but I think there are also other important influences such as Kim Wansun (who was trained by her aunt, Han Baek-hee, who had a sort of a role as a producer, and Lee Su-man from SM learnt the training techniques from her, then went on producing H.O.T. and so on.) and JYP's early acts and the success of g.o.d. also defined the scene in the beginning. +) 1TYM had the scariest fangirls back then :p

[@OuRtUBe2]

Awesome video guys! I miss these days. I was once a KR during these days. Oh how time flew

[@minacruzel6387]

Some random facts for y’all Seo Taji brought k-hip hop popularity through their last title track Come Back Home in 1996 HOT is considered the first “Kpop group” and were known all over Korea. They made the gloves they were in the video a popular trend. Everyone wore them those days SES is well respected and their center Eugene is known these days for her role in the popular k-drama ‘The Penthouse.’ SES only real competitor’s were Lee Hyori’s group Fink.L Rain was the backup dancer to JYP and considers himself to be his son. He also still has lunch with JYP every weekend with their families Lee Hyori has been on the front of the newspaper over 800 times and made the news for having a cold. She also had a stage collab with CL Lee Hyori and Rain made a group together called SSak 3 along with a famous Mc and released one title track Beach Again 1TYM was the inspiration behind the first concept of BTS Lee Hyori was the least popular in Fink.l up until she released 10 minutes Fink.l was so popular and some say they were the winners of the war between them and SES but both are very respected BoA pronounced like the snake is who made Kpop popular in Asia. The only one to go out of Korea at the time and known as the pioneer of kpop (Twice also did this song live in Japan.) Shinhwa is the longest lasting group of all of Kpop and BTS’ cover of Perfect Man made Jimin INSANELY popular at the time

[@myacademicchannel4527]

You may wanna check out her performance in MBC for SSAK3. It is a collab for Lee Hyori, Rain and Jaesuk.

[@hoho_honey]

Omg YEEEEES I've been obsessed with the 1st gen lately, like I really need this kind of music to make a cb!!! Hope you can check out more groups later bc there were a lot of iconic ones

[@03shanemcgregor]

Thank you for reacting to the real OGs. The era when I got into KPOP was during the reign of the solo artists. That was when BOA, Rain and Se7en were dominating the charts. Because of them, I knew Bigbang and the other 2nd gen groups. I remember back then I got Boa's track No. 1 in a cassette tape. Time has changed so much.