Then again, I don't really think
there's enough of a melody.
Back then, we only had three broadcast agencies,
so it was hard to find new culture.
When I was young, people had a negative view of dancing.
The adults did not look at it in a positive light.
If they wore something, it became the trend.
I think they introduced American hip-hop fashion to Korea.
We are so sad because they left us.
"Made in Korea" should be stressed,
People were wearing those gloves on the streets.
It was shocking to me as a child.
They wore ski apparel once, and the next thing you know,
everyone was wearing the same clothes at the slopes.
Even in the Korean market, We often talk about what K-pop is.
Does it refer to a band made in Korea? Does it only include idols?
Idols must be kind and polite,
and never be involved with alcohol, drugs, or scandals.
I don't think there's a single group that cannot dance well.
In fact, many K-pop songs
are written by foreign composers
from Sweden and the U.S.
I got a look at "I Got a Boy,"
every popular genre at the time is something packed into one song.
In terms of how agencies create the music, K-pop is more product than art.
But the fans don't consume it
merely as a product, like a car or a laptop.
Rather, they're interpreting
and finding their own ways of enjoying it.
Of course there are still problems in the relationship between artists
and agencies, with how contracts are managed.
That might have been true in the past, but K-pop has changed since then.
This image of idols with no freedom whatsoever is no longer true.
That actually gets to the core of K-pop.
It's "so K," so to speak.
To be patient and endure and finally achieve what you want