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With K-pop back in U. S. spotlight, Korean-American stars take hope

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Tens of thousands of fans eagerly rode the wave of Korean pop or K-pop last weekend at a convention in Los Angeles, the world’s entertainment capital, at a time when a boy band’s success in America is giving new hope to many stars in the music genre. Several Korean
Tens of thousands of fans eagerly rode the wave of Korean pop or K-pop last weekend at a convention in Los Angeles, the world’s entertainment capital, at a time when a boy band’s success in America is giving new hope to many stars in the music genre.
Several Korean-Americans were among the performers at the seventh annual KCON, an event for all things tied to “Hallyu,” or the “Korean Wave” of popular culture.
Many Americans were given their first taste of K-pop via the viral success of rapper Psy’s music video “Gangnam Style” in 2012.
This year, another Korean act’s growing fan base in the United States has K-pop stars, including some who grew up in America, thinking they too could win fame in the United States.
In June, the boy band BTS became the first K-pop group to top the Billboard 200 album chart, with “Love Yourself: Tear.”
“We K-pop artists are really proud of them, because we know how hard it is to make it in the industry,” Ailee, a U. S.-born K-pop star whose given name is Yejin Lee, said in a phone interview.

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