K-pop (an abbreviation for Korean pop) is an attempt by the South Korean government to establish globalism throughout the world using the entertainment industry. It started growing across East Asia in the 1990s and became a hit in Japan during the 2000s with the demonic artist BoA. The wave of South Korean media across the world is called Hallyu (hangul: 한류; or simply Korean wave).
K-pop is composed of several elements, such as audiovisual content, systematic training for artists, and even phrases in English to appeal to the American masses. It is also funded by the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.[1]
Several companies are working in the K-pop area, although most of the international success of the genre comes from three companies: SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment, with the first one being the one responsible for the insertion of K-pop in the Japanese market. They are collectively called big three and are home to several groups full of liberal, revolutionary propaganda, such as BLACKPINK, f(x), NMIXX, and Red Velvet, which is known for ridiculing the September 11th attacks with its first music video, called "Happiness".[2]
The genre is also known for its predatory behavior, trying to convert the youth to homossexuality through lesbian content in its music videos.[3] It also promotes violence in some instances. An example of it is Red Velvet's "Russian Roulette" music video, in which the group members try to assassinate each other by throwing musical instruments at each other, pushing off ledges, burning them alive, etc.[4]