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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 15: Members of Boy band EXO (Baekhyun, Xiumin, Chen) attend the 2017 Asia Artist Awards on November 15, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Han Myung-Gu/WireImage) The spread of South Korean entertainment throughout Asia and much of the world has been going on for over two decades, and fans from around the globe have fallen in love with K-pop, K-dramas, K-beauty, Korean film and other cultural exports. With South Korea’s native population too small to sustain the industries at just over 51 million, localizing cultural exports and bringing them to other markets has been a major part of this. The Korean wave, or Hallyu, saw its biggest success in Japan, where stars like BoA, TVXQ!, Kara, and Girls’ Generation embedded themselves into the local entertainment industry, and the past few years have seen a shift on K-pop’s part towards China. But that’s changing. With the Sino-Korean THAAD dispute still causing political stri...

When Evan Berard created his song, he never expected that the group that inspired him would end up being the one performing it. But the Dorval native is living the dream: he's the producer of the newest single by the Korean Pop (or K-Pop) sensation EXO. Berard composed the song, Electric Kiss , on his laptop in his father's suburban home — and so far, it's racked up over 14 million views on YouTube. "Social media, it's amazing," Berard laughed, speaking to CBC's Daybreak . "I can make a beat in my bedroom in Dorval, and get it placed and sung by the biggest K-Pop group halfway around the world." Berard never expected the song to make its way to EXO. But a producer in Sweden picked up his beats, and presented it to the nine-member group. "They absolutely loved the song. They loved it instantly," he said. Inspiration to collaboration Before he came up with  Electric Kiss , Berard said that he was looking for inspiration by listening to in...

Photo: Getty When I watched Nathan Chen’s figure skating performance with my family, my 28-year-old cousin asked if there was some sort of dancing sport in the Olympics. “No!” my mom responded emphatically. “Don’t you know this is the winter Olympics?? It’s all about snow and ice .” She was wrong, because there is ice dancing. But she is also wrong because there is K-pop. Which isn’t technically an Olympic sport, but it should be. Just watch EXO’s enthralling performance at the closing ceremony on Sunday, which I’ve been thinking about for days: There are 2,952 Olympic athletes. There are what, at most a couple hundred K-Pop stars who are successful? I’m no expert here, but it seems to me becoming a K-pop star is at least as hard—if not way harder—than becoming an Olympian. Advertisement Consider, for example, now-infamous Olympian Elizabeth Swaney, who conned her way into the competition and just skiied down a half-pipe without doing any tricks . And yes, there are clearly great feat...

When Evan Berard created his song, he never expected that the group that inspired him would end up being the one performing it. But the Dorval native is living the dream: he's the producer of the newest single by the Korean Pop (or K-Pop) sensation EXO. Berard composed the song, Electric Kiss , on his laptop in his father's suburban home — and so far, it's racked up over 14 million views on YouTube. "Social media, it's amazing," Berard laughed, speaking to CBC's Daybreak . "I can make a beat in my bedroom in Dorval, and get it placed and sung by the biggest K-Pop group halfway around the world." Berard never expected the song to make its way to EXO. But a producer in Sweden picked up his beats, and presented it to the nine-member group. "They absolutely loved the song. They loved it instantly," he said. Inspiration to collaboration Before he came up with  Electric Kiss , Berard said that he was looking for inspiration by listening to in...

When Evan Berard created his song, he never expected that the group that inspired him would end up being the ones performing it. But the Dorval native is living the dream: he's the producer of the newest single by the Korean Pop (or K-Pop) sensation EXO. Berard composed the song, Electric Kiss , on his laptop in his father's suburban home — and so far, it's racked up over 14 million views on YouTube. "Social media, it's amazing," Berard laughed, speaking to CBC's Daybreak . "I can make a beat in my bedroom in Dorval, and get it placed and sung by the biggest K-Pop group halfway around the world." Berard never expected the song to make its way to EXO. But a producer in Sweden picked up his beats, and presented it to the nine-member group. "They absolutely loved the song. They loved it instantly," he said. Inspiration to collaboration Before he came up with  Electric Kiss , Berard said that he was looking for inspiration by listening to i...

Stellar are set to disband (Picture: YouTube) K-pop girl group Stellar have announced plans to disband after eight years. The label Entertainment Pascal revealed their contracts will not be renewed and the group would be going their separate ways. Soyoung is the only one to remain with the label. [embedded content] While for some fans this is a surprise, for others the news is not unexpected as the girls have been plagued with issues from the beginning. Original members Yiseul and Joa quit the band back in the early days, and were replaced by Minhee and Hyoeun. They were also thought to be disbanding in 2013, but surprised fans by staying together, going on to recruit Soyoung in 2017. Got a story? If you've got a story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk Entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk , calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you. MORE: BigBang’s G-Dragon seen enlisting in army as fans show u...

Stellar are set to disband (Picture: YouTube) K-pop girl group Stellar have announced plans to disband after eight years. The label Entertainment Pascal revealed their contracts will not be renewed and the group would be going their separate ways. Soyoung is the only one to remain with the label. [embedded content] While for some fans this is a surprise, for others the news is not unexpected as the girls have been plagued with issues from the beginning. Original members Yiseul and Joa quit the band back in the early days, and were replaced by Minhee and Hyoeun. They were also thought to be disbanding in 2013, but surprised fans by staying together, going on to recruit Soyoung in 2017. Got a story? If you've got a story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk Entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk , calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you. MORE: BigBang’s G-Dragon seen enlisting in army as fans show u...

KUALA LUMPUR: The recently-concluded 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea featured some inspiring performances from K-Pop big wigs like EXO and CL during the closing ceremony. Popular K-Pop titan Psy was glaringly absent for the live show which had got people talking. In an interview yesterday on South Korean tbs FM’s radio show Kim Eo Jun’s News Factory, the director of the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympic event, Song Seung Hwan, was asked about the matter. According to Soompi, the radio host first shared: “There was a lot of talk saying, ‘While there are many internationally famous singers, wouldn’t Psy appear based on his recognition?’ A lot of people asked why Psy didn’t perform (at the ceremonies).” Then Song explained that, “I met with Psy. However, he himself was burdened by the thought of continuing to perform Gangnam Style. Instead, we included Gangnam Stylebwhen the athletes were entering during the opening ceremony. For that, Psy said he would pe...

Kai of boy band EXO is swapping music for acting again (Picture: Han Myung-Gu/WireImage) Now that K-pop’s officially taken over the global music industry, it seems to have set its sights on the small screen too. Chas Dingle makes an abortion decision in Emmerdale tonight EXO star Kai has landed a major role in a brand new KBS fantasy drama, continuing his casual acting career alongside being in one of the world’s biggest boybands. No biggie. It’s been confirmed that Kai will appear in upcoming drama Miracle That We Met (working title), which tells the story of a man who suddenly finds himself living the life of a stranger. Kai will star in Miracle That We Met (Picture:  Han Myung-Gu/WireImage) He shares the same name and age as his new identity, but the pair have nothing else in common. Kai will be starring in the show as Ato, a young and energetic messenger whose big mistake sparks the turning point in the lives of the characters. After his mix up proves to have disastrous consequ...

The 24th Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony received rave reviews on social media as it capped off two weeks of competition in Pyeongchang, South Korea. #ClosingCeremony trended on Twitter with with 3.18 million tweets about 10 p.m. Sunday, according to Twitter.  What drove the interest? K-pop and rock n' roll dominated much of the engagement on social media. K-pop artist CL performed at the Closing Ceremony as well as the boy band EXO.  K-pop's roots are South Korean. The people and government are proud of their infectious brand of music and music videos, which feature Korean lyrics dashed with catchy English phrases, vibrant fashion and elaborate dance moves.  The K-pop industry began in the 1990s as the country was growing as a democracy and its profile rising on the world stage. The past decade saw another wave of K-pop that is far more commercial, as talent agencies develop rigorous training programs. "It was very well placed to move very, very quickly to assimilating ...

For those who bet the North Korean flag would wave at the Olympic closing ceremony while the Russian flag did not, congratulations. You’re a winner. Getting up before dawn to watch the livestream of the Pyeongchang Winter Games means having to make sense of it without announcers cribbing off production notes to explain what those who created the extravaganza thought they were showing the world. We'll get that when Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir preside over NBC's prime-time rendering half a day later, along with promos for the "A.P. Bio" preview airing after the ceremony, but it seemed fairly obvious. This clearly was a massive K-pop-infused jukebox musical about a surprisingly upbeat mass evacuation of Planet Earth by athletic humans who like to dance. From the opening barrage of fireworks to the closing barrage of fireworks — with dancing, flashing images, video effects, speeches, a drone light show, a couple of medal ceremonies, several anthems and ritualized proto...

But if one had relied on Twitter to determine what was happening at the ceremony, you would’ve been forgiven if you’d thought the whole event was just about one performance: That of K-pop boy band and global musical sensation, EXO. Fans of the band, hailing from all over the world, were tweeting with fervent expectation in the hours leading up to and during the closing ceremony. The hashtag #Olympics_EXO , which was featured in more than 5 million tweets, was trending on the social media platform for several hours on Sunday.   Viewers had to wait till almost the end of the closing ceremony for EXO’s performance. And fans could barely contain their excitement: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach announced the official closure of the games. And then, finally, as the anticipation reached a fever pitch, EXO took the stage. Eight members of the band  performed two of their biggest hits “Power” and “Growl.”  The group’s performance did not disappoint fans...

The 2018 PyeongChang Olympics closing ceremony was all about the music. Korea delivered big time, and K-pop had a huge moment. Correction: K-pop had many huge moments throughout the entire ceremony. Who performed at the 2018 Olympics closing ceremony ? The lineup was truly unforgettable. While I was expecting more incredible light displays, some drone action, and fireworks, I wasn't expecting to create a totally new Spotify playlist based on the musical talents shown in the closing ceremonies. The musicians, pop stars, and DJs that performed brought all their energy to the closing ceremony, and it paid off big time. The ceremony kicked off with 13-year-old guitarist Yang Tae-Hwan absolutely shredding on the electric guitar. This kid rocked out like no other. Standing atop the giant Olympic slope in the arena, Yang Tae-Hwan tore the closing ceremony wide open with his rendition of the "Winter" portion of Vivaldi’s the "The Four Seasons," and it was absolutely ...

The 2018 PyeongChang Olympics closing ceremony was all about the music. Korea delivered big time, and K-pop had a huge moment. Correction: K-pop had many huge moments throughout the entire ceremony. Who performed at the 2018 Olympics closing ceremony ? The lineup was truly unforgettable. While I was expecting more incredible light displays, some drone action, and fireworks, I wasn't expecting to create a totally new Spotify playlist based on the musical talents shown in the closing ceremonies. The musicians, pop stars, and DJs that performed brought all their energy to the closing ceremony, and it paid off big time. The ceremony kicked off with 13-year-old guitarist Yang Tae-Hwan absolutely shredding on the electric guitar. This kid rocked out like no other. Standing atop the giant Olympic slope in the arena, Yang Tae-Hwan tore the closing ceremony wide open with his rendition of the "Winter" portion of Vivaldi’s the "The Four Seasons," and it was absolutely ...

One of the most popular groups in the world of K-pop, EXO was a natural choice to headline the PyeongChang Closing Ceremony. Spoiler alert: they were fun. And if you count success by the friends you make along the way, they were pretty good at that, too. best 13-year-old guitar player you will probably ever see</a>." data-reactid="17">EXO entered the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on trucks, circled artistic projections of animals like a horse and tiger and knocked out a collection of its most famous songs, including Power and Growl, with all of the pyrotechnics you could wish for. They helped close a show filled with highlights, including the best 13-year-old guitar player you will probably ever see . View photos EXO performs during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. (AP Photo) More According to allkpop.com</a>, EXO has sold the most albums of any boy band in South Korea. They’ve even seen crossover success overseas, placing thr...