Kpop Behind | All the Stories Behind Kpop Stars

No doubt, TWICE is now one of the most popular k-pop girl groups, and every k-pop fan would know the girl group is very popular at home and abroad. But do you really know how popular they are? Especially in Japan, which has the world's second largest music market? Well, they're not just popular in the country. They're making history. On October 17, 2018, JYP Entertainment, home to TWICE, announced that the girl group will hold their dome tour in Japan. TWICE is the first ever k-pop girl group to hold a dome tour in the country, and the 9 beautiful members will also perform at the Tokyo Dome, the biggest indoor concert venue in the country. Well, k-pop stars depend on album sales, TV appearance fees, concert profits and more for their incomes. Then, what do you think are the main sources of income of k-pop stars? In case of top-rated k-pop singers, those are concert profits and sales revenues of their goods. But Korean domestic music market is not big enough to...

1. Nogizaka46 2. TWICE 3. Amuro Namie 4. BTS 5. Arashi 6. Keyakizaka46 7. AKB48 8. Yonezu Kenshi 9. Kanjani8 10. NEWS 11. ONE OK ROCK 12. AAA 13. Mr. Children 14. Kis-My-Ft2 15. J Soul Brothers 16. GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE 17. Utada Hikaru 18. Back Number 19. SHINee 20. SEKAI NO OWARI

Red Velvet is planning to expand to Japan. According to SM Entertainment, Red Velvet will officially debut in Japan on July 4. The girl group will release its Japanese debut album "#Cookie Jar" on the day, and the album will have a total of 6 songs including Japanese versions of "Dumb Dumb", "Russian Roulette" and "Red Flavor". Red Velvet has been regarded as one of the most promising and popular young k-pop girl groups since its debut in 2014. However, unlike other top class young girl groups such as TWICE and BLACKPINK, who have already debuted in Japan, Red Velvet has focused on its activities in Korea. It was quite unexpected because all the k-pop agencies hope to expand their business to Japan, which has the second largest music market in the world, and SM has enough capital to support Red Velvet's activities in the country. Even though some people might think Red Velvet decided to expand to Japan too late, what's very ...

BTS is gaining popularity in Japanese music market. The k-pop boy group, who is enjoying great popularity all over the world, recently released its Japanese full album "FACE YOURSELF" and reached the top of the Oricon's daily album chart, causing a sensation in the country. You may take it for granted that BTS is gaining popularity in Japan because many k-pop idol groups have been very successful in the country and BTS is now one of the most popular k-pop boy groups, but that's not all. The growing popularity of BTS in Japan means a lot. A large number of young people all over the world now enjoy k-pop. By the way, some of you may wonder why k-pop stars are so active in foreign music market, especially in Japanese music market. Actually, it sometimes seems that k-pop stars and their agencies are obsessed with the market. K-pop stars depend on album sales, TV appearance fees, concert profits and more for their incomes. Then, what do you think are the main...

1. Arashi 2. Back Number 3. J Soul Brothers 4. Nishino Kana 5. Kanjani8 6. Nogizaka46 7. Hey! Say! JUMP 8. Utada Hikaru 9. Keyakizaka46  10. Kis-My-Ft2 11. Yonezu Kenshi 12. TWICE 13. BIGBANG 14. Radwimps 15. SHINee 16. AKB48 17. Johnny's West 18. AAA 19. BTS 20. E-girls

1. Arashi 2. J Soul Brothers  3. Utada Hikaru  4. Hoshino Gen 5. Kanjani8 6. Nishino Kana 7. Kis-My-Ft2 8. Hey! Say! JUMP 9. Nogizaka46 10. BIGBANG 11. Perfume 12. SHINee 13. TWICE 14. Back Number 15. AKB48 <G-Dragon: The King of K-pop> Who do you think is the most popular k-pop idol? Who do you think is the most influential k-pop star? There could be many different voices and opinions, but the majority of people in the k-pop industry would say it’s G-Dragon. So, are you a big fan of G-Dragon? Do you want to know all the stories about the king of k-pop? <G-Dragon: The King of K-pop> contains all the things about G-Dragon. The author, who has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 gives you answers to all the questions about G-Dragon such as “What is his real personality like?”, “How rich is he?” and “How do Korean general public think of h...

1. J Soul Brothers - 1,358,500 audiences for 29 shows 2. Arashi - 1,201,500 audiences for 24 shows 3. Kanjani8 - 942,000 audiences for 19 shows 4. BIGBANG - 885,000 audiences for 18 shows 5. Mr. Children - 815,320 audiences for 30 shows 6. Hey! Say! JUMP - 738,000 audiences for 35 shows 7. TVXQ - 560,000 audiences for 11 shows 8. SHINee - 545,600 audiences for 29 shows 9. AAA - 538,726 audiences for 18 shows 10. Nogizaka46 - 497,863 audiences for 41 shows 11. Kuwata Keisuke - 473,726 audiences for 18 shows 12. iKON - 405,000 audiences for 31 shows 13. Johnny's West - 394,900 audiences for 31 shows 14. News - 371,900 audiences for 26 shows 15. ONE OK ROCK - 367,700 audiences for 32 shows 16. Back Number - 356,630 audiences for 31 shows 17. Kis-My-Ft2 - 350,000 audiences for 31 shows 18. Yuzu - 338,059 audiences for 20 shows 19. BTS - 326,300 audiences fo...

1. TVXQ - 4.3 million copies 2. Agnes Chan - 4 million copies 3. Carpenters - 3 million copies 4. Auyang Fei Fei - 2.6 million copies 5. Bee Gees - 2.4 million copies 6. BoA - 2.2 million copies 7. Simon And Garfunkel - 2.2 million copies 8. The Beatles - 2.2 million copies 9. Daniel Boone - 2 million copies 10. Celine Dion - 1.7 million copies 11. Nolans - 1.4 million copies 12. Kara - 1.3 million copies 13. Mariah Carey - 1.3 million copies 14. 2PM - 1.2 million copies 15. SHINee - 1.1 million copies <K-pop Secret Vol.1: 40 Korean Stars’ Real Personality> K-pop Secret Vol.1 contains stories about the real personality of 40 Korean stars. The author, who has interviewed more than 100 Korean celebrities since 2010 tells the story of famous Korean stars including G-Dragon, EXO Baekhyun, Nichkhun, IU, Suzy, Kim Soohyun, Lee Kwangsoo, Song Joongki, Jun Jihyun...

1. TWICE - TT 2. SHINee - Get The Treasure 3. BIGBANG - BANG BANG BANG 4. PSY - GANGNAM STYLE 5. TWICE - CHEER UP 6. Ailee - I will go to you like the first snow 7. BTS - Spring Day 8. BIGBANG - Fantastic Baby 9. KARA - Mister 10. Girls' Generation - Gee 11. TWICE - Like OOH-AHH 12. BTS - Dope 13. SHINee - VIEW 14. BIGBANG - HARU HARU 15. TVXQ - Mirotic 16. BLACKPINK - Playing with fire 17. Super Junior - Sorry Sorry 18. TVXQ - Doushite Kimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimattandarou? 19. Red Velvet - Russian Roulette 20. EXO - Growl <Kpop Audition Bible: How to become a k-pop idol> Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073V4FZ25 (**You can read the book by downloading free Kindle app that is available on iOS, Android, and MAC & PC. Download link: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp/ref=dbs_p_ebk_r00_pbcb_rnsa00 ) -How to pass k-pop au...

1. Nogizaka46 2. Keyakizaka46 3. Arashi 4. TWICE 5. BIGBANG 6. Sandaime J Soul Brothers  7. Nishino Kana 8. Exile 9. TOKIO 10. SHINee <K-pop Secret Vol.4: The Reality of K-pop Idols> K-pop Secret Vol.4 contains stories about the reality of k-pop idols. The author, who has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 gives you answers to some questions about the reality of k-pop idols such as “How much do k-pop stars earn?” “Why do k-pop agencies do sajaegi?” and “Why do k-pop idols leave their groups?” Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodbarber.kpopsecret4 iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1225055082 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y1N9K9N Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/the-reality-of-k-pop-idols