Does anyone know what Korea’s biggest export is?
Somebody might think its automobile or electronics but it’s actually their popular music.
Korean popular music or Kpop refers to a musical genre fromSouth Korea, which includes a wide variety of musical and visual elements
According to CNN Towards the turn of the 21st century, the K-pop genre began reaching out to other regions of the world as part of the global Korean wave.
Music production, music video making and artist promotions define the 3 specific sections vital to the Korean popular music industry.
Music production is vital to the production of KPOP music
. Music producers who have collaborated with various K-Pop idols include many recording artists from the American music community, such as Akon, Kanye West, will.i.am., Snoop Dogg and Teddy Riley. Andrew Hampp of Billboard magazine states that "The American hip-hop community's recent interest in K-pop has helped open a lot of doors for other artists and managers stateside."
Another factor in Music production is the Singer or the artist itself. Entertainment companies in Korea have weekly auditions to find the best singers and performers all over the peninsula. Those who lucky enough to be discover signed long term contracts and spend years in a trainee program. Akiko Fujita of ABC news said that “Not like the other generations of Group bands, KPOP groups aren’t born so much as built” The journey to stardom often starts around age 9 or 10, with tightly supervised training at night and attending school in the morning. After identifying the factors of creating a Kpop music, you should know about the visual elements of KPOP

Music video making is vital to the production of KPOP music.
Korean pop music videos are the most elaborate feeds of design engineering that you’ll see in 3 to 5 mins time slot. The Set has the colorful, symmetric and unique designs that really show the hard work of the set designers and crews.
Dance is an important part of K-pop. When combining multiple singers, the singers often switch their positions while singing and dancing by making rapid movements in synchrony.
K-pop also influences fashion, especially in Asia, where clothes and accessories worn by K-pop stars, as well as their hairstyles are wanted by young listeners. Some K-pop idols including G-Dragon from Big Bang have established themselves as a fashion icon by attracting the attention of Western fashion designers, such as Jeremy Scott.
Now that you have an idea about the music and the video, be sure to know how they promote as a whole package.
Artist promotion is vital to the production of KPOP music
In order to make their new albums known to the public, K-pop artists participate in various promotional activities, such as appearing and performing on national television. The New York Times states that, "attempts by K-pop stars to break into Western markets had largely failed prior to the spread of global social networks." However, K-pop artists are now gaining more international exposure through social media networks such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, making it easier for them to reach a wider audience. Internet is one of KPOP method to reach the world fans, other method they use are the concerts, tours and foreign tv appearance
On Oct 2011, SM entertainment produced SMTown Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden that draws a sold out crowd and becoming the first Asian to perform there.
At the start of 2012, Girls' Generation performed the English version of "The Boys" on the late night talk showLate Show with David Letterman and on the daytime talk show Live! with Kelly, becoming the first Korean musical act to perform on each show, and the first Korean act to perform on syndicated television in the United States. A. Music production, music video making and artist promotion make an entire package of Korean pop music and that shows its uniqueness from other world music. B. Closing Statement: Korean popular music is slowly breaking into International market with its funky music, fun music video and lively events so in the future I hope Korea can produce more talented star and create more fun music. In closing I would like you to watch a live expression of the KPOP industry. (Visual video)