In 2009, “Gee” put Girls’ Generation on the map at home, and their agency, SM Entertainment, hadn’t been put off U.S. 2009-2011: Girls’ Generation Attempt To Crossover career wasn’t truly taking off and, cut short by his two-year mandatory military service in October 2011, his U.S. He sold out two nights at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in 2006, starred in 2008’s Speed Racer and 2009’s Ninja Assassin, was named by Time magazine in 2006 as one of 100 Most Influential People That Shape Our World, and topped its online readers poll in 20. movie ( Make Your Move, 2013), but without an upward trajectory in sight, BoA ended her American activities, returning home where she remains successful to this day. to promote her English-language single “Eat You Up.” Her eponymous 2009 album made her the first K-pop singer on the Billboard 200, and she starred in a U.S. Lil Kim).” But BoA, who’d debuted at 13 and risen to A-list status in South Korea and Japan, took an organic route: by settling in L.A. Se7en retreated after one English-language single, 2009’s “ Girls (feat. In the mid-00s, it wasn’t groups but soloists venturing west: Se7en, Rain, and BoA were three of K-pop’s biggest stars, though their international fortunes differed wildly.

Below, NYLON looks at the cultural milestones that brought K-pop to where it is today, and what may be next for the industry few believed could cross over. They’re not alone in changing the face and sound of pop music in America. 1 single, the group was surprised to have become household names. Even as BTS became the first South Korean group to score a Billboard Hot 100 No. In 2021, K-pop is no longer niche, but its journey toward mainstream recognition has been a long, bumpy, and unpredictable one. Though the masses weren’t ready for South Korean idols, this didn’t stop K-pop agencies from repeatedly testing the waters throughout the years. And in 2006, YG Entertainment packed up its biggest artists (including Se7en and 1TYM) and fledgling boy band Big Bang for three major U.S. In 2003, the Korean Music Festival sold out its first multi-artist concert at the Hollywood Bowl. strongholds of Los Angeles and New York City. Even before idols began singular attempts on the American market, K-pop was alive and well in its main U.S.

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