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On 1945-1959 the Korean war was both politically and culturally relevant- led to transformation of Korean music.
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Korean artist was exposed to western music influences and Korean was exposed to American music through performing for soldiers
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Sm Entertainment was founded by Lee Soo Man that was what would become the most largest and most successful Kpop company to date.
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In 1992, the first ever K-pop boy band started emerged under SM entertainment by the name Seo Taiji and boys.
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Jyp Entertainment was founded by K-pop artist Park Jin-young
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SM group, H.O.T tops Taiwanese charts. K-pop along with Korean dramas and film, begin to gain fanbases.
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Another SM artist, BOA, tops japan's oricon chart and begins the trend of K-pop groups moving on to do large volumes of work and press in Japan after developing popularity in Korea.
