Psy is a famous Korean pop singer, rapper, musician, and producer, known as the King of Gangnam Style. He was born in in Seoul and his real name is Park Jae-Sang. He grew up in a rich family: his father was the CEO of a corporation and his mum was the owner of a few restaurants.
Park grew up like a bad boy and wasn't good at anything at school. He wasn't interested in music until he was 15 when one day he saw a recording of Queen and Freddie Mercury performing their epic " Bohemian Rhapsody " on the Wembley Stadium.
That changed the life of the young man. In the late s, his parents sent Park to the US to study business, and that's where he started rapping. After being back to South Korea Psy took plenty of lessons in dancing, acting, etc. There were a few interesting singles that made Psy famous in his home country. Korean entertainment agencies are known for signing artists to golden handcuff-like contracts, anywhere from seven to 13 years. These guarantee long and profitable careers for the artist and a lucrative return for the agency, who will have spent seven-figure sums on training.
But for every success story there are, of course, cautionary tales. It is not uncommon for hopeful artists to dedicate years of their lives to training with an agency, only to never properly debut. Some trainees just do not live up to expectations, says a staffer at a well-known agency who asked for anonymity.
Instead of being dropped they will be tested out in different fields such as a variety show or TV presenting. With a Korean mother and German father, her unique looks and note-perfect singing voice should have had her destined for big things with a company behind some of the top names in the industry. But while her peers went on to the big stage, Simmons failed to catch the attention of new fans during focus groups and TV appearances.
Having signed a year contract with SM, Simmons was technically benched by the agency and found a job by the company as a DJ on Korea's Arirang Radio to sit out the remainder of her contract. Nevertheless, there is much the Western music industry is keen to learn from the well-oiled system in South Korea. They are one and the same and invest heavily in finding and grooming talent from a young age.
Over the next year, we could see more of Western music's big players looking for a slice of the K-pop pie. Rapper Kanye West's creative team recently announced plans to launch Seoul-based joint-stock company Jones, incorporating brand, agency and entertainment branches. As for CL - who will release a full solo album later this year - she has fan and personal friend, Chanel and Fendi creative director, Karl Lagerfeld rooting for her.
The song "Gangnam Style" is a track on his sixth album. And then Braun raised his cup and toasted, "To Psy, to Korea, to breaking down barriers, to the future. We'll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Comments 0. Top Stories. Missing Hawaii girl's adoptive parents arrested and charged with murder Nov 11, AM. ABC News Live.
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