{"id":19675,"date":"2017-03-24T16:42:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T16:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=19675"},"modified":"2017-03-24T16:42:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T16:42:32","slug":"korean-pop-finds-home-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/24\/korean-pop-finds-home-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean pop finds a home in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19681\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"KChoreo @ Wonderland Studios\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19681\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"KChoreo @ Wonderland Studios\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/KCHoreo.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IT&#8217;S Wednesday at Wonderland Studios on Richmond Road and a group of young women meet up to dance together to their favourite music. But it\u2019s not a tap, jazz or ballet that unites them. Every week, they meet up to dance to Korean pop music.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Korean pop, or K-Pop, is exactly what it sounds like &#8212; pop music from South Korea, sung by groups of extremely coiffured boys and girls, known as \u2018idols\u2019. You\u2019ve almost definitely heard a K-Pop song even if you didn\u2019t realise it &#8212; the 2012 hit \u2018Gangnam Style\u2019 is a K-pop song, even if its singer Psy isn\u2019t the typical K-Pop entity.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The hype around and love for K-Pop has been steadily building and spreading internationally from Korea, across Asia and outwards since the early 90\u2019s. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is often called the \u2018Hallyu Wave\u2019, which is a term coined by Chinese journalists in the late 90s to talk about the spread of Korean pop culture such as music, movies and soap operas (usually called \u2018dramas\u2019). <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">K-Pop has spread to the UK over the last few years &#8212; just three weeks ago, K-Pop group Block B held a concert at Troxy in London, and K-Pop groups are increasingly coming to the UK to perform.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, they\u2019ve yet to make it to Cardiff.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So for the K-Pop fans at KChoreo, they\u2019ve decided to adopt a DIY approach to K-Pop in Cardiff and work out the routines to their favourite tracks.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dance instructor Clara-Larissa Lorenz, 26, lives in Roath, is originally from Germany and started KChoreo in November. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI wanted to learn with a bunch of people. Before we started, I had no idea who would be interested, but I managed to find five people who were interested on Facebook,\u201d she said.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first song the class learnt the routine for was for \u2018Blood, Sweat &amp; Tears\u2019 by super-popular boy group BTS, who are known for their intense, and intensely difficult dance choreography.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Clara is hoping that they\u2019ll get a chance to film their routine for Blood, Sweat &amp; Tears, and be able to upload it to YouTube, where K-Pop dance covers are very popular. She also hopes that if it\u2019s good enough, they might be able to perform it at MCM Comic-Con.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19676\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19676\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/bangtan-photoshopped-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, are known for their incredibly difficult dance choreography as well as their very dedicated fanbase. 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Credit: MNet.\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/bangtan-photoshopped-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/bangtan-photoshopped-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/bangtan-photoshopped-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/bangtan-photoshopped-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/bangtan-photoshopped-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/bangtan-photoshopped.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> BTS, also known as Bangtan Boys, are known for their incredibly difficult dance choreography as well as their very dedicated fanbase. Credit: MNet.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This Wednesday, the class started by warming-up to \u2018I Wait\u2019 by non-dancing idol band DAY6, and spend the hour-long class learning the routine to \u2018Wake Me Up\u2019 by B.A.P. As expected, the choreography is intense and the class is only too grateful to have their water break halfway through &#8211; during which they talk excitedly about the new songs coming out by their favourite groups.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s clear that the class wouldn\u2019t exist if the members weren\u2019t such big fans of K-Pop. Molly, 17, from Grangetown, has been a fan of K-Pop for years after a friend of hers got her into it. She, in turn, brought a friend, Fitch, 17, who is a performing arts student at St Cyres School in Penarth.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s nice to come somewhere and dance for a change,\u201d says Fitch. \u201cMolly was a BTS fan so we came here. I knew about K-Pop for a long time, I knew about SHINee, but then in June a friend got me into AOA, but then I met Molly and BTS sort of happened.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19678\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19678\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"SHINee are a veteran K-Pop group also known for their intense choreography, including their famous microphone stand dance used for their song \u2018Dream Girl\u2019. Credit: MBC\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19678\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"SHINee are a veteran K-Pop group also known for their intense choreography, including their famous microphone stand dance used for their song \u2018Dream Girl\u2019. Credit: MBC\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/shinee-photoshopped.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> SHINee are a veteran K-Pop group also known for their intense choreography, including their famous microphone stand dance used for their song \u2018Dream Girl\u2019. Credit: MBC<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other K-Pop fans in the class have similar stories. Otilia, 16, from Roath, was one of the first people in the class. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI first got into K-Pop because a friend was into Big Bang and she gave me a calendar, so I thought well I have to get into it now,\u201d she said.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Otilia is also part of the K-Pop dance cover community on YouTube, and like Molly she also brought people into the class.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The friend Otilia brought is Shauna, 18, from Caerphilly, who also is a long-time fan of K-Pop. \u201cI got into it when SHINee released their first song, but I really got back into it two years ago. Otilia makes me watch music videos when we go to her house.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The dance class so far has 11 people who all seem to be very dedicated to being fans of K-Pop, and who keep bringing interested friends. While the home of K-Pop in Cardiff may be small now, it doesn\u2019t seem like anything will stop it from getting bigger and better just from the sheer love the members have for K-Pop.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re interested in KChoreo Cardiff, more information can be found on their website: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kchoreo-cardiff.jimdo.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/kchoreo-cardiff.jimdo.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT&#8217;S Wednesday at Wonderland Studios on Richmond Road and a group of young women meet up to dance together to their favourite music. 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