K-Pop Now! by Mark James Russell

Author:Mark James Russell
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-4-8053-1300-8
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

For seven years, FT Island has been delighting fans all over Asia.

Song Seung-hyung, Lee Hong-ki and Lee Jae-jin on stage at JTBC’s Music on Top in March 2012.

INFINITE

Woollim Entertainment

Infinite was created in 2010 by Tablo and Mithra from Korea’s pioneering hip-hop group Epik High (in fact, L and Infinite first appeared in the music video for Epik High’s “Run”), but the group’s first mini-album, First Invasion, released the same year, met with an underwhelming response.

Its next EP, Evolution, which came out in early 2012, did a little better, with Infinite’s “scorpion” dance for the song “Before the Dawn” gaining a lot of notice. It was finally the single “Be Mine” from its first album, Over the Top, that led Infinite to stardom, winning it its first weekly music program.

But it was the group’s single “The Chaser,” released in 2012, that took Infinite to the top of the K-pop ranks. “The Chaser” was a true phenomenon, holding the No. 1 spot on the Korean charts for weeks. Billboard called it the top K-pop song of 2012.

Group leader Sungkyu released a solo record, “Another Me,” in 2012, with more of a rock style than Infinite’s, teaming up with Nell, one of Korea’s few mainstream rock acts. Then, in early 2013, Infinite launched its first subgroup, the hip-hop styled Infinite-H. Featuring band members Dongwoo and Hoya, Infinite-H topped the charts, thanks to collaborations with some of Korea’s top producers, including Zion-T, Beenzino and Primary.

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