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Originally Posted by djchameleon
K-pop was huge thanks to Youtube for a couple of years before Gangnam Style even came out.
On the other topic of those signing competitions, the acts that come out of them very rarely have any longevity.
Every year a new American Idol gets crowned. They put on one album or two and then they are completely forgotten about.
Did you forget about the existence of Star Search?
These singing competition shows aren't anything new.
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I guess the situation was different in my neck of the woods, because as far as I know, K-pop was unheard of around here until that viral video.
And I agree that the signing competition acts disppear quickly. Just about any artists who cater to a small cross-section of the population will. Remember when the Jonas Brothers were the rage? Nobody mentions them anymore.
And Star Search was actually before my time.