韩国的娱乐业很发达，其作品多年来一直风行亚洲。从去年开始，韩国流行音乐逐渐被欧美民众接受，开始在全世界流行起来。
The rise of K-Pop
by Eleanor Halls
Even the word massive feels like an understatement when talking about K-Pop in 2019. The catch-all genre has been a cornerstone of South Korea's national identity for over a decade, and is now integral to their soft power.
massive /ˈmæsɪv/ adj. 巨大的、庞大的
understatement /ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/ n. 保守的说法、低调的陈述（由statement加上表示低于的前缀under-）
K-Pop 指韩国流行音乐
catch-all 笼统的
genre /ˈʒɒnrə/ n. 流派、类型
cornerstone /ˈkɔːnəstəʊn/ n. 基石
identity /aɪˈdentəti/ n. 身份
decade /ˈdekeɪd/ n. 十年
integral /ˈɪntɪɡrəl/ adj. 不可或缺的
soft power 软实力
In fact, the cultural and economic potential of K-Pop, which is best described as a mashup of Western genres including pop, hip-hop and electronic, was so anticipated that in 2003, President Roh Moo-hyun declared South Korea's national objective to become one of "the world's top five content powers".
economic /ˌekəˈnɒmɪk/ adj. 经济的（由economy加后缀-ic变成形容词）
potential /pəˈtenʃ(ə)l/ n. 潜力
mashup /ˈmæʃʌp/ n. 混搭、糅合
hip-hop 嘻哈音乐
anticipate /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/ v. 期望、盼望
declare /dɪˈkleə(r)/ v. 宣布
objective /əbˈdʒektɪv/ n. 目标
content /ˈkɒntent/ n. 内容（比如音乐、影视等）
power /ˈpaʊə(r)/ n. 强国
In 2008, girl group Wonder Girls became the first K-Pop act to get a song into the Billboard 100, while in 2012, South Korean act Psy（鸟叔） broke YouTube's viewing record with his one-hit wonder Gangnam style, racking up so many views YouTube actually had to upgrade its counter.
act /ækt/ n. 表演者、表演团体
Billboard 是一家美国杂志，Billboard 100是该杂志的音乐排行榜
YouTube /ˈjuːtjuːb/ 是美国的视频网站
record /ˈrekɔːd/ n. 纪录
one-hit wonder 一炮走红又归于沉寂
Gangnam style 江南骑马舞
rack up 积累
upgrade /ʌpˈɡreɪd/ v. 升级（由up和grade组成）
counter /ˈkaʊntə(r)/ n. 计数器（由count加上表示人或物的后缀-er）
It wasn't until last year, however, that K-Pop's international success became consistent, spearheaded by both seven-piece boy band BTS (who became the first K-Pop group to headline Wembley Stadium, and whose recent album Love Yourself became the first K-Pop album to make it to number one in the US album charts), and their female counterparts Blackpink.
consistent /kənˈsɪst(ə)nt/ adj. 连续的、持续的
spearhead /ˈspɪəhed/ v. 率领、带头
seven-piece 有七个成员的
headline /ˈhedlaɪn/ v. 领衔表演、主演
make it 成功做到
chart /tʃɑːt/ n. 音乐排行榜
counterpart /ˈkaʊntəpɑːt/ n. 对应的人
When Blackpink debuted in 2016, their single, Whistle, went straight to number one in South Korea, while the video for Boombayah broke the record for the most-viewed debut music video by a Korean act. Most recently, their hit single Ddu Ddu Ddu nabbed the record off BTS as Youtube's most viewed video within 24 hours.
debut /ˈdeɪbju/ v./n. 首次登台、首场演出
single /ˈsɪŋɡ(ə)l/ n. 单曲
break the record 打破纪录
hit /hɪt/ n. 大获成功的作品
nab /næb/ v. 夺走
And it's not just K-Pop records they're breaking: in April, they became the first girl group since Destiny's Child to top the US iTunes chart, and a month later, they became the first girl band since the Spice Girls to gross over $1 million from a single show. It seems that Blackpink's catchphrase, "Blackpink is the revolution", might not be hyperbole（夸大） after all.
top /tɒp/ v. 成为第一
gross /ɡrəʊs/ v. 赚到税前某个数额的钱
single /ˈsɪŋɡ(ə)l/ adj. 单个的
catchphrase /ˈkætʃfreɪz/ n. 名言
revolution /ˌrevəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ n. 革命
after all 终究
Blackpink's fandom, far from limited to Seoul, stretches from Asia to Europe via America. "I saw a huge increase in American fans after Blackpink played Coachella in May," says Sharon, the 17 year-old Korean admin of Blackpink's largest Twitter fan page, who spends her free time after school translating articles, video interviews, Instagram captions and songs from Korean to English.
fandom /ˈfændəm/ n. 粉丝团
far from 远不是、根本不是
limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ v. 限制
Seoul /səʊl/ n. 首尔（韩国首都）
stretch /stretʃ/ v. 延伸、绵延
increase /ˈɪnkriːs/ n. 增加、增长
admin /ˈædmɪn/ n. 管理员
Twitter /ˈtwɪtə(r)/ 是美国的微博客网站
article /ˈɑːtɪk(ə)l/ n. 文章
interview /ˈɪntəvjuː/ n. 采访
Instagram /ˈɪnstəɡræm/ 是美国的图片社交网站
caption /ˈkæpʃ(ə)n/ n. 图片的说明文字
Blackpink's influence has now begun to shape Western nightlife, too, with several K-POP nightclubs and dance groups take place in London. Louise Quan, who founded the city's Love K-Pop Dance club last summer, says that her classes have spiked in attendance, and her Blackpink and BTS classes will often sell out. "The attendees, mostly women aged between 13 and 30, are incredibly diverse: British, Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian... the list goes on," she says. "It signifies how universal K-Pop music and the K-Pop dance cover culture is."
influence /ˈɪnfluəns/ n. 影响
shape /ʃeɪp/ v. 塑造、影响
found /faʊnd/ v. 创办
spike /spaɪk/ v. 猛增
attendance /əˈtend(ə)ns/ n. 出席、到场（由attend加后缀-ance变成名词）
sell out 卖完、售罄
attendee /ətenˈdiː/ n. 到场的人
incredibly /ɪnˈkredəbli/ adv. 难以置信地
diverse /daɪˈvɜːs/ adj. 多种多样的
Spanish /ˈspænɪʃ/ adj. 西班牙的
Italian /ɪˈtæljən/ adj. 意大利的
signify /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/ v. 象征、表明（由sign加后缀-ify变成动词）
universal /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːs(ə)l/ adj. 普遍存在的
cover /ˈkʌvə(r)/ n. 翻唱（这里指粉丝学偶像的歌舞）
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