(extra post) What are the most visible (successful) Korean wave elements in the world?

 

I think it is BTS. BTS is leading the Korean Wave, which is much larger and more sustained than PSY, who hit the world in 2012. BTS' song 'Dynamite' became the first Korean singer to top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Hot 100 is the main chart of Billboard, which indicates that BTS is the most successful of the current Korean Wave elements. In addition, BTS made the first U.N. speech by a Korean singer in 2018, and successfully finished performing at Wembley Stadium in England in 2019 that only world-class artists can perform.

This influence is stronger than any other K-pop singer. Even recently, a bill to postpone military service for BTS was revised. At the national level, it is recognized that BTS contributes a lot to the Korean Wave and the enhancement of the national status.

Therefore, it is highly likely that BTS will be an unprecedented Korean Wave element in the history of Korean Wave. 

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