The Most Influential KPOP Artist in History 

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Its amazing how Seo Taiji still looks the same after all these years

Seo Taiji himself said to BTS "This is your generation" Kind of passed the crown to BTS in way back in 2017...... A legend only can know a legend.....

I remember watching a video of BTS saying how happy and honored they were to perform with Seo Taiji and I was so confused why I thought he was just a normal person but now I know

I want to add some more what Seo Taiji did for the Korean music industry. At that time, the whole music industry was corrupt. No matter how many albums were sold out, no reward sent to the musicians. The Establishment like record companies said "You guys became famous thanks to us. So, earn your money in nightclubs". No single artist couldn't fight against them because the Establishment consists of entertainment companies, record companies, broadcasting companies, and so on. The pre-censorship institution was one of them. Also, the artists were the slaves of the broadcasting companies. When they asked the artists to appear on the TV, they had to no matter what. If the artist refused, they can't be on the TV forever. In this situation, Seo Taiji stood against them. He canceled a contract with his company and continued his career by his own way without any help of a company. He did every step to create an album almost by himself ranging from engineering and playing instruments of the sounds to composing and producing the whole album. As a result, he became the enemy of the Establishment and they attacked Seo Taiji so terribly. The press spread vicious rumors like "He is Satan. He is a girl. He is pregnant??". Yes, although he is a male, they made a rumor that he himself was pregnant. The broadcasting companies prohibited SeoTaiji and boys from the TV and radio. Even the congress claimed that he needs to be stopped. Pre-censorship was just one of those attacks. Literally, the whole music industry tried to kill him. In this situation, Seo Taiji won over all the fights thanks to the support of his fans and gave all the rights of musicians to the current musicians. The reason I like him personally is because he never boasts these amazing achievements. For this reason, even many Koreans don't know what he did for the Korean music industry.

As the original SeoTaiji's fan, I remember how excited the era was. EVERY SINGLE TEENS were fans of him. Boys, girls.. didn't matter. I remember "Hayeo-ga" having Korean traditional instruments and made me feel so proud. I remember singing "Classroon Ide-a" banging my head. I remember how shocking it was when he decided to retire all of the sudden. He DID invented K-pop and introduced me to rock music. After him, I completely lost the interest to other K-pop cuz it became too bubble-pop. ...Until I found BangTan Boys..LOL

It’s safe to say that Seo Taiji paved the way for Kpop as a whole. Edit so people don’t fight in the comments: Seo Taiji paved the way for Kpop in Korea (without him it wouldn’t exist) ;BTS and PSY paved it in the rest of the world (without them, the majority wouldn’t have known about Kpop)

I'm an army but if Seo Taiji hadn't walked I don't think BTS would have been able to run.

I'm happy that their generation had somebody to look upto just like our generation has 💜

I love the fact that he's wearing glasses

Seo Taiji called BTS as his sons.. BTS just continue the legend that Seo Taiji started..

Already watched this but I'll watch it again

If in future there are any courses on Kpop in schools these videos should be made textbooks.

when i was in teens, i saw their first performance on music program in my life, i felt like being hit by the lightening. most of my friends are memorizing all the verses and following their styles and dances as armies love bts these days. before them, teens are just passive beings to follow the adults' order without resistance. but after we listened to their songs, we realized teens have the right and the freedom to speak up their voices against adults. seotaeji was our president of teens who represented our values and voices. his music style was also the door to open the new genre of music. most of all, his message was so explicit and democratic!! i think he was a cultural protester who led to enhance korea's democracy!

I remember how influential he was from the drama reply 1994.

Thank you Danny for this great video. You really put a lot of effort into these types of videos. And wow korean kpop or the whole music industry can be proud that they have someone as revolutionary as seo taiji.

i am so proud BTS once shared a stage with the Seo Taji

A R I R A N G

Thank you so much for reuploading this, SeoTaiji always gets swept under the rug when talking about influential Kpop artists. Its especially people who are new to Kpop don't know the crazy history behind it, this is helpful!

0:46 now i know where all this drunk cameraman come from..this guys is a legend and pave the way to drunk cameraman in all music show..because of him all kpop fan want to vomit and puke while watching music show stage..

i don't usually comment on videos, however, i really wanted to say how much i enjoyed this video. i really like it when you guys make videos that combine Korean history with relevant information in different topics. i find it gives a much better insight into Korea and Korean culture. Hope you guys will continue making such content. :)

So, what I got from this is that Seo Taiji created Kpop. He is literally the GodFather of Kpop.

Love it when you guys do shows like this. Provides a lot of context for us westerners who aren’t familiar with the history and cultural reception of the day.

Seo Taiji truly paved the way.

Personally I heard about Seo taji when he invited bts to his concert and named them his successor. After checking out his discography even if It is decades late I am a fan of his music. No doubt Seo taji and boys are the inventor of Kpop

BTS certainly broke down many barriers and took KPop to a new level but so many artists paved the way for that and arguably Seo Taiji was the first one 🙌💯

Still headbanging to classroom idea and must triumph to this day

Ancestor of KPOP

I want to know the parents of seotaji and the boys. Were they accepted. Were they encouraged? Or were they shunned? If it's the first than really kuddos to them :D

HE ISN'T ONLY THE MOST INFLUENCIAL KPOP ARTIST, HE IS KPOP!!

I’ve been listening to Seo Taiji for more than two decades here in America. Had to rip his music online because nobody knew who he was and nobody carried his albums. He’s one of my main influences in my own music.

Seo Taiji is really special because he is not just special in terms of music, but he has completely changed the Korean music industry. The concept of comeback comes from Seo Taiji. Before there was a concept of comeback, the singer didn't have any special authority, but Seo Taiji didn't want to do it. He wanted a cycle of making songs with plenty of rest, working for some time, relaxing and making songs. That's why I did it, but it was possible because it was Seo Tai-ji, and after that, everyone followed suit and became a culture.

Seo Taiji doesn't seem to age and his music is timeless.

Seo Taiji is legendary in Kpop history. The way BTS see him, you can tell how much he changed their lives to better. They are really proud when they were invited on his 25th anniversary concert and wish to have the same achievements as with Seo Taiji. They look up so much with their seniors like him. Very impressive.

Fuck, his stage presence is relaxing but so COOL. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT

Seo Taiji & Boys are definitely revolutionary! :D Thanks for the history lesson! :D

4:25 Surely i cant be the only one liking this right?

Basically Seo Taiji walked so that other idols could run and I respect that

Without this genius we wouldn't have BTS and I'm so grateful to him

BTS broke down the barriers between western and korean music. While Seo Taiji and boys paved way for a greater music in Korea.

He produced his own music with a computer in 1992? What a genius!

Thank you for this video! I know how hard it is to summarize history (especially recent history) for people that doesn't know about your country. I love all these videos you are putting out, they help us see the "background" of the current Korean society, to understand what is considered revolutionary nowadays.

Seo talji invent the kpop and bts paves the way across the globe

i discovered him when BTS where invited to their concert i was really impressed and i liked so much 💜💜

Seo taiji songs are straight bops and that's not up for debate

I am army and i love Seo Taiji 💜

I love how Seo Taiji proved all the boomers wrong

Thanks for this Kpop history overview. I knew Seo Taiji was big in Korea and many music artists look up to them but I didn't know what a big impact they had in Korean society. Gonna go through their discography cause this got me intrigued...

Me seeing Seo Taiji in the thumbnail: Looks like I gotta go like that video

honestly legendary but also i really appreciate he details of korean social climate it really gives great insight !! let’s all thank seo taiji for allowing korean music to revolutionize into the art it is today

Well made video. good job!! Thank you. I spread the link some reaction video of Seotaiji

I still love these informational videos. Thank you!

"When a great genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign; that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." -Jonathan Swift

I kinda feel like YG must have been so annoyed when Seo Taiji invited BTS for a collab and not someone from YG Ent...😂

Love this updated version! Well done as always! 👏

If they do a tour please LET ME KNOW , I WANNA GO

Oh my God! I just realised why your channel is called DKDKTV 🤦‍♀️😆 Also this an excellent video! Thankyou for your content 😁

The music flashback!! Reminds me of the Reply series. They were so ahead their time. And to have these be head kids that refuse to acknowledge that, that's too bad.

My mom is still a fangirl of seotaeji😂 she told me how she skipped school to go see them

this was one of my fav videos thank you for reuploading it!

Yay a documentary about this superinfluential icon! Thank you!

I first heard of him because of Reply 1994! I didn't know he look that cute with glasses o.o

I'm so happy to see this again, thx for the reupload!

Thank you so much for creating so many explanatory videos! I always enjoy watching them and learning more about a culture so different from the one I grew up in. I've always had a fascination for foreign cultures and their history, but getting into kpop has widened my horizons yet again. With your help, I can understand so many more things now :) I'm a high school senior and I chose to write my language diploma research paper on the rise of kpop, tackling different aspects of it, like reasons, struggles of the artist, production and lastly outcome and success. Your videos have made my life so much easier since it would've been impossible to find such information otherwise. Thanks again!

I got goosebump when he said about BTS

We owe him so much

Loooooove these kinds of video! Thank you for taking the time to make them! Love learning about the history and how it all comes together!!!

Ahhh thank you thank you!! With kpop growing into this global phenomenon, I think it's just right that new fans appreciate and know them. Come back home for obvious reasons is so popular with the new fans, yet they don't know it's a cover, that's how well it has stood the test of time. Let's give credit where credit is due. Thank you thank you again wonderful video 📹 ❤ 💖 💕 😊

I really like this guys. SO soooo much. But why after Taiji era, Kpop has changed a lot? Was it just because business reason, probably?

It’s 3:00 am I should be sleeping😭

Love the Caption and Thumbnail ♥️ i'm that generation in between them two. Proud 💜🤍

I really love this kind of content. Thank you

I really appreciate this video. It was fascinating to watch! Thank you💫

Thank you for this video, I knew a little about seo taiji before but this made everything more clear and understandable 😊🙏

In simple words Seo Taiji paved the way and made the mark in the Korean pop history, and became the role model to the artists like bts... He is the constellation who moulded BTS to become the stars.... Thank you guys for enlightening us about the things we were not aware of 💜

I love those videos, it's always good to know some context of a music I listen to

Thanks for this informative show. K-pop wasn't on my radar at all until 2020. I found out about Seo Taiji through SHINee's cover of "Internet War" and realized that he's my favorite Korean musician. I love his music and the important messages of his lyrics. K-pop artists would do well to always think "What Would Seo Taiji Do?" (WWSTD?). But that would probably be in a different universe.

Finally it is available again! I love these videos, please make more maybe about other influential artists from the past that are not well known to the foreigners.

All those videos about korean K-pop/music history are awesome! thank you so much. Plus you've done a terrific job, it's really understandable and clear, made simple enough to absorb and yet so complete! Again Thank you so much.

Omg Danny this was awesome. You guys are bringing it. Amazing quality content. Keep it up. Rooting for you 💜💜

History class is my new favorite thing! Thanks DKDK!

13:21 when I tell my mom their a flying bug in the room

This is genuinely so interesting I'm so glad i found your channel!!

Great historical content. Definitely need more of this.

"random ass RU-vid user" 😂

I loved this video so much ♡♡ I had heard you mention Taiji on other videos, but I had never heard his songs, now I'm addicted!

Thank you again for this series!! I love them so much!

i really like you guys are uploading the k pop history videos.. the are amazing keep doing that!!!

Bruh i was listening to him Today

I love these History dive ins that DKDKTV makes!

In my youth overseas despite how it was so hard to access kpop then, I could see SeoTaiji was a huge deal. But I never rlly got to know him since I was not at the age of disposable income and only heard drips and drabs of what they played on the local KorAm radio station. Fast forward through a brief moment of being an H.O.T fan, another brief moment of curiously watching Bigbang go thru competition before debuting, early to mid 2010s of casually dabbling kpop, and then finally late 2010s when I found THE group that everyone else had already found lol. Now: 12:13 The way army ears perk up instantly

Thanks for the great video again

thank you for this video, I really like it as well as the kpop history one, hope you'll make more of these in the future :)

Excellent and very informative video as always you guys. I love how you include a lot of Korean history facts + interviews, photos, etc and don't just show the history of the featured artist.

thanks for the reupload!!

SEOTAIJI 25th CONCERT. what made he chose BTS

The way the girls from the 80's are speaking is so textbook that I can actually understand what they're saying ;D Would be cool to see a video like this about TVXQ!

I enjoyed history lesson! im now more understanding of korean music culture :D thank you for the video

Thankful for this video. We'll done!

Love these types of videos that you guys make👌👌👌