Ex-NCT member sees opportunity in K-pop music for kids
K-pop songs have long rung out across Korean kindergartens and elementary school classrooms, but few of them were ever written with children in mind. Former NCT member Mark Lee says he wants to fill that gap himself with what he calls "kids-pop." The idea has taken shape through "Mark Lee & Kids-POP," a YouTube series launched in September on the channel for Upper Room, the label he founded after…
Former NCT member Mark Lee has identified a gap in the K-pop music market for children and aims to address it with his new venture, "kids-pop." He launched the YouTube series "Mark Lee & Kids-POP" in September, under his label Upper Room, which he founded after leaving NCT and SM Entertainment. Each episode of the series features Lee interacting with children, listening to their stories, and finding musical inspiration from their experiences.
The current trend in K-pop has seen songs like iKON's "Love Scenario" and "Golden" from Netflix's animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" becoming popular among young children, but these songs were originally written as pop anthems for fictional idol groups rather than as children's songs. Lee's initiative seeks to fill this void by creating original music specifically tailored for children.
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