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We chose to host Rising Legends on YouTube because it is where K-pop thrives – PSY's "Gangnam Style" literally broke the platform's view counter in 2014. Through a new video submission for each round, contestants are asked to prove again and again that they deserve the attention and support of our audience. Rising Legends was held in three rounds to ensure that our audience is fully immersed in the voting experience and the role they play in helping other like-minded fans achieve their dreams. K-pop is a competitive industry – with over 200 groups debuting each year, the only way to get in front of international fans is through the use of grassroots branding and strategic partnerships.

Merge mainstream pop with K-pop by involving music critics from major publications.

Mobilize the greater K-pop community by granting them the power to vote for the next potential K-pop star.

Empower the Soompi audience by providing a platform to showcase their talents and to reach an audience of like-minded peers.

Create a K-pop star search without barriers - allow anyone, anywhere to audition regardless of race or gender.

Together with JYP Entertainment, one of three major talent agencies in Korea, we took to our multilingual, multicultural audience to find the next K-pop star. That's why we created Rising Legends, a movement designed to address the imbalance in diversity of the industry's talents. However, despite the boom in K-pop's popularity around the globe, the industry remains monolithic: only a handful of K-pop stars today are non-Korean.

Today, Soompi is trusted by 20 million readers in more than 180 countries. Soompi launched in 1998, as a way for Korean-Americans to connect through a shared love for their native culture.Īs K-pop started extending its influence into more and more countries, Soompi has also adopted a new mission: to become the voice of the international fans.

The explosive growth of this entertainment industry is etched into the history of Soompi, the first international K-pop community. When most people hear the word "K-pop," they automatically think of PSY, the hilarious "horse-dance" guy behind "Gangnam Style." But for years, the Korean pop industry has been quietly amassing 35 million fans around the world.