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As we can see, KPOP has been very popular not only in their country but also all over

the world. Dance is an integral part of K-pop. When combining multiple singers, the singers
often switch their positions while singing and dancing by making prompt movements in
synchrony. Since the debut of Seo Taiji & Boys (the first modern highly successful band in the
South Korean music industry), multiple singers began to switch their positions while singing and
dancing, a strategy called "formation changing" (Korean: , Jari ba'ggum) and a turning
point for the establishment of K-pop choreography (Korean: , Anmu).

The K-pop choreography often includes the so-called "point dance, "(Korean: ,
pointeu daenseu) referring to a dance made up of hooking and repetitive movements within the
choreography. The key movements standing out and being easily remembered are supposed to
match the characteristics of the lyrics of the song. "Point dance" in a song has almost become a
stereotype of K-Pops as shown in the success of the key movements like rubbing hands
together side to side as a Korean hand gesture for apology in Sorry Sorry from Super Junior.

To choreograph a dance for a song requires the writers to take the tempo into account. A fan's
ability to do the same steps must also be considered: "The Korean people really want their fans
to be in the music as well. That's why as choreographers we have to simplify movements,"
according to Ellen Kim, a Los Angeles dancer and choreographer.

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