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Lee Soo Man
had clearly tapped into something, and a year later,
when a catastrophic financial crisis pummeled Asia, the South Korean government
had the same idea as Lee Soo Man. Culture could be
the county's next big export industry. They even passed a law devoted
to bolstering the arts, and vowed to dedicate at least 1%
of the entire state budget to culture. There were three main companies
ready to take advantage: Lee Soo Man's SM Entertainment,
and two other new music agencies, JYP and YG. YG's founder was none other than
Yang Hyun Suk, a member of Seo Taiji & Boys. These three companies
established the formula for making K-pop that still exists today
had clearly tapped into something, and a year later,
when a catastrophic financial crisis pummeled Asia, the South Korean government
had the same idea as Lee Soo Man. Culture could be
the county's next big export industry. They even passed a law devoted
to bolstering the arts, and vowed to dedicate at least 1%
of the entire state budget to culture. There were three main companies
ready to take advantage: Lee Soo Man's SM Entertainment,
and two other new music agencies, JYP and YG. YG's founder was none other than
Yang Hyun Suk, a member of Seo Taiji & Boys. These three companies
established the formula for making K-pop that still exists today
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Lee Soo Man
had clearly tapped into something,
00:00:04.336 --> 00:00:07.048
and a year later,
when a catastrophic financial crisis
00:00:07.131 --> 00:00:08.009
pummeled Asia,
00:00:08.174 --> 00:00:11.051
the South Korean government
had the same idea as Lee Soo Man.
00:00:11.594 --> 00:00:15.556
Culture could be
the county's next big export industry.
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They even passed a law devoted
to bolstering the arts,
00:00:18.934 --> 00:00:23.689
and vowed to dedicate at least 1%
of the entire state budget to culture.
00:00:23.773 --> 00:00:26.609
There were three main companies
ready to take advantage:
00:00:26.692 --> 00:00:30.237
Lee Soo Man's SM Entertainment,
and two other new music agencies,
00:00:30.321 --> 00:00:32.999
JYP and YG.
00:00:32.156 --> 00:00:35.001
YG's founder was none other than
Yang Hyun Suk,
00:00:35.201 --> 00:00:37.062
a member of Seo Taiji & Boys.
00:00:37.995 --> 00:00:41.415
These three companies
established the formula for making K-pop
00:00:41.499 --> 00:00:42.792
that still exists today.
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Movie Summary
A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.
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