K-pop out to conquer the world (VIDEO & 6 PHOTOS)

(Reuters) - A host of young Korean stars are taking to the stage in London, New York and beyond in a bid to crack one of the final global frontiers for Asian culture -- pop music.

"K-pop," as Korean pop is called, has made major inroads into Japan, the world's second largest music market.

But breaking into key countries further afield like Britain, Germany, France and, most crucially, the United States, has so far eluded acts who may be household names at home but remain virtual unknowns outside Asia.

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Girls' Generation Making Its American Dream Come True (5 VIDEO)

After its performance on Oct. 23 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Girls' Generation has continued to receive rave reviews from both critics and press worldwide. Due to its outstanding showing at this American concert, the girl group can now rightfully be named one of the international representatives of K-Pop.

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Joo Won in Contention for "Moon That Embraces the Sun" (PHOTO)

Another up-and-comer is in contention to join MBC’s "The Moon That Embraces the Sun" is Joo Won, who hit mainstream success last year with "Baker King Kim Tak Goo," playing the antagonistic foil to Yoon Shi Yoon’s good-hearted hero. The drama is the fantasy-sageuk romance starring Kim Soo Hyun as a fictional Joseon king, and Han Ga In as the female shaman he falls in love with.

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[Tweets] 2AM Joins Wonder Girls, Dara’s Busy, Solbi in a Wedding Dress, and More!

Here we go through some of the top twitter/me2day posts of the day! Please let us know if we missed anything! Be sure to follow us on Twitter @soompi for the most up-to-date K-Pop news on the web!

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Wonder Girls & One Direction Arrive on Social 50 Chart (2 VIDEO & 2 PHOTOS)

K-Pop group Wonder Girls arrives onto Billboard's Social 50 chart, jumping into the tally at No. 33 -- this week's highest debut. The release of the video for their latest single "Be My Baby" on Nov. 5 prompted a burst of 8 million YouTube views, boasting their profile views by 164,000 last week.

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner debuts at Seoul air show

Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” arrives at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. One of the most-eagerly anticipated aircraft was on show in Korea for the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX). / Courtesy of Boeing

The much-delayed Boeing 787 ``Dreamliner’’ was finally put on display during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2011, attracting tens of thousands of airplane enthusiasts from all over the country.

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Korea’s first automotives museum to debut in 2014

The first public automotive museum in Korea will be constructed in the international city of Songdo, west of Seoul, to demonstrate the country’s leading-edge technologies and fast-track growth in the competitive business.

W Square Properties said Sunday that it aims to break ground for the museum, tentatively named the Central Auto Forum, next year with an aim of completing it in 2014 ahead of the Incheon Asian Games.

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