oh yeonseo worked in a kpop boy group
cho himself however is not sure if he coined the term since some articles stated that the word kpop was already being used by music industry insiders even though he had never heard it personally
during the beginning of the 21st century kpop idols began receiving success elsewhere in asia in 2002 baby voxs single coincidence korean  rr uyeon became popular in many asian countries after it was released and promoted during the world cup in south korea