What is K-pop?

 Do you know K-pop? Maybe some of you do, some of you do not. K-pop is an abbreviation of Korean pop or Korean popular music which originated in South Korea. It consists of many different musical genres like dance, electronic, electropop, hip hop, rock, and R&B. However, it is commonly considered as songs of Korean teen idols around the world which includes mostly dance, electronic, rap, hip hop and R&B genres.

 

 Nowadays, a lot of teenagers and young adults around the world like k-pop musics and its singers. Actually, we can easily see people who go to k-pop concerts or upload their dance cover video on You-tube. K-pop has gained popularity because Korean teen idols have good visuals, sing well, and have their own characteristics. Also, K-pop musics are very addictive and are mostly hook-songs in which some of the words and phrases are repeated. Therefore, lots of people remember and sing along them.

 

 There are many Korean idols such as Girls’ generation, BigBang, KARA, Super junior, TVXQ, Shinee, 2PM, Wonder girls and so on. They have their groups’ own music, dance and characteristics. Especially, Psy’s song ‘gangnam style’ became very popular in US and also ranked high in the BillBoard Chart. He was famous for his dance which reminds horse. Now, many people know him and his music video are parodied by them.

 

 Lots of people know about k-pop however, it also has many ways to go. There are still more people who don't know k-pop and only some fans know it in Europe. If you didn’t know k-pop so far, you missed good opportunities. From now on, how about listening to k-pop musics and enjoying them with your friends?