Korean music
Gangnam style's genre
Korean music spans traditional forms and modern genres.
Traditional Korean music includes court music, folk songs, and pansori—a dramatic vocal style.
In contemporary usage, Korean music almost always means K-pop, the globally popular genre combining catchy melodies, synchronized choreography, and polished production: My daughter is obsessed with Korean music.
The term also covers Korean hip-hop, R&B, and indie rock.
- K-popKorean popular music genre
- trotPace between walk, canter
- balladNarrative poem or song
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- Buddhist chantsReligious recitations from Eastern temples
indie · EDM · idol groups · fan chants · rap · dance-pop · Blackpink · BTS · harvest festivals · synthesizer · tea ceremonies · storytelling traditions
- Korean StudiesJoseon dynasty, Hangul, hanbok, celadon, ancestral rites
- KoreaSeoul, Busan, Incheon, DMZ, kimchi
- Korean diasporaKoreatown, ethnic enclaves, immigrant families, expatriates, second generation
- folk musicfolk, folk songs, folk ballads, folk ballad, folk singers
- world musicreggae, samba, bossa nova, flamenco, fado
- Korean LiteraturePachinko, translated works, novels, literary traditions, literary heritage
Korean musicJapanese music
Songs from Japan
American music · British music · Chinese music · C-pop · Indian music
Korean musicBritish pop
Popular music from England
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