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K-pop is a musical genre originating in South Korea that is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements. Although it comprises all genres of "popular music" within South Korea, the term is more often used in a narrower sense to describe a modern form of South Korean pop music covering mostly dance-pop, pop ballad, electronic, rock, hip-hop, R&B, etc. In 1992, modern K-pop was ushered in with the formation of Seo Taiji & Boys, whose successful experimentation with different music styles had sparked a paradigm shift in the music industry of South Korea. As a result, the integration of foreign musical elements has now become a common practice in the K-pop industry. By tapping into social networking services and the video sharing platform YouTube, the K-pop industry 's ability to secure a sizeable overseas audience has facilitated a noticeable rise in the global proliferation of the genre. Since the mid-2000s, the K-pop music market has experienced double digit growth rates.

K-pop (an abbreviation of Korean pop;[1] Korean: 가요 kayo)[1] is a musical genre originating in South Korea that is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements. Although it comprises all genres of "popular music" within South Korea, the term is more often used in a narrower sense to describe a modern form of South Korean pop music covering mostly dance-pop, pop ballad, electronic, rock, hip-hop, R&B, etc.[2]
K-pop
Stylistic origins Rhythm and blues • Jazz • Folk • Dance • Classical • Rock and roll
Cultural origins Nominally early 1990s; trace the roots to 1960s
Typical instruments Vocals • Rapping • Drum machine • Drum pad • Drums • Electric bass • Keyboards • Piano • Sampler • Sequencer • Synthesizer
Subgenres
Bubblegum pop • Dance-pop • Operatic pop • Pop ballad • Power pop • Soundtrack • Synthpop • Space age pop • Sunshine pop • Traditional pop • Teen pop
Local scenes
Seoul City
Other topics
Music of Korea
C-pop • J-pop
K-pop (an abbreviation of Korean

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