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K-pop

K-pop (Korean: 케이팝; RR: Keipap; an abbreviation of "Korean popular music") is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. The music genre that the term is used to refer to colloquially emerged in the 1990s as a form of youth subculture, with Korean musicians influenced by Western dance music, hip-hop, R&B and rock. Today, K-pop commonly refers to…

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Cultural origins
1990s, South Korea
Stylistic origins
Trot · pop · dance · contemporary R&B · hip-hop

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K-pop

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Edges380
Triples437
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Origins of Korean popular music · 39
K-pop → American, American Evangelists, British, Clementine, During, Enka, Fallen Blossoms, For, Gospel, Henry Appenzeller, Huimangga, In, Japan, Japanese, Jeogori Sisters, Korea, Korean, Koreans, Lee Eun-pa, Lee Jeong-suk
related to 1980s: The era of ballads · 38
K-pop → Asian, Ballads, Byun Jin-sub, Carnegie Hall, Chang, Cho Yong-pil, Cho Yong-pil's, Cho's, Despite, English, For, Get Close, Gwanghwamun, Gwanghwamun Yeonga, His, Hong Kong, In, Japan, Japanese, Korean
related to Foreign relations · 37
K-pop → After School, DMZ, Gangnam Style, Girls' Generation, Hallyu, HuH, In, In September, Kara, Korean, Korean Wave, Ministry, National Assembly, National Defense, North Korea, North Korean, Nuland, Nuland's, On May, Park Chung Hee
related to Record charts · 24
K-pop → All-Kill, Apple Music, Billboard Hot, Billboard K-pop Hot, Bugs, Certified All-Kill, Circle Digital Chart, Flo, Genie, Japan, Korean, MelOn, More, Oricon Albums Chart, Perfect All-Kill, Samsung Music, Some, South Korea's, South Korean, Spotify
related to 1990s: Development of modern K-pop · 23
K-pop → American, April, Boys, Deux, Drunken Tiger, Europop, Former Seo Taiji, In, Jinusean, JYP Entertainment, Know, Korean, Lee Soo-man, MBC's, Park Jin-young, Seo Taiji, SM Entertainment, Solid, South Korean, The
related to Television · 20
K-pop → Examples, Iz, Jellyfish Entertainment's MyDOL, K-pop Star, Mercy, Mnet's Produce, Money, One, Pentagon, Show Me, Sixteen, Starship Entertainment's No, Superstar, The Korean, TV, Twice, Unpretty Rapstar, VIXX, Wanna One, X1
related to Dance · 19
K-pop → Abracadabra, According, Brown Eyed Girls, Companies, Consequently, Dance, Ellen Kim, Los Angeles, Physical, Seoul's Def Dance Skool, Sorry Sorry, Students, Super Junior's, The, The K-pop, This, To, Training, When
related to Fashion · 18
K-pop → Accessories, American, As K-pop, Boys, Candy, Deux, DJ DOC, Hip-hop, Know, Korean, Sechs Kies, Seo, Seo Taiji, T-shirts, The, This, Western, With Korean
related to Marketing · 18
K-pop → China, Concepts, Groups, Kyuhyun, Many, New, Online, Prior, Promotional, Ryeowook, Sometimes, Super Junior, Super Junior-K, Super Junior-M, These, Two, Yesung, YouTube
related to Sales and market value · 18
K-pop → According, Billboard, BTS, By, Chart, DFSB Kollective, IFPI, IFPI Global Album Sales, In, International Federation, Korean, Phonographic Industry, Seventeen, South Korea, South Korea's GDP, South Korea's Greatest Export, Time, US

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korean music south korea idol pop groups also popular industry dance rock english culture one singers entertainment songs idols first

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K-popCultural origins1990s, South Korea1.00infobox
K-popStylistic originsTrot1.00infobox
K-popStylistic originspop1.00infobox
K-popStylistic originsdance1.00infobox
K-popStylistic originscontemporary R&B1.00infobox
K-popStylistic originship-hop1.00infobox
K-popStylistic originsrock1.00infobox
K-popis aform of soft power.An example of the South Korean government effort in diplomacy through K-pop is the Mnet Asian Music Awards0.90text
Fly to the Skyinstance ofKorean pop music from singers or groups who are Korean-American0.80text
g.o.dinstance ofKorean pop music from singers or groups who are Korean-American0.80text
Richinstance ofKorean pop music from singers or groups who are Korean-American0.80text
Yoo Seung-juninstance ofKorean pop music from singers or groups who are Korean-American0.80text

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