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K-pop (/ k eɪ p ɒ p /, Korean: 케이팝; RR: Keipap), short for Korean popular music, [1] is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. [2] It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, rock, jazz, gospel, reggae, electronic dance, folk, country, disco, and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots. [3]
After the division of Korea in 1945 and the establishment of North Korea in 1948, revolutionary song-writing traditions were channeled into support for the state, eventually becoming a style of patriotic song called taejung kayo (대중가요) in the 1980s [6] combining classical Western symphonic music, the Soviet socialist realism style, and Korean traditional musical forms. [7]
A cover of the song by the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble plays every morning in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang at 6 a.m. through a system of loudspeakers on the clock tower of the city's railway station. [5] [6] Tourists visiting Pyongyang have reported this daily
While the industry of K-pop originates in South Korea, with the rise of the Hallyu Wave, the demand for Korean pop music has spread globally.Key aspects of K-pop fan culture include learning choreography, purchasing albums and other merchandise, and engaging with other fans on social media platforms.
Spring Is Coming (Korean: 봄이 온다; RR: Bomi Onda; MR: Pomi Onta) was a concert that occurred in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 1 and 3, 2018.It included numerous South Korean performers, and was described as an important event in the 2018 thaw in the North Korea–South Korea relations.
The name 'Pyongyang' derives from the Sino-Korean words 平 (flat) and 壤 (land). It is the McCune-Reischauer romanisation of the Korean term '평양', which translates to 'flat land', reflecting the smooth terrain of the city.
The eoeungeum or oungum (Korean: 어은금) is a stringed musical instrument invented and played in North Korea.It is between the size of a mandolin and a mandola, and commonly has four single strings.
The music of South Korea has evolved over the course of the decades since the end of the Korean War, and has its roots in the music of the Korean people, who have inhabited the Korean peninsula for over a millennium. Contemporary South Korean music can be divided into three different main categories: Traditional Korean folk music, popular music ...