When do you think the retro "trend" in k-pop will end?

[____shawnee 4,117]

K-pop stays stuck in the 80s! It's been a thing for forever but it seems to be especially prominent now.

 

I think this is why I'm falling out of love with Sweetune. It's getting a bit tired, the electro-pop stuff is at least. Give me more 80s or 90s R&B, yas. 

[SeophieJH 147]

No, its like kpop has a boner for retro stuff.

[WonderTwice 3,517]

retro will never die as long as wonder girls are active

[HOMEWRECKER 1,944]

idk but I love it

[Deea 6,752]

Who cares i just want bops 

[aegyolks 3,348]

It's pretty hard to mess up retro...music inspired by the 80's sounds good by principle 

[Aya Sama 3,498]

Why should the trend end when we have Wonder Girls giving us awesome retro inspired songs? 

[____shawnee 4,117]

It's pretty hard to mess up retro...music inspired by the 80's sounds good by principle 

So true 

 

Why should the trend end when we have Wonder Girls giving us awesome retro inspired songs? 

So that WG can stand out more   Can't even call them "inspired" though they are just straight up retro

[Balancetonquoi 4,707]

never because I still enjoy it ^^

[Channie Tatum 3,017]

I freaking love T-ara's roly poly but im not a fan of a lot of other retro stuff (aside from mamamoo and very recently wonder girls)

 

and same I want more old school rnb like this

 

[Shhhhh 763]

Its one of the reasons I prefer kpop over other music tbh

 

I mean whats the point of listening to kpop if it sounds the same as Western stuff?

[swiftswitchsurf 12,275]

I mean have you heard a lot of US pop lately? ie Meghan Trainor's everything.

 

If anything I'd say retro sound isn't that particularly prevalent. It exists in some notable cases but if anything, the music type that's been on an upswing is all this 90s anime jpop esque music from girl groups.

[Iron Girl 3,768]

i only care for wonder girls 

 

 

I mean whats the point of listening to kpop if it sounds the same as Western stuff?

 

but the retro/80s sound op was talking about comes from the west so...

[DemonicPotato 2,197]

Hopefully soon. I don't get the point of taking inspiration from the worst decade in pop music...like the sound of the 80's hasn't aged well at all. 

[bananamina 130]

i love the vintage/retro concept 

[Aya Sama 3,498]

So true 

 

So that WG can stand out more   Can't even call them "inspired" though they are just straight up retro

 

WG stands out just by being WG to me    

 

I just added inspired since some ppl may say some songs aren't as retro as others.

[vader 3,297]

never

[Pleasure 2,955]

i love it, so i don't want it to completely end

[Shhhhh 763]

but the retro/80s sound op was talking about comes from the west so...

I mean Western music nowadays. I dont like it. That's why I switched to kpop.

[Obelisk 425]

But I remember, reading something completely the opposite about kpop from fangirls especially with a comparison to jpop...


Not saying this bad, I just find this thread ironic after reading so much comments.

[____shawnee 4,117]

I mean have you heard a lot of US pop lately? ie Meghan Trainor's everything.

 

If anything I'd say retro sound isn't that particularly prevalent. It exists in some notable cases but if anything, the music type that's been on an upswing is all this 90s anime jpop esque music from girl groups.

I don't think it's as prevalent in the U.S. and the references are usually more subtle

 

Yes it is on an upswing, from a few groups. I think 2016 is a bit less prominent for retro than 2015 and 2014. So far.

[MidnightEXO 12,908]

I love it... I'm a sucker for the 80s shoot me

[CamCam 1,874]

Idk, I'm in love with retro & vintage vibes, so it can stay as long as it wants. Aside from the light-hearted, fast-paced inspired retro songs in K-Pop, there's this deep, sexy rawness to the ones that are slower and chill, almost as if you're getting to know that certain artist or idol on a more personal level. It's a nice, refreshing break from the "oh-so cutesy and upbeat" concepts from a few years back.

 

Extra brownie points to idols & artists who infuse in 90s R&B, too.

[____shawnee 4,117]

shoot me

ok

[130moodtrbl 13]

When a certain group comes back and starts a new trend