[pannchoa] THIS IS K-POP VS THIS IS NOT K-POP

[YooJeong]

In my opinion it's not K-Pop because I view K-Pop as a geographic thing. Like, music generated from (South) Korea, by citizens of South Korea. Just because an artist sings in English doesn't make it American or British music. It's more about where the music was made, in my opinion. 

If we're viewing K-Pop as a genre...then any song that's pop and in Korean is K-Pop. So. 

17 hours ago, babushka said:

if this isn't K-POP (although they sing in Korean), then why do Koreans artists who sing in English get their music branded as K-POP?

 

Because they are Korean artists. From Korea. As in, they are citizens of the country (I use citizens loosely because I would include immigrants and refugees who have lived there for a long time) and make music in Korea. So, it's Korean music. Similar to Korean food - there are lots of different dishes but they originated in Korea so it's considered Korean food. Music created and originated in Korea is Korean and the genre can vary within that. 

It's the "K" that matters. It's about geography not about genre. "Korean" isn't a genre. POP is a genre. K-Pop is Korean pop. K-Rock is Korean rock. 

If you want to interpret it differently, the K in K-Pop could be alluding to the language.So you can interpret K-Pop as Korean pop, or as Pop in Korean. 

Edit: this isn't Kpop either way. I just heard the song. They sing like 85% in English and a few sentences in Korean. This is a pop song mainly sang in English, created by a group from London. What about it is K-Pop? At least 60% of the song should be in Korean for this to even be a debate lol, even if you think it's just about the language. 

Edited May 3, 2020 by YooJeong

[YooJeong]

1 hour ago, babushka said:

would you consider Amerie a K-POP artist since she's mixed with Korean?

Does she sing in Korean and grow up in Korea? If not, then no. 

Just being mixed or just being Korean doesn't make it K-Pop either. It's about where the music originates. For example, if you are Korean but you were born and raised in the U.S and you sign in English, then  it's not K-Pop, it's just pop. 

This is just my personal opinion and viewpoint. There is really no right or wrong answer, it's just an interpretation. For me, it's K-Pop if someone who speaks Korean and grew up in Korea makes the music, but that's just me.

Edited May 3, 2020 by YooJeong