Why K-Pop is becoming so popular?

K-Pop means Korean-Pop (Here I’m not talking about the dictator’s North Korea; I’m talking about South Korea!) It is a genre of music which is now popular among the youths and also it is becoming a global phenomenon on. So, now scroll and you’ll get to know more about K-Pop.

K-Pop is much different than other industries, there’s no nepotism in it. South Korean Music Production selects the pure talent and trains them. They make the things which are mostly liked by today’s youths. There lyrics aren’t ‘cringe’ like most of the Bollywood songs. They don’t just sing about cars, Gucci gangs, girls, wealth, drugs, etc; they sing about life and things that are relatable to the current situation.
Here’s one song’s lyrics which matches the current situation
Life goes on by BTS-

K-Pop stars (also called as idols) just don’t have looks, they have ‘talent’ and people are easily attracted to talent because, they want to see such more specific talent. But wait, K-Pop is not just this; it is lot more than this.

K-Pop stars have style and fashion which is much different than others and attract more people.

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Now before you say “Oh! Many of them look like girls”, please stop! That’s part of Korean culture. Most of the Korean people like the innocent and feminine look and it is not unusual for guys to wear makeup in South Korea.

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Dancing is one of the biggest components of K-Pop, almost all K-Pop stars dance unless it’s solo artist. Of course it adds to the talent factor because not everyone is able to do this:

I understand that you may not like some of the music, but there’s almost every genre in K-Pop.

Pop – ‘Playing with fire’ by ‘BlackPink’

Electronic – ‘DNA’ by ‘BTS’

Rap- ‘Chain’ by ‘NCT’

Rock- ‘Baby’ by ‘The Rose’

Latin- ‘Airplane part’ 2 by ‘BTS’

Vibey- ‘Baby don’t stop’ by ‘NCT U’

Classical- ‘Lie’ by ‘Jimin’

Therefore, there’s something for you in K-Pop that you would like.

All the music are extremely catchy and they always have a good beat. This is what attracts most K-Pop fans. You may tell now that “Why listen to music you can’t understand”. Then explain Despacito! After Justin Bieber sang it, it became more popular not for the lyrics but because it was catchy. Overall, No one is asking you to have same opinion like all the K-Pop fans, they are just asking you to understand it!

But after finding out what the idols are saying, most of the K-Pop lyrics tend to be pretty deep. Looking up the lyrics and after realizing the beautiful message they were singing about, it makes the song 10x better and more meaningful than before.
Song Blue and Grey from BE album by BTS-

You may feel much comforted and motivated after listening these songs with lyrics. ‘K-Pop is more about the music, the message and inspiration they send.’

‘All in all, K-Pop is just simply a genre of music that is more than just music. There lyrics, love towards their fans, music, looks, style, choreography and great MVs(Music videos) combine together makes K-Pop masterpiece’