2. K-Pop

I know this is quite different from dark jazz (possibly at the other end of the spectrum?) but it’s really so catchy! Korean Pop does indeed resemble the pop we are used to normally, but it’s not in English anymore! Plus they have Asian boys that look fantastic… and sort of make you think of a korean version of N*SYNC (which broke a few fangirl hearts). Now I was just thinking of BTS (or Bangtan Boys), which definitely broke my heart with their songs and choreographies:

Although they have a really pop sound in this, the song that made them famous, No more dream has more rap to it than it does pop (and many others, like Not Today or Dope). And speaking of rap-like songs, it’s time to introduce Bigbang, a K-Pop band fusing many hip hop, dubstep and pop elements in their music:

I don’t think I’ve seen this much coolness in a while, these guys are rocking it. They somehow remind me of when Tokyo Hotel became more electronic in sound, don’t really know why.

But Exo are probably the climax of coolness in both sound and image, mixing English and Korean (also Korean and Chinese members, haha), pop and rap lyrics, hip hop, electronic and dance sounds in what makes an extremely catchy style (yeah, these guys are definitely my favourites – have you seen their dance? It’s amazing):

Now that we’ve seen K-pop, what’s up next?