K-Pop: The Music Genre That Reigns Supreme K-Pop, also known as Korean Pop music, is a worldwide phenomenon that is sweeping the nation from the other side of Earth. Originating from the small country of South Korea, K-Pop is a vast genre that has many components to it. From well thought out concepts to catchy songs, K-Pop has so many aspects that make it better than some of the other genres of music. Despite how effortless idols make it seem to sing and dance their several performances on stage, they go often go through several years of training to get where they are. The training that K-Pop idols endure is a long, difficult path of several hours of dance practices, vocal lessons, strict dieting, and limited hours of sleep. Korean entertainment companies are notorious for treating their …show more content…
2,” and “N.O.” They then gravitated towards a rock style in 2014 with “Boy in Luv” and “Danger,” mixed with the cute, quirky R&B song “Just One Day.” After that, they came back in 2015 with some catchy tunes and nice ballads titled “Dope,” “I Need U,” and “Run.” In 2016, they started with a nice melody “Epilogue: Young Forever,” an amazingly catchy song called “Fire,” and another heart wrenching song called “Save Me.” Later in 2016 they came back with a completely different concept for them, they came back with a more ‘risque’ concept in the breathtaking song, “Blood, Sweat, & Tears.” In 2017, they had a beautiful song named “Spring Day” and an extremely catchy, upbeat song called “Not Today.” Late August of 2017, they came back with the album that swept the entire world off it’s feet, Love Yourself: Her, with popular songs like the catchy “DNA,” the song that they collaborated with Steve Aoki to make a remix of, “MIC DROP,” and another song that they collaborated with the Chainsmokers on called “Best of
In 1986 came their first release, however, it was not greeted very well by the public, as the singles “Be My Girl” and “Stop it Girl” did not charted at any pop list. Nevertheless, the group did not surrender upon the first obstacle and continued to record songs. In 1988, they released the second album entitled “Hangin` Tough”, which had five songs in the top 10 of the Billboards Hot 100 list. Needless is to say that Knight`s net worth benefited from the success of the band.
This song have showed us very different representation of what it means to be our own person and what this world has come to. Macklemore shows us makes us realize we buy things based on what’s popular and makes us fits in, how we let material items determine our identities and change who we are as people, the people we look up to make us do things and how Americans buy items based on an advertisement. He brought back a way that was effect knowing we would listen because it came in a form that was direct, but you would not understand if you did not listen so closely. With what message we were giving are you really going to let matlertic items make you as a person or are you going to be yourself creating your own identity by standing outside
With every song, music video, or movie, a young teen is listening or watching something that persuades them to think a certain way. However, Macklemore instead advocates for his audience and urges his listeners to avoid his past mistakes.
The song was musically complex along with having a extremely strong message that had a huge impact on fans of Green Day across the
(U) North Korea (NK), although isolated, have developed their own cultural aspects over the decades. The civilian considerations, such as PMESII/ASCOPE, in NK comes in many shapes and forms. The cultural aspects of NK are dependent on and significantly affected by these considerations. The culture of NK varies from the political to the information considerations in PMESII/ASCOPE. The government control these aspects in NK giving little to no civilian involvement.
Pop culture is in constant evolution molded by the people. Over the generations the style of music in the entertainment industry has transformed dramatically. Music styles have evolved from smooth blues, the Beatles, rock, and presently pop and hip-hop/rap. Many rap artists today include themes of money, women, and drugs in their lyrics. Christian rap is a non-secular way to enjoy high quality music while receiving positive messages from the artist.
Lemonade In 2016, the Queen B, Beyoncé, dropped her fifth solo album called, Lemonade. Lemonade is a visual album. Beyoncé’s album first premiered on HBO, April 23rd 2016. This album have many famous collaborators like, Jack White, James Blake, The Weeknd, and Kendrick Lamar.
Consequently, they left the record label and joined the MCA records. The new label recorded and released their second album which was self-titled. Tresvant vocal style and personality had already made him stand out as their lead singer. They released several hits with most popular being the "Cool It Now" single.
According to The Bedford Book of Genres “A genre is a composition’s kind, category, or sort. Genres give us a way to categorize or describe types of compositions”. (Braziller and Kleinfeld) One genre of music is country. There are two things we need to know about genres; “First, genres change according to the ways people use them” and “Second, genres are flexible”.
from the board to give it the sound that is so popular. Many styles of music are popular, but the pop style of music is sort of a blended version of the techno dance music that was popular in the 1980s and other styles like, rock, rap, hip hop, r&b, etc. There have been many producers that have paved the way for the style of music we have today including Giorgio Moroder, Dr. Dre, Quincy Jones, and Max Martin. All brought different genres of music to the pop charts and influenced the next style of music that came
As time passes, people often think of their pasts and what they have done in their life, both positively and negatively. The lyrics of the song resonate with everyone, even the famous singer Macklemore who produced the song “Good Old Days.” In the song, he reflects on his past and the times he missed or regretted. Macklemore also writes “We’ve come so far, I guess I’m proud” which also shows that he’s happy with the choices he made and that they have gotten him to where he is now—a famous musician and writer. The music in the song has an upbeat and appealing tone to it with excellent lyrics, which made it a top 40 song in the U.S.
Their stardom erupted and the Kardashian sisters, who are the main characters of the show, proceeded to launch clothing stores, beauty lines, and dominate on all social media platforms. The Kardashians are now known figures around the world. Because of this, what they consume or do influences the consumption and actions of individuals internationally. A Kardashian endorses a product and those who wish to look like or live like them, flock to buy it. This pattern is practiced in society amongst all age groups, although the celebrities whom we
we try to stop terrorism, but we still got terrorists here livin’ in the USA, the big CIA, The Bloods, and The Crips, and the KKK.” This verse, specifically, is very interesting. “Where is the Love” was released in 2003; post 9/11. The events that occurred on 9/11 were very gruesome for the United States. The lyrics emphasises the evil that is terrorism, and how the U.S is sending troops overseas to stop the terrorism in other countries even though there are still terrorists that still reside in the U.S.
The Homogeneity of Pop Music Pop music, or popular music, in the modern sense has been around in the United States for several decades, having begun around the late sixties, and has encompassed an assortment of genres throughout its progression. As pop music has aged and adapted, an increasingly common complaint among the critics of this genre is all pop songs being homogenous, or they “all sounds the same”. Typically, the fans of this genre respond by stating each song is easily distinguishable from one another, provide a unique musical experience, or they aren’t less unique than any other category of music. Nevertheless, recent evidence supports the notion of pop music sharing numerous underlying traits between many of its songs. The homogeneity
The Philippines has always had a rich musical history. It takes its roots from the indigenous tribes of the Philippines, who used it as a way to pass on epics and stories about gods and heroes, a way to celebrate good harvests, festivals, weddings and births, a way to mourn the dead, to court women, and a way to praise the gods. This music was then enriched by the Philippines’ western colonizers. The Spaniards imparted the zarzuela (called sarswela in the Philippines) and the rondalla, adding more Spanish touches to Filipino folk songs. The Americans, on the other hand, influenced the Philippine music scene by introducing pop and rock, eventually leading to the creation of “Pinoy pop”, which included a wide variety of forms like dance tunes, ballads, rock n’ roll, disco, jazz, and rap.