200+ genres in k-pop

thank you for watching! have a video request? let me know in the comments!
PLEASE NOTE: some of these aren't the best examples of the genre but rather a song that fits loosely into the genre :)
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name: aj
pronouns: he/him
age: 17
ults: billlie, onlyoneof, ateez, shinee, wonder girls, nmixx
subs at time of upload: 6,740
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[@jamztheworld12]

billlie mentions!!! yves mentions!! summer cake mention!!! triples mentions! onlyoneof mentions!!!!!! purple kiss mentions!!!!! valentine girl by 1/3 mention!!!! yukika mention!! loona mentions!!!! wjsn done mention! fromis_9 0g mention! youha mention!!

[@michyblink]

Wish I had the patience to learn all this subgenres and be able to distinguish them...

[@ch03rry440]

that's what i love about kpop - probably one of the most diverse music genres ever

[@isabelinaxd5113]

XDINARY HEROES MENTIONED 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥‼‼‼‼‼

[@chargingoutlet]

i love xdinary heroes

[@Every1lovesn1n1]

The effort that is probably put in this video

[@lightningdoughnut4880]

I love this! This literally proves the FACT- kpop is an industry, NOT a genre. (To be fair-some artists aren't technically kpop- like Dpr-Ian, BewhY, and Bibi) 😅

[@helenacerro5647]

DREAMCATCHER MENTIONED ‼️‼️🔥🔥

[@DavidWeinehall]

I was expecting more mentions, considering how many different genres their B-sides span.

[@dreampinkreel]

Congratulations, this must have required a lot of research! I’m also thrilled to hear songs you usually don’t hear in this type of video (IU’s 23, Red Velvet’s Look, Yves’ D-1 or KEY’s Guilty Pleasure to name a few)

[@gemmamoon5998]

I feel like BTOB is the poster child of adult contemporary k-pop

[@minaballerina]

was waiting to see what would be under synthwave aka my fave genre and ofc it’s the absolute goat abittipsy

[@yontonmonpon]

My favorite music youtuber ❤

[@ellislinva]

I love videos like this and I love that you included soooo many different artists

[@VanessaE26]

your taste in music is elite🔥🔥🔥

[@GOLDWING-n2n]

BEWHY MENTIONED! AND ALL MY FAVS MENTIONED!! LOVE THIS SM

[@elhamtaheri6334]

I love baltimore club because only one , ditto and sour grapes are literally my cup of tea

[@Reese_sRandoms]

Loved it, I think you picked great examples to highlight each genre. ❤

[@woniecatcher]

so much billlie here

[@noventanine]

AAAA IM SO HAPPY TO SEE MY OOO BOYS HERE, SEOUL COLLECTION IS MY FAVE ALBUM BY THEM AND I LOVE NABI/MIRAGE SO MUCH, THO MY FAVE SONG AND MY ALL TIME FAVE SONG BY THEM IS BLUEBLUESEOUL ANYWAYS GREAT VID AS ALWAYS AND ALL OF MY ULTS ARE HERE [ATEEZ, ONEUS, OOO]

[@chargingoutlet]

NMIXX AND XDINARY MENTIONS🦅🦅🦅

[@afe2]

i adore this sort pf video, especially when groups like dkz are mentioned! also i think i'm a house fan

[@yusahe]

Rocket Punch mentioned!!! Disco and retro kpop will live forever💥🥊🚀

[@babus6847]

You’re so talent and underrated??? I loved the video, there’s so much effort thx!

[@ImVisiblePro]

YOUNG POSSE MENTIONED 🔥🔥🔥

[@miauniau1]

I love this video it makes it so much easier for me to identify different genres.. also theres a song called Gx 339-4 by the artist lee jung hyun and I was curious about what genre it falls into and if u had any similar song recs (even if theyre not kpop)

[@taemteez]

this song is so interesting wow, its acid trance & breakbeat! i don't know any similar songs but the breakbeats drum pattern is pretty common, it's used it: one in a billion - enhypen things i can't say love - onlyoneof song bird - nct wish keep it low - you dayeon

[@miauniau1]

​@@taemteez Thankyouuuu!!

[@NadiaArid]

young posse are rocking the old school hiphop

[@mrawesumyaoiking]

someone make a playlist of this

[@Bambie222]

DONT DELETE THIS

[@taemteez]

LMAO I HOPE I DONT HAVE TO

[@noventanine]

SOME OF THESE GENRE NAMES ARE SO WEIRD-

[@taemteez]

LMAOOOO RIGHT like twerk??

[@noventanine]

@@taemteez YES MY FAVORITE GENRE, TWERK LMAO

[@imstilldreaming.]

TROUSE is so questionable??!?

[@elhamtaheri6334]

​@@taemteez like yeah twerk is really a weird name for a genre😂

[@elhamtaheri6334]

​@@taemteezand also i have heard of a dance move which is named jerk😂

[@dnzchannel1987]

VIXX MENTIONED!!! Thank you for this ❤

[@miam_k]

NINE.i mention im flying

[@rabomerdot]

NATURE MENTIONED!!!

[@NingKook000]

thank for this ! intersting as usually ! i wondering what are the genres of Prologue and Armagaeddon by aespa and Set Me free pt2 by Jimin i don't have that much knowleadge in the topic but Prologue sound like a ballad to me, Armagaeddon like a 2000 hiphop/RnB song with middle estern influences set me free i would say hiphop/edm (i really love the low instrument in the chorus that give a dramatic side to the song !)

[@taemteez]

prologue is contemporary r&b with a bit of pop soul in there, and armageddon is definitely alternative hip hop or hip hop soul. as for set me free youre close! its hiphop trap and fanfare!

[@y2soda]

YAYYY dkz uh-heung :DDDD I hope dkz will be in more genre videos from now on 😋😋😋

[@dougdimmadomeownerofdimmsd770]

clc no mini is top to bottom so good

[@something114.4]

summer cake mentioned!!!!

[@mbae123]

Lucy mentioned!!!

[@soniaigwe3546]

9:24 Can't believe there's a genre called Girl group 💀

[@taemteez]

it originated in the 50s to describe the style of music by traditional "girl groups" of the time, it normally features female vocals (obviously) and harmonizations plus a general 50s-60s style of music :)

[@something114.4]

Botopass mentioned!!!

[@melitalove4]

amazing vid!! it's rly fun discovering genres i'd never seen as i love to learn about music! but i was wondering if 11:50 (melodic dubstep) was actually the correct genre for the song because i don't seem to notice the dubstep elements.. i hear more trap-y elements in the song. correct me if i'm wrong the better examples of melodic dubstep could be Just b's Damage & cravity's Outro: in our cosmos, i think ^^

[@taemteez]

melodic dubstep is wayyy more aligned to trap than dubstep funnily enough! for a good description of melodic dubstep it would be " incorporating melodic and emotional elements into heavy bass and electronic beats". those two songs are DEFINITELY good examples of melodic dubstep but weigh more on future bass imo!

[@melitalove4]

@@taemteez whaat, really? its also odd cuz i had a melodic dubstep phase and the songs i ever listened of it (outside of kpop ofc) have all been similar to the songs i mentioned.. didnt know that theyre supposed to be more trap-like, ty!

[@lucilla9081]

cravity mentioned !!!

[@nayeonandiaregonnabestars]

I love your genre videos sm i don't get why ppl are hating but i guess u should just ignore them (i understand that it might be hard tho) Anyway, wanted to ask about babymonster's songs genres (specifically forever cuz i feel like i fell in love with that song lol) and new skz album ate! Thank you so much for the hard work you put in your videos!!! ^^

[@taemteez]

thank you so much!! it means a lot to me :D lemme listen to baemon's discography and the new skz album and i'll get back to u in a couple mins :)

[@nayeonandiaregonnabestars]

@@taemteez oki, thank you in advance!

[@taemteez]

babymonster: batter up - hiphop trap stuck in the middle - ballad monsters - edm trap sheesh - edm trap like that - contemporary r&b dream - ballad forever - progressive house skz ate: mountains - arena rock chk chk boom - moombahton jjam - dubstep (this is kind of loose, its definitely some sort of subgenre ive never heard of) i like that - atlanta bass, contemporary r&b runners - dancefloor dnb twilight - contemporary r&b stray kids - dancefloor dnb chk chk boom festival ver - electro house

[@nayeonandiaregonnabestars]

@@taemteez thank you!!

[@taemteez]

@@nayeonandiaregonnabestars oh wow i didnt even notice it LMAO its electro house!

[@emillydiamandis]

wooah mentioned 🔥🔥💥💥💥💥

[@shadefrench_]

Hellooo, I’m really invested in music but I suck at describing what I do and the genre a song is ;-; do you have any ressources for that?

[@taemteez]

sure! theres a bunch of channels that do the same kind of thing that i do, specifically wisp and kpop stuffs. you can also start by searching "genres in edm" "genres in pop" etc and learn from there. id also advise you to read wikipedia pages for genres you're interested in and listen to playlists of those genres to really understand them. i hope this helps!

[@shadefrench_]

@@taemteez tysm! Also I'm literally going to add 1/3 of those songs in my playlist lol

[@Gyehappy]

VERIVERY MENTIONED OMGGGG

[@mjstan-e9p]

yall just agree that indie pop is the best

[@taemteez]

fr its soooo good

[@unolgable]

your inclusion of because (i love this song) towards the end caught me off guard - also what is that genre name xd anyway, i came across your channel some time ago and love the videos you update here

[@yakyuna]

I love you, with you i can continue my kpop discography pls don't explode (jk)

[@taemteez]

ill try my best not to

[@sun6212]

I miss your videos about enhypen :(

[@bbbada]

can you please make a video for the genres of kep1er?

[@myragingwhormoans]

yay i love videos like this 💝💝💝

[@riahlexington]

I love Mama by EXO, never knew what genre it was! Can someone tell me the difference between Baltimore and Jersey Club? Wait until people realize most noise music is just big room and other EDM styles Is songs like XXL and STUPIZ also boom bap? Taemin mentioned! What is Brill Building? I think I like Chillwave I love cinematic classical songs. Does BADVILLAIN also fit? Complextro is cool I don’t see enough of it. Isn’t all dance music dance pop? Obsessed with Darksynth Dream Pop is cool Drift Phonk? All right, I like that song Fake & True! Supernova is very reminiscent of old electoclash songs a bit. Nostalgic. BoA mentioned. EURODANCE! Chiquita is so good 7:47 I mean that’s one word for it. 8:22 how is this a music genre? What does it mean? I love O.O Miroh I’ve heard as future house and future bounce lol 9:26 all of the girl groups are girl groups 9:50 banger 9:55 love it! Itzy mentioned! I still don’t know what hyper pop is Sunni mentioned! U-Know mentioned! 11:11 ?? I love drum n bass stuff 12:05 oooooh love it 12:35 I love this song too Day6 so good Pop punk my fav 13:11 ? What does this mean Someone recommend me more psytrance!! Yeah Rover is straight reggaeton lol 14:34 I adore this. Recommend more!! 14:49 sounds like sonic CD HOME RUN 15:21 MY FAV GENRE i don’t like tropical house X gene banger

[@taemteez]

lot of questions here but i'll try to answer some! jersey club is the origin of the __ club genres, so its pretty much any song with that style and the beat of jersey club. baltimore club has a lot more shuffle in it and more layers to the percussion. freestyle is a genre of music that originated in new york in the early 80s among latin and black communities! the most popular freestyle song is Planet Rock which was sampled in aespa's supernova! rai is an algerian folk genre that is obviously extremely rare anywhere else in the world, but ive took the genre and made it more pop-y which fellow ktuber wisp denoted as pop rai so i figured i'd include it! shoutout to wisp :D more psytrance: silent night by dreamcatcher, last piece from queendom puzzle, los angelos by seulgi!

[@riahlexington]

@@taemteez thank you! I love dreamcatcher!

[@mommysaranghae7549]

how can you tell the genre's apart? do you search each songs? i'm really curios because there are a lot of subgenre of a specific genre 😭

[@taemteez]

nope just a lot of learning and now i can do it by ear!

[@eclipsedmo_on]

what genre is attitude by fromis9? I've seen people calling it brazilian bass but I don't really think it is

[@yousefgard]

ive a question wouldnt momolands bboom x2 be bounce and same with t-ara number nine count towwards melbourne bounce cuz i didnt see u included bounce music as a genre

[@taemteez]

i didn't include it because it's hard to differentiate between romanian popcorn (the genre) and bounce music! number nine is definitely melbourne bounce tho

[@yousefgard]

@@taemteez ahh that makes sense !! oke oke fair enoughh!! thanks for the clarfication

[@justella4982]

13:23 - hope this isn't coming off negatively but idk if that counts as an example cuz its a cover of an old western song... :P

[@taemteez]

dont worry its not coming off negatively! they changed it up a little and made it poppier so i would consider it to be a kpop cover of a western song :)

[@luisfelipepaulino9113]

10:38 is industrial hip hop also the same genre as Beautiful Liar by Monsta X (and also Black Skinhead by Kanye West)??? god I've been trying to discover the name of this genre for so long to search new music and gottasadae looks quite similar

[@taemteez]

black skinhead is DEFINITELY industrial hiphop and beautiful liar's instrumental is definitely influenced by it and has like a power pop influence in there too?? both are such great songs ty for mentioning them i really forgot about beautiful liar LMAO

[@jp9480]

wait why did u delete red velvet’s video? 😭

[@taemteez]

it was a while ago but i had to delete all the discography vids because of copyright :(

[@arthurbrandaom]

I didn't understand the Brazilian Bass one haha. I'm brazilian and I didn't recognized anything in Taemin Want🫣

[@taemteez]

it originated in the early 2000s in brazil and isn't in popular music anywhere, its close to tech house so you'd only really hear it in clubs and whatnot lol :)

[@louezmikasa2494]

4:38 is The carol and The carol 2.0 also christmas pop ?

[@taemteez]

yess just wanted to use 3.0 to avoid using smth from bbc

[@NadiaArid]

you forgot cyberpunk - cyberpunk by ateez

[@taemteez]

its actually synthwave and midtempo bass!

[@NadiaArid]

@@taemteez ah ok

[@bnjmnix]

do yall know the genre of "still with you"? 💕

[@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard]

You should've find a metal band and ad them or hardrock xD

[@kyleagustin603]

I didn't expect My country (Philippines) genre "Manila Sound" is the Genre of Sunmi "Pporappippam" 😮 This is so unexpected though

[@taemteez]

yeah!! manila sound is a fusion of disco and pop rock that originated in metro manila in the 70s :)

[@tssjd]

someone know the genre of unlock by jhope?

[@taemteez]

synth funk :)

[@kim_minji_wants_to_fly]

Bro rai mentionned

[@riahlexington]

Taemin mentioned

[@mzllrr]

that skz song is not cloud rap, magnetic has pluggnb elements but its not pluggnb, its house

[@taemteez]

i would really encourage you to listen to the entire song before judging it as "not cloud rap" or define what you think cloud rap is. magnetic i def would have agreed a year ago but pluggnb has expanded a lot and magnetic is pretty close to the pluggnb i hear from producers on youtube. definitely appreciate the comment tho

[@soniaigwe3546]

Great video as always 👍🏽

[@chocorenavfx4403]

does anyone knows more darksynth songs?

[@taemteez]

the only other kpop one i have down is super board by skz!

[@chocorenavfx4403]

​@@taemteezoh I love that song! Thank you!

[@something114.4]

PEOPLE KNOW BOTOPASS?????

[@taemteez]

barely lol i heard them in a korean restaurant one time and liked flamingo!

[@something114.4]

@@taemteez ok that’s cool! I’m glad people know them. Tbh tho I figured out about them through mihee on mtg

[@elhamtaheri6334]

And i have uploaded my very first video on youtube can someone pls watch it cuz i'm bored watching it myself 😂 😢

[@mycatrules_the_universe]

wtf is romanian popcorn?? or skweee?!?!

[@taemteez]

romanian popcorn or simply popcorn is a genre that originated in romania (obviously lol) and is decently popular in western music! if you've ever heard mr. saxobeat thats a pretty solid example of romanian popcorn skweee originated somewhere in scandinavia and blends synth/chiptune with funk, rnb, soul etc. the reason for the silly name is its a made-up word influenced by the swedish language LOL

[@mycatrules_the_universe]

@@taemteez thank you!!!

[@riahlexington]

What in the heck is blog house?

[@taemteez]

its a style of house music that originated on blogs (hence the name) such as myspace back in the late 2000s and early 2010s!

[@riahlexington]

@@taemteez thank you!

[@JenssieGZ]

Why are your pronouns relevant in this video?

[@taemteez]

what does this even mean lol??

[@daerrinizz]

Not like you is NOT afrobeats yall need too STOP calling everything with a funky beat afrobeats

[@taemteez]

thanks for the very kind comment! i would LOVE to hear your definition of afrobeats because im sure you know everything

[@daerrinizz]

STAYC's 'Not Like You' falls more into the genre teen pop considering its strong vocals and catchy hooks. The verses employ a more electronic soundscape similar to that of future bass rather than afrobeats. AFROBEATS on the other hand relies on heavy drum patterns especially the talking drum which does not appear on this song and influences from genres such as funk and soul. Listen to ANY afrobeats song by a actual afrobeats artist it doesn't sound like this.

[@taemteez]

@@daerrinizz youre confusing afrobeats with afroBEAT. taken from wikipedia: Afrobeats (with the s) is commonly conflated with and referred to as Afrobeat (without the s); however, these are two distinct and different sounds and are not the same. Afrobeat is a genre that developed in the 1960s and 1970s, taking influences from Fuji music and highlife, mixed in with American jazz and funk. Characteristics of Afrobeat include big bands, long instrumental solos, and complex jazzy rhythms. The name was coined by Nigerian afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Fela Kuti and his longtime partner, drummer Tony Allen, are often credited for laying the groundwork for what would become afrobeats. This is in contrast to the afrobeats sound, pioneered in the 2000s and 2010s. While afrobeats takes on influences from Afrobeat, it is a diverse fusion of various different genres such as British house music, hiplife, hip hop, dancehall, soca, Jùjú music, highlife, R&B, ndombolo, Naija beats, Azonto, and palm-wine music. Unlike Afrobeat, which is a clearly defined genre, afrobeats is more of an overarching term for contemporary West African pop music. The term was created in order to package these various sounds into a more easily accessible label, which were unfamiliar to the UK listeners where the term was first coined. Another, more subtle contrast between the two sounds, is that while Fela Kuti used his music to discuss and criticise contemporary politics, afrobeats typically avoids such topics, thereby making it less politically charged than afrobeat. and if wikipedia isn't "reliable" enough for you, heres an excerpt from professionals published by spotify. "Afrobeats, a term that was only really first used around 2011, draws from a broader range of influences and subject matter. However, Fela's [referring to Fela Kuti] international success in the 1970s, and his influence on the art of global creators like Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z, have provided a frame of reference for the subsequent success of Afrobeats." alongside this, a survey provided on spotify's website says that afrobeats is "mostly defined by the rhythm and the beat", making Not Like You and objectively afrobeats-genre song. in case that wasn't enough for you, here are some "actual songs by actual afrobeats artists" that are WIDELY considered afrobeats, not just by me. Jump - Tyla, Gunna, Skillibeng What A Life - Eony Water - Tyla soso - Omah Lay Calm Down - Rema, Selena Gomez Bad Vibes - Ayra Starr, Seyi Vibez these examples and plenty more are VERY similar in production to Not Like You. again i believe you are confusing afrobeat (a different genre) with afrobeatS.

[@daerrinizz]

@@taemteez ngl you kinda ate me up there

[@taemteez]

@@daerrinizz thank you LOL sorry for the passive aggressiveness earlier

[@evenmykidneyspounding]

dreamcatcher mentioned !!!! but u missed the chance to put their song 'no more' for metal genre :)