trends in kpop (genre edition)

[@Isa-yj5op]

Classical crossover come back to me

[@myragingwhormoans]

save me midi strings save me 😩

[@myragingwhormoans]

completely agree with the hip hop soul prediction.

[@kitkat2713]

If Nmixx doesn't make their title tracks going forward hip hop soul I will fly to Korea and have a long talk with SQU4D 🤣

[@PND-ye3hq]

2017-2018 Latin trend following the virality of Despacito (2017): Super Junior - Lo Siento (2018) SF9 - O Sole Mio (2017) MAMAMOO - Egotistic (2018) VAV - Senorita (2018)

[@beepboopbaap2511]

even the start of 2019 with senorita by gidle and of course kard as a whole

[@BSMutebi-uk3hi]

I think it stretched into 2019 as well

[@yangyangdni]

please forgive me for the unforgivable sin of not uploading

[@electrafying]

You’re literally good, your content is always worth the wait :)

[@saadianaeem5800]

dont worry girlie :)

[@pigeondance]

we glad to see you upload when you do!!! have a great day 💖

[@jamztheworld12]

dw it’s always a treat when you do upload. make sure to take care of yourself and don’t worry about uploading too much ❤️❤️

[@vouxess]

when you upload it's like eating gyozas

[@009sco]

the retro era was definitely my favorite

[@yooniversefactory]

Ikr, Im still craving for more

[@akionceu]

sameee

[@vkskms]

oh i hated it and actually quit kpop somewhat because of it

[@Khroma-uz3zk]

me too, i loved the retro musical genre, i still want more!

[@mixtapemeg]

drum and bass is everywhere i swear 😭 not that i'm complaining cuz everyone does it well enough! it's just interesting seeing the trend in real time lol

[@mishapsmakemagic]

In 2012 & 2013 dubstep was absolutely everywhere, especially in SM Entertainment’s releases, and I believe it was when Skrillex was popular in the west.

[@flamingsalad]

Heck, Skrillex even produced 4minute's Hate. I also can't help but think about T-ara's music which had a handful of songs very definitive of that era.

[@crimson_sky]

There’s also the 2020s rock trend. After TXT did Lovesong, everyone did rock

[@1__11]

i believe it was rather olivia rodrigo's song influence tho

[@proboffensive]

@@1__11 Olivia was one of the western girls who did the 00s pop-punk-esque sound, but I wouldn't say it was purely her impact: the early 2020s quickly went from the 80s to 90s nostalgia to the y2k revival to the early to mid 00s era, so the alternative genres of the latter were expected to come back

[@1__11]

@@proboffensive ofc not purely her, that's given, nevertheless, if we talking about rock concept, 'good 4 u' (i found the song lol) that time was anywhere and everywhere

[@Khroma-uz3zk]

i was surprise to not see in this video the pop-rock trend as well.

[@BSMutebi-uk3hi]

When was the pop rock trend and who participated??? I don't remember a pop rock trend at all😭

[@From24m]

I love tropical house era so much, want more songs:( It just makes life so bright!

[@lovelymill]

yesssss

[@beauregarden]

"Christian Horse Girl Music" 🤣 I died. The technical term, is it? 😂😂 As a crusty kpop fan I can think of a couple more trends from the 2nd gen/ early 3rd gen days. I distinctly remember a big band/ swing era in 2013-2015 since I was a jazz singer at the time so I loved it 😂: -TVXQ - Something -IU - Red Shoes (plus the whole Modern Times album) -Super Junior - Swing - Lee Hyori - Bad Girls/ Miss Korea (plus the whole Monochrome album) -Mamamoo - Mr. Ambiguous/ Piano Man/ Aah Oop - Ladies Code - Bad Girl/ Pretty Pretty - Brown Eyed Girls - Warm Hole - Ailee- U&I That's all the songs I can think of off the top of my head, but there was definitely a lot more

[@yangyangdni]

i knew the jazz trend would’ve been somewhere in here but i couldn’t place where.. i’ll definitely have to make a part two to this eventually !

[@iitsukami]

warm hole mentioned

[@iitsukami]

Oh oh and Gain's Carnival would fit here too!

[@bloombloompow]

This is such an amazing video concept! Its cool seeing how the trends have evolved over time. Honestly I'd also put Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa (the album) as another huge catalyst for the retro revival of the early 2020s - arguably more in the west but she also did a version of physical with Hwasa and performed at a Korean award show during late 2019 saur 👀

[@proboffensive]

It's really interesting that both Dua and Gaga dropped their 70s-80s inspired albums in the first half of 2020, but not that surprising, considering trends used to come back every 20 years and in the early 00s Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor was such a defining cultural moment that it definitely inspired Dua's record and many others

[@yangyangdni]

honestly that and the weeknd were the two artists that definitely started the whole thing (or at least inspired it in kpop) but i ended up forgetting about her while writing the video for some reason 😭 i completely forgot she did a collab with hwasa too that’s crazy

[@bloombloompow]

@@yangyangdni omg it's actually a pretty good song, hwasa's voice goes really well with the sound tbh

[@bloombloompow]

@@proboffensive very true, when FN dropped I was like this is really fresh and different and then Chromatica dropped and I was oh so we're having a disco and retro music revival! Which was such a cool point in music (we got some amazing music during that period of time)

[@Lyrata]

and doja cat

[@143szns]

off the top of my head I can think of the latin trend in like 2018-2019, the saxophone trend (especially with boy groups) in like 2015-2016 and the jazz/swing trend in like 2014

[@midnighttrain7844]

yes gain and IU had few baroque pop big band show tunes tracks

[@dwublast]

the retro trend was the greatest

[@faneditsclub3828]

The Afrobeat/Amapiano trend is slightly taking over now due to popularity of Tyla and Ayra Starr (e.g. reset by ive, Spell by svt, Superwoman by Unis) and as someone who consumes that music on a daily basis, they're doing a horrible job compared to the other genres.

[@nicecereals]

i must say, nct did pretty well with fact check ~

[@hunni__bunnie]

These companies don't really understand the genre and it's background, i don't think the kpop industry should touch that genre anymore if they know what's good for them...💀

[@nicecereals]

@@hunni__bunnie yeah, if they want to do better, they should actually bring in african producers and choreographers

[@faetuts]

@@nicecerealstxt did 👀

[@nicecereals]

@@faetuts yayay

[@kIQ21]

There's also new jack swing, it's one of the first genres in kpop and groups still release songs with that genre nowadays.

[@midnighttrain7844]

newjeans recently did that genre and miami bass/atlanta bass sound too

[@acid6218]

It's interesting how, with the exception of the tropical house trend, all of the 2010s trends lasted at least 3 years minimum, but so far all of the 2020s trends have only lasted 1 year or so. Based on how things are going right now I'd say the drum and bass trend will get overplayed and die out pretty quick, just like UK garage. Every single group in the industry jumped on the drum and bass bandwagon seemingly overnight, so I think people are starting to get really fed up with it. Personally I think by next year either hip hop soul, east coast club, or both, will have replaced drum and bass.

[@akionceu]

I'm glad there are still few kpop songs that uses electro type of music like that old sound of kpop. I'm also glad that Supernova existed that aespa brought back that sound which describes kpoppish for me.

[@hi_itsnao]

I feel like a lot of uk garage and house are making its return in the industry. But drum and bass is a bit more common now compared to UK garage and house

[@yangyangdni]

i was considering putting more house genres in but it was very hard to find a pinpoint as to where the super common ones peaked (such as future house) and i think it’s just on the account that the genre has been present in kpop for so long, that it’s influencing everything on a smaller scale! one of the reasons i found it a bit hard to add actual dates to“christian horsegirl music” was simply because it was a small scale trend that lasted for super long, and in my mind most other house genres fit into the same camp (but on a larger scale)

[@KpopStuffs]

im also big fan of the era of songs like bts' dope, mx' hero, uniq's eoeo, madtown's omgt etc etc etc that coincided with gdfr coming out in 2015 😭😭 i suppose it can b considered (festival) trap but there was just such a heavy emphasis on a jazzy sample on top of an electro/hip hop beat that boy groups loved that year

[@yangyangdni]

one thing i find interesting is that boy group trends tend to last longer than a lot of girl group trends (assumably because boy groups don’t need to change their sound to fit a trend as much as girl groups did back then/now) because you could definitely make a case for that era of music being a predecessor to the trap wave we saw in 2017.. also interesting to think about the fact that genre still pops up everyone once in a while (eg. everglow’s colourz )

[@stella-xf5kp]

FLO RIDA MENTIONED 🙋🙋🙋

[@MoaArmy61304]

Drum n bass genre is just so satisfying and easy to listen to

[@nightingale4786]

something i find interesting is that in the past, kpop trends were about 2-3 years behind western artists for certain trends, but now, there seems to be at most a 6 month lag between a trendy (often on tiktok) genre in the west vs how long it takes for a big label kpop group to make a comeback with that sound. take the explosion of tyla vs lsfm's smarter for example.

[@jazrussell8050]

The Transition from armageddon to dash was stunning!! 😍🗣️

[@fmalovegirl98]

I kinda want electro house era back or at least for gods sakes do something else than bass n drum and uk garage! Sure I love it but like I wish kpop would be more than just following the latest music trends bc then everything sounds the same and I legit dunno who did what bc there's no variety.

[@Khroma-uz3zk]

When i think in the "kpop sound" for girlgroups i think of the Christian Horse Girl genre xD. It sounds so "kpopish"... And for boygoups i asociate them more frequently with the hip hop trap genre even when trends come and go.

[@cosmicinflation06]

ZB1 have explored so much of dnb from their title tracks, but I have also noticed them using various other rising genres in their bsides, like you mentioned "solar power" being trap and "new kids on the block" feels like uk garage music etc Also, I think that city pop kpop was a trend with Yukika releasing "neon", especially many artists trying it out followed by the amalgamation of retro and other genres with it

[@MoaArmy61304]

2:46 ZEROBASEONE - Solar POWER mentioned in the trap genre we cheer 🌹

[@TheElectricitychick]

This was such a fun ride down memory lane! 👵🤌🏼

[@Yaravg]

It could be that it's because it has become one of my favorite genres (and thus I mostly remember those songs), but I feel that around the same time trap was everywhere, future bass was also a trend. There were many future bass songs in 2018-2019.

[@nicecereals]

electroclash/house, classical crossover, tropical house... please return

[@jamztheworld12]

oooh onlyoneof mention 😍😍

[@sakaom]

due to the bad rep 5th gen has of not singing, the 00's influence and the korean market having a tendency towards softer concepts and songs, i think rnb will be back as soon everyone gets tired of the sudo-indie sounds like uk garage and drum and bass lol especially since rnb cant be rnb without good vocals, bet agencies are training vocalists ASAP to fill the gap

[@Luyalist]

this is really interesting and insightful! it also made me realize that my ult groups don't really follow the trends (or maybe i'm just very unaware of them, lol). i do hope to see more hip hop soul!

[@nicecereals]

NEED ALL THINGS ELECTRO BACK

[@gentachiii]

I think Dem Jointz is one of the sole reasons why hip hop soul has seen such a dramatic increase cause he’s been creating some absolute classic bangers as of late for kpop and now everyone wants to work with him

[@feelin9fantasy]

romanian popcorn trend during crayon pop, orange caramel, momoland era

[@iitsukami]

that stoplight intro

[@okarinaz]

loved this video! i was so over the retro trend in 2021 omg. also i would love to see a video on the differences between uk garage and dnb

[@assypeachmusic1006]

dreamkpop>>>

[@jamztheworld12]

NEW WISP VIDEO DROPPED WE CHEERED 🤩🤩✨✨❤️❤️

[@user-ud6bx8gz3k]

Thank you for sharing your insights. I totally agree with this video, and it helped a lot to me reviewing past trends of kpop in decades

[@slaystinn]

genre trends in kpop: Mid-2000s to 2011 - EDM that focuses on dense electronic soundscapes. 2011 to 2015 - The continuation of edm with house influence. 2016 to 2018 - Tropical House and Latin influence after Despacito's virality. Also the introduction of empty drop choruses. 2020 to 2021 - 80s Synthpop, Synthwave, Vapourwave and City Pop after the virality of Blinding Lights by The Weekend and Levitating by Dua Lipa. 2022 - Pop Punk after the virality of Olivia Rodrigo's Sour ep 2023 to now - UK Garage, Drum & Base, and Hiphop Soul when PinkPantheress popularised UK Garage and D&B.

[@falseflags02]

Carat Cake mentioned! Hoping for electroclash and tropical house to make a comeback. I don't care if they sound dated, they gave us some incredible bops 😤

[@TheElectricitychick]

Onlyoneof getting love! 💖

[@peanutbutter3102]

Seeing the Gfriend songs in "Christian Horse music" (lmaooo) made me wanna ask: can you perhaps do a gfriend verison of every music genre in their discography?

[@ChloeBx]

Berrygood mentionned !

[@leonorrodrigues104]

yesss christian horse girl music mentioneddd

[@niluhayuputum5721]

1:47 To Heart released in 2018, not 2020 😂

[@vkskms]

I'd say European dance music highly influenced 1st gen (Lee Junghyun, NRG, KYT/Koyote, Sechskies, Papaya, T.TMA, So Chanhwee, Space A, TO-YA etc). Also, I feel like you gave too little credit to "Christian Horse Girl" music. That genre/sound started in 2nd gen with the likes of SNSD and shaped up early 3rd gen girlgroups. Acts like Apink, Gfriend, Oh My Girl and Lovelyz were HUGE and dominated the scene. It was much bigger than I think Hip Hop Soul can ever become in K-pop.

[@naurrr]

I was surprised KARD wasn't up here for Tropical House!! lmao "The Feeling" was one of my favorite DnB tracks from last year really underrated pre-release track

[@cyphermage6112]

As someone not familiar with popular music genres (by name, anyway), this is fascinating! How did you learn all about modern music genres?

[@sweenstaruploads-go1ml]

Garage and house and dnb genres my beloved

[@jungwon_blue]

Great video, just what I was searching for

[@midnighttrain7844]

there's mini trend brooklyn drill going on by XG and young posses, also rage sound here and there lately lol

[@luvelty]

God I prat to you BRING BACK ELECTRO HOUSE PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

[@galacticmusicalgirl2179]

Great video! I would like to see more hip hop soul in the future! Also, just wondering but would Youth by Ateez fall under the hip hop soul category or is that a different genre?

[@justkeepgroovin]

ZEROBASEONE MENTION GRAAAH

[@shasmii]

your videos eat wth

[@nicecereals]

wisp, what is the difference between uk garage and drum n' bass ?

[@isabelle6286]

whats this song in the intro i'm obesesssed

[@raihanayubfatahillah]

What genre trends in 1st gen 1996-2003??

[@voptzu]

I think I'm

[@lawlt]

4:32 this ain't even hip hop soul

[@Khroma-uz3zk]

it sounds more like hip hop trap to me than soul.

[@lawlt]

@@Khroma-uz3zk yes

[@snowminL485]

Where's dubstep which was popular even till 2020s? 😂 It's like basic of K-pop

[@midnighttrain7844]

you can cover that all coz kpop is basically all over the places lol they even did emo punk and bubblegum bass pc music lately lol