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The Good boy’s Pop: How K-Pop is Putting the Culture back in the Pop Culture

Author(s) Ms. Priyanka Kumari, Mr. Anurag Mishra
Country India
Abstract Music is the rhythmic expression of the origins and culture of one’s country. Since the Hallyu Wave of the 90s, K- Pop (Korean Popular) as a form of music has overwhelmingly captured the minds and hearts of youth worldwide. Consequently, South Korea has benefitted both culturally and economically by exporting K-Pop to the world.
K- Pop has elements of genres like Hip-Hop and Blues, all derivative of Black Music produced in America. Today, K- Pop is ruling the charts and has successfully captured a multi-billion-dollar industry across the globe. Interestingly, despite the significant impact that American Pop has had on K-Pop, it is observed that K-Pop, while appropriating the musical components from American Pop, has managed to keep clear of American cultural imports. A general overview of the top Pop artists in the US and Korea reveals that Koreans have little love for drugs, tattoos, and nudity, unlike Americans. The K-Pop songs also feature modest and cultured themes, appropriate for a wider audience than its American equivalent.
This paper aims to study the historical influence of American culture on K-Pop and also understand how K-Pop presents itself as closer to the traditional culture, a more family-friendly and decorous alternative to American Pop through content analysis. The method of study is qualitative.
Keywords Appropriation; Hallyu; Pop.
Field Arts > Movies / Music / TV
Published In Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On 2026-03-11
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