-Originating in South Korea -Covering: Dance-pop, Pop ballad, Electronic, Rock, Hip-Hop, and R&B -Mixture of Western and European sounds with an Asian flavor of performance
-History of K-Pop music: ~1885, Songs called Changga; Popular Western songs ~1910-1945, Changga songs rose, express feelings against Japanese oppression through music
~1920s, mixed of traditional Korean music with Gospel Music is know as Trot -Trot, one of the oldest forms of K-Pop music ~name derived from "Foxtrot", two-beat rhythm and unique vocal style called Gagok
~1925, First known K-Pop album called "This Tumultuous Time" ~1990s, early K-Pop musicians incorporated American popular music styles like rap, rock, and techno.