: popular music originating in South Korea and encompassing a variety of styles
The opening ceremony, which took place Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea, featured several songs from notable K-pop artists as teams circled the stadium.—
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Felix is a member of the eight-member K-pop group Stray Kids.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
The hugely successful K-pop group is made up of three units — vocal, hip-hop, and performance — as well as two formally established sub-units: BSS, consisting of DK, Seungkwan, and Hoshi, as well as JxW, made up of Jeonghan and Wonwoo.
—Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
Dancing, while a hallmark of a K-pop performance, remains a focal point of Jennie’s, despite her sound leaning more R&B pop than anything else.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Over the past half-decade, the quartet has transcended the boundaries between K-pop and the global mainstream in ways that no other girl group had done before, turning the momentum from their 2010s singles and projects into a 2020s breakthrough, particularly in North America.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
The hugely successful K-pop group is made up of three units — vocal, hip-hop, and performance — as well as two formally established sub-units: BSS, consisting of DK, Seungkwan, and Hoshi, as well as JxW, made up of Jeonghan and Wonwoo.
—Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
Dancing, while a hallmark of a K-pop performance, remains a focal point of Jennie’s, despite her sound leaning more R&B pop than anything else.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Over the past half-decade, the quartet has transcended the boundaries between K-pop and the global mainstream in ways that no other girl group had done before, turning the momentum from their 2010s singles and projects into a 2020s breakthrough, particularly in North America.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
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“K-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/K-pop. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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