Do you know what K-pop stands for? Well, if you don’t know, then you are probably one out of the 40 percent people who doesn’t listen to k-pop music. K-pop stands for Korean pop, which is a combination of electric, electro-pop and R&B. In New York City, I would estimate that majority of the younger generation are actually listening to Korean pop music. Korean music had been popular over the past years due to the inspiration of the style and fashion. Music Videos are often highly viewed on Youtube. The music is really stylish and can be great music for dance. In every song piece, they have a dance along with it. That’s why on Youtube, you will see a ton of teenagers/young adults posting videos of them imitating the dance moves for certain k-pop songs. 
    It amuses me to see how successful a country is with contributing music throughout the world. It is true that I have no idea what the lyrics is all about, however, the music and the rhythm is so attractive that you tend to forget about the lyrics.
    There are many different groups in this k-pop industry. The most popular entertainment company at this time is YG, JYP and SM. These are the most well-known company for Korean pop music. Each company produces their own girl groups or boy band. Some examples of successful groups are like 2Ne1, Super Junior, Girls Generation, Beast, Shinee, etc. 
     I actually don’t know when I started listening to k-pop, but it was just a trend during my generation. Whenever I have free time, I surf the web on youtube, looking for new music videos and updates. 
     If you don’t know what k-pop is, it won’t hurt to look up some on youtube and see if you will like the genre.