1990s – 2020sPeak: 2010s
K-pop
About K-pop
South Korea's globally dominant idol pop, blending dance-pop, hip-hop, R&B, and electronic music with tightly choreographed performance and high-gloss production. Seo Taiji and Boys sparked the modern form in 1992, and an agency training system built groups that reached worldwide audiences through the 2000s and 2010s. By the 2020s, acts like BTS and BLACKPINK had made it one of the biggest forces in global pop.