: 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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Five K-pop acts made the all-genre Top 50 ranking for Billboard Boxscore, up from three in 2023 and two in 2022.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Even more recently and on the K-pop front, Hybe announced plans to sell its entire stake in SM Entertainment to China’s Tencent Music.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Such woes may come as a surprise to Americans who think of South Korea in terms of world-leading firms like Samsung, Hyundai, and LG, as well as zeitgeist-defining cultural exports like K-pop sensations BTS or Blackpink and Netflix drama Squid Game.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
The current rage is a barrage of South Korean boy bands aiming for K-pop world domination.
—Chad Jones, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
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Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Even more recently and on the K-pop front, Hybe announced plans to sell its entire stake in SM Entertainment to China’s Tencent Music.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Such woes may come as a surprise to Americans who think of South Korea in terms of world-leading firms like Samsung, Hyundai, and LG, as well as zeitgeist-defining cultural exports like K-pop sensations BTS or Blackpink and Netflix drama Squid Game.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
The current rage is a barrage of South Korean boy bands aiming for K-pop world domination.
—Chad Jones, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
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“K-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/K-pop. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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