Appreciation From BTS to TVXQ to Seo Taiji and Boys, how K-pop’s biggest boy bands have evolved the genre over 30 years (1 Viewer)

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Think K-pop has always been about dewy boy bands and syrupy lyrics? You might be surprised to learn that the sound had a very different face back in the 1990s.

The genre has evolved so much and in so many ways over the years that it’s impossible to lump all K-pop boy bands together in the same category.

We go back through the years to look at the evolution of one of the world’s most popular genres to see what each generation’s biggest boy bands looked and sounded like.

K-pop: what each generation’s biggest boy bands sounded like

Think K-pop boy bands have been the same for the last 30 years? Not so. From Seo Taiji and Boys’ first hip hop steps to TVXQ’s perfect boyfriend looks to BTS’ social-consciousness themes, we take you on a three-decade tour of the genre.

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