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K-pop

K-pop is a genre. Defining acts include Enya, Sting, Vanessa Paradis, Vangelis and Clannad, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. K-pop grew out of A-pop and Eurobeat. Its influence carried into neoclassical new-age music, Andean new age music, Celtic new age, new age kirtan and Tibetan new age, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around K-pop. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where K-pop came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
K-popA-popEurobeatneoclassical new-age…Andean new age musicCeltic new agenew age kirtanTibetan new ageNative American new …

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K-pop connections

K-pop grew out of A-pop and Eurobeat, went on to shape neoclassical new-age music, Andean new age music, Celtic new age and new age kirtan. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced K-pop

Roots2

Sounds and acts that shaped K-pop.

What K-pop shaped

Legacy6

Where the influence of K-pop travelled next.

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