As you may have all guessed, this post wraps up our three part series of questioning what would happen if K-Pop and J-Pop increased its relationship with western music than it already has. To recap, we looked at the recent instances of K-Pop and J-Pop artists covering western songs. After that, we went further back in time to view how K-Pop has always had some connections with hip hop and other genres; and how J-Pop as City Pop was more western influenced in the past than it is now. The number of covers discussed in Part One and in this blog are among the numerous amount of covers that K-Pop and J-Pop artists have done.
When I watch modern K-Pop videos, I get the feeling that the performers do much more than singing. They engage in dancing and wear special costumes related to the music video. Therefore, it seems with respect to American singers, that K-Pop performers are adding more content to their songs and music videos to make them more appealing to the rest of the world. It seems based off of this that it is safe to say that K-Pop artists will continue to be innovative in providing the best quality music for their fans and that may mean incorporating music styles and dances from other western genres into K-Pop than just hip hop or pop. Therefore, fusing more western elements into their music would help the artists rather than cause their sales to be lower.
When it comes to modern J-Pop, I tend to get much more eastern vibes in the music compared to K-Pop. The beats, instruments and music styles feel nearly 100% Japanese whereas the music in modern K-Pop feels like more of a mix. Knowing that J-Pop has a somewhat different target audience than K-Pop, I feel that it will be a while before J-Pop artists will want to integrate more styles of music from western artists than K-Pop.
Let me know below in the comments whether you agree or disagree with my views and don't forget to post your opinion.
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