So yeah, it's been a while since I've been on this here my special blog. I've been very busy since last year. But now I have some time. So, I'll start writing again.
Tonight, I'll be writing on the history of k-pop. We all love our idol groups like Super Junior and the Wonder Girls, but do we know where it all originated from? Probably not. The history is actually quite interesting...to me...Anyway, here we go.
So, there was this guy right. His name was Masao Gouga and he was Japanese-Korean (or Korean-Japanese if you're picky about stuff like that). Anyway, according to my sources, he decided to mix traditional Korean music and gospel music that was introduced to Asia by American evangelists to create what is known in Korea as Trot music, and in Japan as Enka.
In 1932, the a conflict broke out between the Korean and the Japanese (shocker!) in regards to the music. Gouga's song, "Sakewa Namitaka Tameikika" was accused of being a rip off of "The Calm Jung Ahn" written by Korean composer, Jeon Su Lin. This controversy brought to the forefront a slew of talented Korean composers.
After the Korean war, which lasted 3 years and resulted in the split of North and South Korea, American troopers remained in the South to help protect the country. This opened the window for Western music to infiltrate Trot music, Korea's first form of "Pop" music, and transform it into what it is today.
Check out a sample of Trot music below:
Tonight, I'll be writing on the history of k-pop. We all love our idol groups like Super Junior and the Wonder Girls, but do we know where it all originated from? Probably not. The history is actually quite interesting...to me...Anyway, here we go.
So, there was this guy right. His name was Masao Gouga and he was Japanese-Korean (or Korean-Japanese if you're picky about stuff like that). Anyway, according to my sources, he decided to mix traditional Korean music and gospel music that was introduced to Asia by American evangelists to create what is known in Korea as Trot music, and in Japan as Enka.
In 1932, the a conflict broke out between the Korean and the Japanese (shocker!) in regards to the music. Gouga's song, "Sakewa Namitaka Tameikika" was accused of being a rip off of "The Calm Jung Ahn" written by Korean composer, Jeon Su Lin. This controversy brought to the forefront a slew of talented Korean composers.
After the Korean war, which lasted 3 years and resulted in the split of North and South Korea, American troopers remained in the South to help protect the country. This opened the window for Western music to infiltrate Trot music, Korea's first form of "Pop" music, and transform it into what it is today.
Check out a sample of Trot music below:
Trot music is being revived however, especially with younger stars like Super Junior-T representing it fairly well.
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