☾ ☽ Introduction Many of us are familiar with the music genre known as K-Pop and the popular groups that accompany it such as BTS and BlackPink . However, the origins of the renowned and popular genre of K-Pop were influenced by what is considered as the "Two Pillars of K-Pop" . The first pillar being trot music , Korean’s form of folk music, and the second pillar being rock music . ♫♪.ılılıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llılılı.♫♪ The Origin and The Godfather of Rock Korean rock originated in the late 1950s with the emergence of Shin Joong-Hyun and his band. Many would consider him as Korea’s “Godfather of Rock” for being the pioneer of Korean rock music. Shin Joong Hyun ("The Godfather of Rock") Shin Joong Hyun & The Men - Beautiful Rivers and Mountains Korean rock acquired its fame from strong American influences mainly because many American troops would be stationed in Korea because of the Korean War, and they would listen to K...
The Relevance of Korean Rock Music