What is pop music?

The term "pop music" can sometimes be used to shorten popular music, but actual pop music started around the 1950s. It began as a gentler, softer alternative to those who didn't have a taste for Rock n' roll. Pop music has been typically geared towards the younger generation, teenagers mainly. Musically, it is more emphasised on harmony and melody, rather than lyrics. Disputes occur between fans of pop music and rock music, with the rock fans stating that pop music is "soulless" and "shallow" and that pop stars "lack any musical abilities", with some extreme haters of pop music calling it a "joke of a genre".
But this is totally incorrect, as pop is a genre just as credible as rock, or folk.
Generally, pop music is the most marketable of all music genres. The aim of music music is to make its sound desirable to the listener, and companies aim to promote their artists by way of music videos, catchy singles, and extravegant concert tours.
Pop music gathers its influence from a wider variety of seperate genres, and combines them in a commercial manner which easilty attracts fans. Pop stars are so widely known, that they are approached by companies in order to promote their products, as their support in advertisement promotion is worth gold in the advertising world.

Introduction

Hello, my name is Clare and this is my blog on the differences in pop music between those countries in the east, and those in the west. I'll be discussing the differnces that occur between the genres of pop, which may differ due to their country's culture and history. The picture above is of Super Junior, a phenomenally popular Korean boy band. I will be referring to them and other associated artists.

I'll also be showing how, dependant on the country that the music derives from, there are vast differences in terms of sound, promotions of songs, music charts, tours, lyrics, compostion, etc. I hope that you will find the information I have here fascinating. ^_^

Image credit goes to: Arirang.co.kr