I don't understand the appeal of K-Pop. It sounds exactly like dance-based Europop to me. There doesn't seem to be anything distinctive about it. I'm probably wrong about that of course, but I haven't heard many things that challenged that point of view.
Funny... Gangnam style was such a big hit; had a lot of different qualities for mass appeal. However, it certainly didn't seem to have much staying power. I know for myself, I began to find it rather annoying. It's kind of like seeing a pretty good stand up comic routine, but after a few viewings you've done several times in a row... it's been there, done that. Move on.
haha I was listening to that last night after posting in this thread! Two current KPop favorites, quite different: [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdPnMoxKOWY[/yt] I've often had it on repeat for an hour.. And this is a completely different change of pace, and lovely lyrics too. [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GRP1rkE4O0[/yt] Sunny Hill (the Grasshopper song I posted, in case that youtube doesn't show up when quoted) has some really interesting videos, kind of the prog rock of kpop IMO.
Actually I have zero interest in Korean music and I don't make any effort to find out any information about it and the first time I heard of Psy was when he recorded a song for the 2006 World Cup.
I secretly hoped it might finally make BEGs 'Abracadabra' a bona fide international hit (original source for the 'hip dance', and one of the group - Ga-In - is the girl in Psy video). But yeah, it won't be as big as dumb Gangnam. [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8M6EaKJTPY[/yt]
I don't like Gentlemen or Gangnam Style, but I do like this video from Psy, it's catchy, and done in good taste: This is the only video from him I like: [yt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpYq1lSce1U[/yt]