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Black Influence on K-Pop Music: 3rd Gen

This guide supplements research on Black music influence, such as Hip Hop and R & B, on Korean Popular Music otherwise known as K-Pop or Kpop music.

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Gen Years

*Generations of K-Pop in the 2000s tends to bleed over into each other. The years are defined by research of Patrice Williams, Humanities Librarian.

Based on culture consensus, the generations of K-Pop are as follows:

  • 1st Gen: 1992-2003
  • 2nd Gen: 2003-2011/2012
  • 3rd Gen: 2012/2013-2018/2019
  • 4th Gen: 2018/2019-2023
  • 5th Gen: 2023-?
  • 6th Gen: ? *There is also a discussion by Korean netizens that a 6th generation of K-Pop idols have started but there is no concrete dates I found.

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