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Korean ballad
Korean ballad, also known as K-ballad (often simply referred to by South Koreans as ballad; Korean: 발라드), is a style of music in South Korea and a genre in which soul and rhythm and blues music is transformed to suit Korean sentiment. It became popular in the 1980s, and has influenced and evolved into many different music styles.
Stemming from the international sentimental ballad, the Korean popular ballad has become a nationally recognized and supremely popular music style in Korea. Power ballads from the West, including songs from Barbra Streisand and Lionel Richie, nurtured the growth and popularity of ballads as a genre in Korea. Gaining popularity alongside trot in the 1960s, the ballad is distinguished as "a slow love song built on a Western seven-note scale". However, it was not until the 1980s that the ballad song style became popularized in mainstream Korean culture. From its popularity throughout Korean media, the Korean ballad has influenced and evolved into many different music styles.
According to an analysis of ballad songs in Made in Korea: Studies in Popular Music, ballads tend to have the following music style:
"intro-A (verse)-A-B-chorus-interlude-A (B)-chorus-bridge-chorus-outro.....[where]...The verse, or section A, was usually composed of eight bars, and its repetition was labeled as A. Section A usually began quietly and transitioned into section B, or the chorus. The bridge before the last chorus helped to escalate the emotions by modulating to a different key or through a grander arrangement. Lastly, in the outro, the accompaniment would come to a full stop or fade out."
Lyrically, ballads often call upon tragic themes of love revolving around topics such as: A breakup, death of a lover, or unrequited love. While still maintaining themes relating to love and loss, songs at the intersections of ballad and other genres can include nontypical instruments or vary in musical style and level of expression.
Popular ballad singers in Korean history include Lee Moon-se, Hye Eun-yi, and Lee Sun-hee.
From the 1990s, the Korean ballad began to be formalized in its sound, lyrics, and popularity. Many hit albums and iconic artists emerged in this era and competed for mainstream popularity against K-pop, while during this time, offshoot genres from classical, popular ballads, such as rock ballads and R&B ballads, began to foster popularity. Some examples of classic ballad groups include Exhibition and Toy while solo singers include Shin Seung-hun, Yoon Jong-shin, Lee Seung-chul, Im Chang-jung, Sung Si-kyung, Kim Yeon-woo, and more.
From the 2010s leading into the 2020s, ballads lost its position in Korean popular music to more internationally targeted pop music. However, established balladeers such as Sung Si-kyung and Yoon Jong-shin maintain relevance in music and in the mainstream along with a new generation of ballad singers such as Paul Kim, Jung Seung-hwan, Parc Jae-jung, and Huh Gak.
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Korean ballad
Korean ballad, also known as K-ballad (often simply referred to by South Koreans as ballad; Korean: 발라드), is a style of music in South Korea and a genre in which soul and rhythm and blues music is transformed to suit Korean sentiment. It became popular in the 1980s, and has influenced and evolved into many different music styles.
Stemming from the international sentimental ballad, the Korean popular ballad has become a nationally recognized and supremely popular music style in Korea. Power ballads from the West, including songs from Barbra Streisand and Lionel Richie, nurtured the growth and popularity of ballads as a genre in Korea. Gaining popularity alongside trot in the 1960s, the ballad is distinguished as "a slow love song built on a Western seven-note scale". However, it was not until the 1980s that the ballad song style became popularized in mainstream Korean culture. From its popularity throughout Korean media, the Korean ballad has influenced and evolved into many different music styles.
According to an analysis of ballad songs in Made in Korea: Studies in Popular Music, ballads tend to have the following music style:
"intro-A (verse)-A-B-chorus-interlude-A (B)-chorus-bridge-chorus-outro.....[where]...The verse, or section A, was usually composed of eight bars, and its repetition was labeled as A. Section A usually began quietly and transitioned into section B, or the chorus. The bridge before the last chorus helped to escalate the emotions by modulating to a different key or through a grander arrangement. Lastly, in the outro, the accompaniment would come to a full stop or fade out."
Lyrically, ballads often call upon tragic themes of love revolving around topics such as: A breakup, death of a lover, or unrequited love. While still maintaining themes relating to love and loss, songs at the intersections of ballad and other genres can include nontypical instruments or vary in musical style and level of expression.
Popular ballad singers in Korean history include Lee Moon-se, Hye Eun-yi, and Lee Sun-hee.
From the 1990s, the Korean ballad began to be formalized in its sound, lyrics, and popularity. Many hit albums and iconic artists emerged in this era and competed for mainstream popularity against K-pop, while during this time, offshoot genres from classical, popular ballads, such as rock ballads and R&B ballads, began to foster popularity. Some examples of classic ballad groups include Exhibition and Toy while solo singers include Shin Seung-hun, Yoon Jong-shin, Lee Seung-chul, Im Chang-jung, Sung Si-kyung, Kim Yeon-woo, and more.
From the 2010s leading into the 2020s, ballads lost its position in Korean popular music to more internationally targeted pop music. However, established balladeers such as Sung Si-kyung and Yoon Jong-shin maintain relevance in music and in the mainstream along with a new generation of ballad singers such as Paul Kim, Jung Seung-hwan, Parc Jae-jung, and Huh Gak.