Spring is in the air! It’s a time when pictures of cherry blossoms flood your feed, and, for some, those cursed allergies start taking over. It’s also a time of warmth and hopes of new beginnings.

The birth of modern K-pop is often dated to 1992, when Seo Taiji and Boys, a dance-oriented trio led by an ex-metalhead, performed their song “I Know” on the South Korean network MBC. Not only did the ...

Although many of us are familiar with the latest mainstream K-pop songs, we tend to forget about, or are completely unaware of, the other genres of Korean music that exist. Here we highlight eight ...