K-pop popular but lacks diversity: survey

Korean pop culture such as music, film and TV dramas has become the most effective method to introduce Korean culture to foreigners. However, many foreigners feel the K-pop should be increased diversity. According to a joint survey of 604 foreigners by Yoo Ki-hong who is a Democratic Party lawmaker and the King Sejong Institute Foundation, 66.1 percent of them know about Korea through Korean pop culture on the Internet. Respondents answered the reasons that they liked Korean culture are Korean celebrities’ good looks or the uniqueness of the culture. They buy K-pop-related goods, want to learn the Korean language, or even visit Korea. Those who visited became interested in Korean culture overall like the Korean food and the country itself. However, lawnmaker Yoo said the whole pop culture industry should be changed hugely. Yoo said K-pop is focused heavily on dance-orientated music by idol groups. Gaon Chart in 2012 showed that 82 percent of songs are by boy or girl bands. Yoo said the phenomenon is completely different from the U.S. Billboard Chart. On Billboard Char, the contemporary pop takes up 31 percent, rock 26 percent, hip-hop and country 13 percent each. Yoo also said, “We should have a quota for indie or less popular genre musicians on TV programs and have music file distributors promote a wider range of music on their websites.”
The claim of this article is the Korean pop culture should be change as dynamic and diversely. The reasonable evidence is the survey jointed by 604 foreigners.

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