K-pop, abbreviation of Korean pop, is a genre of music characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements; although K-pop generally indicates "popular music" within South Korea, the term is often used in a narrower sense to describe a modern form of South Korean pop that is influenced by styles and genres from around the world, especially influenced by the West, such as experimental, jazz, gospel, hip hop, Reggae, electronic dance, folk, country, classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots.
The Marc Anthony song ‘You sang to me’ with adapted lyrics is representative of this Korean art-form; presented below to express my impression of Seoul.
Seoul sang to me!
Given all your fetish with appearances being partly real
'Cause you have the best of expressions to reveal
From street-art sculptures to festive ornaments that you unveil
Am glad we met, you and me
And you showed me what charm needs to be
Yeah you sang to me
Oh you sang to me
With all the manna you offered me The refreshing maesil-cha (plum tea), sizzling bibimbap & pickled kimchi
Yeah you sang to me
Oh how you sang to me
All the while
You were in front of me
I never realized
I just can't believe
I didn't see it
In your fashion brands or luxury home-grown cosmetic avenues,
I didn't see it
I can't believe it
but I feel it
When you sing to me
Just to think I lived inside of you
I had no idea how Myeongdong or Gangnam could be
Now I get your fondness for all that’s western & to-be
But, with a core that’s Korean and a native history
The words you said just sang to me
And you showed me how I should remember thee
You sang to me
Oh Seoul, you sang to me
-----xx Pit Stop 2~Seoul concludes here, Pit Stop 3~Shanghai in art-scrolls to be shared 5 days from now xx------
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