Where to Start with K-pop
popular music originating in South Korea
1588 artists
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Tonight
Big Bang · 2011
Best K-pop Albums to Start With
K-pop Artists
Seventeen
C-pop, dance-pop
Dreamcatcher
electronic dance music, jazz
Tomorrow X Together
Ateez
dance-pop, hip-hop
Super Junior Donghae & Eunhyuk
synth-pop
S.E.S.
rhythm and blues
CNBLUE
rock music
F.T. Island
funk rock, hard rock
Secret
Fromis 9
contemporary R&B
Chanmina
J-pop, hip-hop
Aespa
NCT
hip-hop, teen pop
Hyuna
dance-pop, hip-hop
Day6
Korean rock, pop rock
SISTAR
About K-pop
What is K-pop?
popular music originating in South Korea
Where should I start with K-pop?
Start with "Tonight" by Big Bang. It captures what makes K-pop worth exploring.
What are the best K-pop albums?
The K-pop albums worth hearing first: "Tonight" by Big Bang, "Blackpink in Your Area" by Blackpink, "Holler" by Girls' Generation-TTS, "Dear Santa" by Girls' Generation-TTS and "2009, Year of Us" by SHINee.
How many K-pop artists are there?
northsound.fm covers 1588 K-pop artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.
