More About Korean Pop Music

Koreans who disagree with the negative claim about Teuroteu, believe that the music was invented years before the Japanese occupation. The name Teuroteu is derived from the Korean word which means “foxtrot” or “trot” which is a ballroom dance that characterizes the simple beat of the genre. Because of Western pop music, Teuroteu has gradually lost its popularity, with the onset of local young pop Korean stars taking the music scene by storm. However, recently there has been a revival of the genre by artists like Jang Yoon Joeng and popular child actress Lee Jae Eun who recorded “trot” albums.