Before K-pop, there was trot. This traditional South Korean music genre gets its name from the American "foxtrot", which shares the trot's distinctive two-beat rhythm. It was popular for decades and ...

What exactly is K-pop? Internationally — and especially in the West — the term has become synonymous with girl groups and boy bands (“idol groups” in K-pop lexicon). But some Korean music industry ...

Eunice Kim, a 57-year-old homemaker in Mission Viejo, has spent $800 buying Lim Young Woong’s albums. With other members of a fan club, she has spent six straight hours discussing her favorite singer ...

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correctionA previous version of this story cited Lim Young Woong’s "Rainbow" as an example of trot, when it is in fact a mixed-genre song. The story has been updated to cite a different song, and to ...

The traditional South Korean popular music genre is making headlines in the country once again.