Are most if not all kpop title tracks starting to sound the same?

  • I say yes when it comes to structure.


    This is the structure most of them have in chronological order.


    1: Intro

    2: Quick verse with or not with rap

    3: Pre-chorus usually sung by two members with the beat getting faster and faster until the chorus

    4: Chorus

    5: Sometimes a post chorus with chanting or repitition. At the end they say the title of the song

    6: Verse most of the time with rap

    7: Same pre-chorus as before

    8: Chorus

    9: Then they skip the post chorus and go straight to the bridge

    10: High note at end of the bridge

    11: Chorus

    12: Post chorus + end


    Of course, this isn't a bad thing that they sound the same but it doesn't hurt to have diversity. Groups usually are diverse music wise when it comes to b-sides. I hope maybe NewJeans can help since their songs didn't really follow this formula above while still being good songs. Some groups seem to be trying too hard to be different from the formula and in turn make horrible songs (Cough cough, Nmixx)


    Anyways, answer the title :pepe-cut:

  • verse - chorus - verse - chorus - bridge - final chorus is traditionally song structure though. Most songs in and out of kpop follow it.


    We already know that the music industry loves a hit and will try to replicate though.

  • they are starting to sound the same, but that doesn't have anything to do with structure. though some groups title tracks are starting to have the exact same order of members singing in every song and that's also becoming annoying

  • The verse-chorus format was popularized in the late 60s by rock music as opposed to the AABA format. Since then, it's been the basis of most pop and rock songs.


    Because of the streaming short attention span there are some variations like Stay that removes the first verse and goes from the intro directly to the first chorus. Or Left and Right that removes even the intro and starts right at the first chorus.


    But the root is still the common Intro - Verse - Pre-chorus - Chorus - Verse - Pre-Chorus - Chorus - Bridge - Chorus

  • Nahhhhhh 4th Gen don't have the vocal chops like 2nd Gen to do high notes and adlibs anymore


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  • No and that structure spans many musical genres outside of Kpop. This is part of the reason why when a song has an atypical structure, people sometimes struggle with it.

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