Would you care if rapping was removed from kpop entirely?

My Epik High discography would disappear into think air - I would be devastated is an understatement.

So

Idc but rap remains music for me.

Then what will half of the members of babymonster do?

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if you actually stanned the group you would know they can all sing

Mhj outsings all of yg entertainment combined

Rapping is one of kpop inherent characteristics, the fact it is made by people who in most cases in previous generations were taught to rap, added to the weirdness of its inclusion and to one of the reasons people were so reluctant to listen to it. Removing it will make kpop less kpop and will leave a good number of idols jobless. But since kpop has been increasingly diluting into mainstream music as time goes by, it could as well be the next step: remove rap from pop songs, even if it is pretty common in Western pop these days.

In the case of hip hop centered groups, no I wouldn't like to see them gone.

As to Korean hip hop artists, I'd vote to keep them. Some of them are really good.

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Bro your goddes doesn't sing she does freestyle raps, you should be supporting rap here.

id be slightly bothered

but ill live

I think it bring diversity to kpop and I would miss it a bit if it was totally removed.

BUT..... I also believe it's overused today. It's feels like all groups are puting some kind of "rap breaks" in their songs and I kind of miss the older pure catchy pop without any rapping.

Kpop would be a lot better. The rap in most songs ruin it

Rap verses are my favorite

Noooo, I don't want to live in a world without Bts rap-line.

I would do without rap being an obligation though. It's not for everyone.

I don't enjoy non-rap songs so that would the end of the kpop journey for me.

A lot of my favorite Kpop songs have great rap verses, and it can add a lot, but I agree with lidora, in that I wish it wasn't obligatory. Some songs don't need rap, and just feels thrown in just because. And some groups have a rap line where I would prefer if they just sang. A lot of them are even better singers than rappers.

i would be thrilled, bannish it all

What would be K-pop without raps like:

jigeum bogo inneun ge kkumeun anil geol

Wake Up Wake Up

ttaengttaengichigo nal mannage doel geol

Take off Take off

maeryeogeul ya ppumeoppumeoppumeoppumeo

boyeojulge Pick up the phone

Now or Never Pick up Pick up