Are you sick of the retro trend?

yeah i usually love retro stuff, and musically i still love it, but i'm over y2k. even sunmi was pushing it for me and i worship the ground she walks on

It depends on the songs. Some songs give me nostalgia and I enjoy it.

no, I'm loving it

Retro ended with

Yeah it has been done to death at this point. Time to move on to something else. It’s like the tropical sound everyone and their mother was doing a few years back.

No, I love it

When it's well done it's my favourite concept.

But I think it peaked with La-Di-Da and Mago, I haven't heard anything better since.

No as that’s the music I grew up with and it brings back memories especially when they do 80’s like videos like Wonder Girls did. Reminds me of Robert Palmer’s videos.

It depends on the song itiswhatitisss I also curently love retro-styled JPop-songs very much

Some examples:

yes. it's enough. branch out and try something else instead of running this trend into the ground

Wut? There are hardly any retro songs when compared to the 100000 billion RnB and hip hop songs out there. We need MORE retro not less.

Star

Mago

So Bad

Weekend

You Cant Sit With Us

Some of the best songs in the past year.

what exactly is retro?

I am not because it's my favorite sound and concept but only when it's done right. I don't really like some Kpop retro songs.

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what exactly is retro?

Mostly 70s disco/80s synth pop/ 90s hip hop.

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Mostly 70s disco/80s synth pop/ 90s hip hop.

isn't that more than one genre?

no i love it

Compared to other kpop trends like tropical house retro is preferable for me.

I actually love the retro trend. Whenever the trend comes around I get excited when I see it become a trend.

No, I'm fine with it. When it's done right, it hits like a sledgehammer.

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I actually love the retro trend. Whenever the trend comes around I get excited when I see it become a trend.

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Ok that Victoria song is good.

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Ok that Victoria song is good.

Right! She does really well with the retro concept.

As someone who consumes a lot of music from the 70s - 80s, all the retro stuff in Kpop is getting boring and overly recycled already.

But it might be good for the new people who aren't that familiar with the sound.

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80’s like videos like Wonder Girls did. Reminds me of Robert Palmer’s videos.

If I recall correctly, Wonder Girls' music video for 'I Feel You' specifically drew inspiration from Palmer's 'Addicted to Love', according to an interview I saw.

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If I recall correctly, Wonder Girls' music video for 'I Feel You' specifically drew inspiration from Palmer's 'Addicted to Love', according to an interview I saw.

Yes they did

I like it, but I'm getting tired of it. It's cool here and there, but when everyone is doing the same thing it gets overused.

I'm sick of specifically the 80s synthwave. It sounds like everyone is trying to make their own Blinding Lights.

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I usually have no issue with this retro 80s stuff if it's done RIGHT(one example is LA DI DA...other girls wish) but the issue is it's usually some copy pasted mess, and lately I've been seeing alot of early 00s/Y2K inspiration for the MVs. It looks like EVERYONE is hopping on the trend and I'm experiencing a bit of fatigue.

It reminds me of when the Latin-pop trend plagued KPOP for literal months, or when tropical-pop was super popular too. There's very little originality....

What are your thoughts on the retro trend that has been taking over KPOP for months now?

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If you can even call it retro, given that artists RARELY get the retro sound right.

Just because a producer uses synthesizers and vaporware doesn't make it retro. But to answer the question, yes, I'm sick of the retro trend.

No, I love retro songs/concepts

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isn't that more than one genre?

Songs that are considered retro have a retro style that's inspired by 60s-00s music (especially pop)

They can be categorized into different genres but you can usually tell when some songs have a classic feel to them.

Here are some examples of KPOP retro music:

70s/80s Disco feel

LSG is said to have a late 2000s 2NE1 feel

You can definitely feel the retro in these two BTS songs

Yeah, I'm tired too with the only exception for Sunmi because she does it for 10 years. It's her style since WG.

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Songs that are considered retro have a retro style that's inspired by 60s-00s music (especially pop)

They can be categorized into different genres but you can usually tell when some songs have a classic feel to them.

Here are some examples of KPOP retro music:

70s/80s Disco feel

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LSG is said to have a late 2000s 2NE1 feel

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You can definitely feel the retro in these two BTS songs

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I can feel mago, butter and dynamite but rest not really.

Not really, there's always a dominant trend that gets beaten to death and this is one of the more tolerable ones. Even the worst of the crop are just a bit boring at most imo.

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I can feel mago, butter and dynamite but rest not really.

Well LSG is more of a late 2000s retro like 2NE1

Kura Kura...listen to the instrumental and watch the teasers

if i like the song i like the song...it doesn't matter what the genre is

No, retro is frinckin BOP yoww