Once mocked for being tacky, this Korean music genre is making a comeback

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

‘It’s like oxygen – it’s everywhere!’ Why Korea is hot for trot, the cheesiest pop imaginable

Known as music for grannies and scorned by fans of K-pop, trot is making a hip comeback – but can this wildly sentimental music ever break out of its home country?
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Lim Young-woong draws record 50,000 fans to album listening event ahead of 2nd LP 'I’m Hero 2'

This poster provided by Mulgogi Music promotes the second studio album "I’m Hero 2" by South Korean trot-pop star Lim Young-woong. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- Trot-pop ...