>>7323025I've seen quite a few korean bloggers/journalists/youtubers talk about kpop (or idol music, as koreans call it), and it's usually pretty clear that most people enjoy kpop for the bubblegum stuff it is, not because it represents korean culture or anything.
On the matter of vulgarity, I think it has nothing to do with whether it's korean culture or not - you can find almost no vulgarity in kpop because it's like the pg13 rated version of music. If people really wanna curse, it's usually through double meanings and symbolism (like that one line in baepsae that sounds like an insult/swear to the korean ear if you're only listening in passing).
There's plenty of cursing and vulgarity in khiphop and krap, and that's usually regarded as MORE korean by people (if you completely disregard the fact that hip hop was born in the US).
Really, if we're talking about korean music that represents korean culture... You're gonna have to look at ballads and folk music. Ballads are pretty big in SK actually, from what I've heard.
Again, koreans usually don't see kpop as korean music. It's like how in japan idol music isn't really seen as music because if you listen to it you're most likely outing yourself as an otaku.
Kpop only uses korean elements in music videos, like the classic festival lions (not sure what their name is, but I've seen them in a few videos, like Big Bang's Fantastic Baby and BTS' IDOL).
Just look at how surprised and happy korean some reactors on yt were when BTS performed the intro to IDOL at this year's MMA and included some actual korean traditional elements (at least I think? that's what people have said. Like the dances and the props and stuff. Pretty sure the music was also slightly different, but I could be wrong.)
Here's some videos you can check out:
>What Koreans Think Of KPOP (BTS, BLACKPINK?)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM7wK69ArCI>What Koreans Think of K-pop and Plastic Surgery | ASIAN BOSShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAkwPJhZAxs 