Abstract
The purpose of this article is to discuss the background and meaning of the emergence of acoustic pop music, which newly emerged in the Korean popular music market in the 2010s. Therefore, first, the operational definition of acoustic pop music was defined, and the actual state was captured by examining the current status of this music’s prevalence. It has been proven through mainstream music charts, domestic musicians' preference and orientation for the music and trends in the music industry that promote acoustic music. The emergence of acoustic pop and the series of phenomena it brought about can be explained by topics such as ‘the global music trend that has driven it’, ‘resistance to digital civilization’, ‘musical response to the changing era’ and ‘tendency of singer-songwriters and auteurisme’. This article, which is an introduction to the phenomenon of acoustic pop music, additionally discussed that acoustic pop music, which shares a common denominator with folk music, should be elaborately and meticulously discussed from the perspective of Korean folk history.
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