According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2021, 93 percent of respondents stated that they preferred South Korean music. English-language music was also popular, with over 70 percent of respondents preferring English music.
Preferred music genres in South Korea as of August 2021, by country
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (December 24, 2021). Preferred music genres in South Korea as of August 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/942378/south-korea-popular-music-genres-by-country/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Preferred music genres in South Korea as of August 2021, by country." Chart. December 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942378/south-korea-popular-music-genres-by-country/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2021). Preferred music genres in South Korea as of August 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/942378/south-korea-popular-music-genres-by-country/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Preferred Music Genres in South Korea as of August 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/942378/south-korea-popular-music-genres-by-country/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Preferred music genres in South Korea as of August 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/942378/south-korea-popular-music-genres-by-country/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Preferred music genres in South Korea as of August 2021, by country [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, December 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/942378/south-korea-popular-music-genres-by-country/