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Why Rock Might Become Mainstream In K-POP by 2025

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As a HUGE rock fan who is WAY too excited about the rise in Rock music in KPOP, I just HAD to make a post about this. You know, I’ve been noticing an exciting shift in K-pop lately that makes me think rock and metal could dominate the scene by 2025.

Now here’s why:

DAY6’s Success: DAY6 recently made history by achieving a Perfect All-Kill with their song “HAPPY,” which is such a huge achievement for a band in the K-pop world! They also won their first award on Inkigayo with this track, showing that rock bands can dominate the charts

Xdinary Heroes Pushing Boundaries: They’ve been dropping tracks that blend rock and metal into K-pop, and their sound is definitely catching attention. Xdinary Heroes are really showing that K-pop can have a harder edge too, and fans seem to love this vibe!

YUTA’s Solo Rock Album: YUTA from NCT recently released a rock album, and it’s huge because it shows how more idols are getting into the genre. With someone like YUTA bringing rock into the spotlight, it’s a big win for K-pop rock fans.

TXT’s Rock Version of ‘Deja Vu’: TXT dropped a rock version of their song “Deja Vu,” and it was sooo well-received by fans! Even though TXT is known for pop, this remix shows they’re willing to experiment with rock and totally thrive in it.

Gaho’s Band KAVE: Gaho formed a band called KAVE and they’ve been putting out some incredible rock music. It’s exciting to see solo artists shifting into band territory and delivering on the rock front. (if you don’t know who Gaho is, he did an OST for the kdrama Itawon Class)

Rose Collab With Bruno Mars: Another amazing band themed song! I have been looping it on repeat. I am sure it is gonna boost the rise of K-ROCK even more

Jin’s Upcoming Rock Solo Album: There’s a rumor that Jin from BTS is working on a rock-focused solo album, and members of ONE OK ROCK and BABYMETAL’s producer MEGMETAL are said to be involved! This could seriously help solidify rock as a major genre in K-pop.

Alsoo A Little Off-Topic but Relevant:

Okayy I know this is a bit off-topic from K-pop 😅, but I had to mention it! In the Western rock scene, things are shaking up too! Linkin Park made waves recently by bringing in a new vocalist, and fans went wild. Also, Breaking Benjamin dropped a new song this a few days ago! AND, Adam Gontier (the original lead vocalist of Three Days Grace) is back with the band after leaving in 2013. His return is huge becaus his voice was iconic for rock fans. Sorry for the detour, but if you know you know. 😉

With all these exciting shifts happening, I really think 2025 could be the year rock becomes a mainstream genre in K-pop. What do you all think?

P.S I really do not wanna be that annoying person who says these everyfckingwhere but.. i know you have heard everyone saying this joke but i just have too. We are getting metal jin before gta 6 SORRY I JUST HAD TO.

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