Hartong, Jan Laurens. Musical terms worldwide: a companion for the musical explorer (en anglès). Semar Publishers, 2006, p. 15. ISBN 9788877780904. «Since the 1990s, popular genres like rap, rock and techno house have been incorporated into Korean popular music, setting the trend for the present generation of K-pop, which often emulates American models»
Kim, Myung Oak. The new Korea: an inside look at South Korea's economic rise (en anglès). AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn, 2010, p. 169. ISBN 9780814414897. «Rain and BoA belong to what is known as K- pop—Korean popular music. Before the early 1990s, the country's music industry was dominated by traditional folk music (crooned by older, often gray- haired singers), ballads,...»
Holden, Todd Joseph Miles. Medi@sia: global media/tion in and out of context (en anglès). Taylor & Francis, 2006, p. 144. ISBN 9780415371551. «Since the 1990s, the term “K-pop” has become popularized to refer to Korean popular music, being widely used throughout East and Southeast Asia.»
