Hartong, Jan Laurens (2006). Musical terms worldwide: a companion for the musical explorer. Semar Publishers, გვ. 15. ISBN978-88-7778-090-4. ციტირების თარიღი: 5 December 2011. „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.“
Holden, Todd Joseph Miles; Scrase, Timothy J. (2006). Medi@sia: global media/tion in and out of context. Taylor & Francis, გვ. 144. ISBN978-0-415-37155-1. ციტირების თარიღი: 5 December 2011. „When defining kayo, generic origin is less important than the origin of lyrics and singers. Since the 1990s, the term “K-pop” has become popularized to refer to Korean popular music, being widely used throughout East and Southeast Asia.“
