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Genre: k-rock

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Parent Genre: rock

K-rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in South Korea. It is characterized by its heavy use of distorted guitars, powerful vocals, and energetic drumming. K-rock bands often incorporate elements of punk, grunge, and alternative rock into their sound. The lyrics are typically in Korean and deal with themes such as love, heartbreak, and social issues. K-rock has gained popularity in recent years, with bands like The Black Skirts, N.Flying, and NELL leading the charge.


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List of k-rock artists

Here is a list of k-rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the k-rock genre. You can find out what k-rock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 56 356689
2 36 28871
3 38 59270
4 40 73603
5 29 28032
6 44 108457
7 48 814810
8 48 466575
9 27 16469
10 23 16084
11 29 29852
12 48 2080
13 29 30812
14 25 9802
15 28 8606
16 32 35570
17 34 16858
18 28 19470
19 23 15977
20 22 24737
21 20 3524
22 19 8115
23 17 5460
24 26 11223
25 25 16963
26 23 19495
27 15 3390
28 33 87903
29 22 6815
30 13 6934
31 23 46424
32 30 24179
33 22 5889
34 30 72255
35 30 4219
36 28 18889
37 27 22229
38 26 13295
39 20 10215
40 26 12765
41 26 35694
42 6 1525
43 25 7673
44 21 7485
45 22 3851
46 20 1325
47 15 21765
48 11 1640
49 19 11711
50 13 3622
51 18 47544
52 9 3509
53 16 3193
54 15 3336
55 10 2432
56 9 2037
57 14 7396
58 3 676
59 5 2378
60 6 2503
61 11 2798
62 11 879
63 11 1074
64 1 451
65 10 2290
66 10 791
67 8 2800
68 2 583
69 7 5226
70 7 1842
71 7 2550
72 5 1224
73 5 303
74 5 1002
75 5 406
76 5 2259
77 4 418
78 4 506
79 4 554
80 4 80
81 3 1217
82 3 944
83 3 491
84 3 3414
85 2 318
86 2 322
87 1 382
88 1 222
89 1 512
90 1 810
91 1 354

k-rock playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular k-rock music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.