Trot

Trot is a Korean popular music genre known for repeated duple rhythms, expressive vocal ornamentation, and lyrics about love, longing, and everyday life.

Ggondae Rhythm: A loping Korean popular-music rhythm associated with trot, often articulated as a repeating two-beat pattern. Its characteristic pulse gives many trot songs their recognizable forward sway.
Japanese Colonial Period in Korea: The period from 1910 to 1945 when Korea was under Japanese colonial rule. Trot’s early recordings and institutions developed under colonial rule.
Nam Jin: A South Korean singer whose energetic performances helped popularize trot from the 1960s onward. His lively stage style helped establish a modern, youthful image for trot.
Trot-Singing Contests: Televised competitions in which performers sing trot songs for judges and audiences. Competition programs have introduced new singers and expanded trot’s audience.
Vibrato: A periodic variation in pitch that adds expressiveness to a sustained musical note. Trot singers use pronounced vibrato to shape sustained notes and emotional climaxes.
Yuhaengga: A Korean popular-song form that developed in the early twentieth century and preceded modern trot. The genre’s early history is often traced through yuhaengga recordings and songs.
Na Hoon-a: A South Korean singer and songwriter known for a long career in trot. His songwriting and distinctive vocal delivery made him one of trot’s defining performers.
Miss Trot: A South Korean television competition series centered on female trot singers. Its high ratings helped trigger a major resurgence of interest in trot.
Korean Pansori: A Korean musical storytelling tradition in which a singer performs with a drummer. Its vocal inflections and expressive delivery help illuminate trot’s Korean performance heritage.
Japanese Enka: A Japanese popular music genre known for sentimental lyrics and ornamented singing. Enka shares historical and stylistic connections with trot but developed as a distinct genre.

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