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Bulgarian dancer Claudia Petzova speaks during an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 28. [DANIELA GONZALEZ PEREZ]

From K-pop videos to trot: Bulgarian dancer Claudia Petzova's unusual dance journey in Korea

Although she has been in K-pop music videos for groups like Sistar and Monsta X, Bulgarian dancer Claudia Petzova was most attracted to trot — a semi-traditional pop genre, popular among older audiences and often paired with eclectic choreography.

2026.4.21

Trot singer Kim Ho-joong enters the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on May 24, 2024. [NEWS1]

Prison sentence finalized for trot singer Kim Ho-joong over DUI hit-and-run

Trot singer Kim Ho-joong, 33, has received a final prison sentence of two years and six months for a DUI hit-and-run incident.

2025.5.19

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Trot singer Lim Young-woong [SCREEN CAPTURE]

[WHY] Trot revival: The 'old-fashioned' genre selling out Korea's stadiums while K-pop wows abroad

The biggest K-pop stars overseas are BTS, Blackpink, Stray Kids and aespa — but not in Korea. Here, the throne is taken by names that may be totally unfamiliar to music listeners abroad: Lim Young-woong, Song Ga-in, Youngtak and Lee Chan-won.

2025.3.8

A still from trot singer Lim Young-woong's concert film “Lim Young Woong│Im Hero The Stadium” [MULGOGI MUSIC, CJ ENM]

Lim Young-woong's concert documentary 'Im Hero The Stadium' soars to box office success

Trot singer Lim Young-woong is dominating local theaters with his film “Lim Young Woong│Im Hero The Stadium,” leading box office sales less than a week since its premiere last Wednesday.

2024.9.3

Kim Ho-joong's concert in KSPO Dome, titled “World Union Orchestra Super Classic: Kim Ho-joong and Prima-donna,” is supervised by KBS. [KBS]

Trot singer Kim Ho-joong to perform on Saturday despite allegations of a drunk hit-and-run

Trot singer Kim Ho-joong will hold a concert on Saturday despite being investigated for an alleged drunk hit-and-run earlier this month.

2024.5.17

The poster for ″God of Light Music″ [PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT]

Seventeen to drop trot song 'God of Light Music'

"God of Light Music" is a trot song created during its YouTube content "Going Seventeen" as part of its fake documentary to promote its 11th EP "Seventeenth Heaven" and its lead track "God of Music."

2023.12.26

Singer, actor and taekwondo practitioner Na Tae-joo [K-TIGERS ENTERTAINMENT]

Taekwondo star Na Tae-joo to release new single 'The Man'

Singer, actor and taekwondo practitioner Na Tae-joo released a new single titled “The Man” at 6 p.m. on Monday, his agency K-Tigers Entertainment said the same day.

2023.12.4

Trot singer Lim Young-woong to perform in Los Angeles next February

Lim Young-woong will hold a concert at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Feb. 11 and 12 next year, his agency announced Monday.

2022.12.12

Trot singer Hong Jin-young to feature on MBN show 'Burning Trot Man'

Trot singer Hong Jin-young, who has been on hiatus since late 2020 following an academic plagiarism scandal, will come back to the entertainment scene through the upcoming MBN show “Burning Trot Man” (translated), according to the show’s ...

2022.11.7

The best-selling release of July 2022 was girl group aespa's EP 'Girls,' which sold more than 1.64 million copies according to Circle Chart. [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Monthly K-pop CD sales surpass 10 million for first time

Monthly K-pop CD sales surpassed 10 million for the first time, according to local album sales tracker Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart). According to head researcher Kim Jin-woo of Circle Chart on Monday, physical K-pop album sales in ...

2022.8.29