{"id":32723,"date":"2026-05-28T04:27:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/32723\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T04:27:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T04:27:41","slug":"how-to-make-people-like-a-new-release-k-pops-sampling-strategy-ht-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/32723\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make People Like a New Release: K-POP\u2019s Sampling Strategy [HT Focus]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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K-POP fans have likely had moments when they tilted their heads and thought, \u201cI\u2019ve heard this melody somewhere before.\u201d That moment, which may feel like a coincidence, is actually the result of a thoroughly calculated creative strategy. Sampling, a technique that extracts part of existing music and blends it into a new song, is being used with increasing sophistication in the K-POP scene. How far has K-POP\u2019s sampling strategy, which crosses classics, pop masterpieces, genres, and eras, evolved?<\/p>\n

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Sampling is considered a powerful creative strategy because it combines the familiarity of the original song with a new arrangement, allowing it to capture the public\u2019s ears instantly. When a familiar melody meets a new genre, listeners experience both unfamiliarity and delight at the same time.<\/p>\n

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Red Velvet\u2019s \u2018Feel My Rhythm\u2019 is considered a successful example of sampling. Sampling Johann Sebastian Bach\u2019s \u2018Air on the G String,\u2019 the song combines a delicate and elegant string melody with a powerful trap beat. The members\u2019 vocals and the album concept of \u201cballerina\u201d naturally blend with the classical atmosphere of the original song, drawing heated praise both in Korea and overseas, with reactions such as, \u201cHow did they turn classical music into pop? This is only possible because it\u2019s Red Velvet.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NCT WISH\u2019s title track \u2018Ode to Love\u2019 sampled the iconic humming from Irish band The Cranberries\u2019 \u2018Ode to My Family.\u2019 By adding NCT WISH\u2019s own performance to an addictive melody that is easy to sing along to after just one listen, the song was praised for reinterpreting the original\u2019s sentiment in the group\u2019s unique color.<\/p>\n

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LE SSERAFIM\u2019s recently released \u2018BOOMPALA\u2019 is also worth noting. Inspired by the concepts of emptiness and nothingness from the Buddhist scripture \u2018Heart Sutra,\u2019 the song carries a message of not being trapped by fear and fully enjoying the present. On top of that, it samples \u2018Macarena,\u2019 which received great love worldwide based on the Latin house genre, adding strong addictiveness and familiarity.<\/p>\n

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Sampling also functions as an effective marketing tool that increases the possibility of being chosen by the public. This is because memories and emotions associated with the original song can lead to positive feelings toward the new song. However, sampling is not without risks. If the original song\u2019s presence is too strong, the new song\u2019s identity may become diluted, and if the original is not brought to life sufficiently, it can easily be criticized for lacking completion. In addition, using a sample without prior permission from the copyright holder or omitting credit can lead to plagiarism controversy, making it essential to strictly follow legal procedures.<\/p>\n

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Sampling is serving as a bridge that introduces K-POP to a wider world, going beyond a simple creative technique. When the original song is sufficiently respected and reinterpreted in a new context, sampling becomes a musical conversation connecting the past and present. Expectations are growing for how K-POP will absorb and evolve through even more diverse musical legacies through sampling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo = SMTOWN, HYBE LABELS YouTube captures \u00a0 K-POP fans have likely had moments when they tilted their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[11094,17937,11095,195,21017,18938,21019,21015,21020,21016,21018],"class_list":["post-32723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-korea","tag-artist","tag-focus","tag-hanteo-news","tag-k-pop","tag-le_sserafim","tag-lesserafim","tag-nctwish","tag-redvelvet","tag-21020","tag-21016","tag-21018"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}