respondents who experienced South Korean cultural contents
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
*16 countries include China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Australia, U.S., Brazil, France, UK, Russia, Turkey, UAE, and Republic of South Africa.
Original question: "Which genre of K-pop do you prefer the most?"
This statistic displays the most preferred genres of South Korean pop music (K-pop) worldwide in 2017. In 2017, about **** percent of respondents in ** foreign countries reported that dance was their favorite K-pop genre.
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