[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.