Thai pop music
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Thai pop | |
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Other names | String music |
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Cultural origins | 1950s,Thailand |
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Thai poporT-pop,is a genre ofThai musicroughly equivalent towestern pop.It emerged in the 1970s–80s, during which it was known asstring music(Thai:เพลงสตริง), before gaining mainstream popularity during the 1990s and has since dominated the Thai music industry. The term is extremely broad, covering Thai rock, dance music, rap and western-influenced popular music in general, though normally excluding the folk and rock-influencedphleng phuea chiwit.
The origins of string lie in AmericanR&B,surf-rockartists likeThe VenturesandDick Dale,Exotica,rockabillyandcountry and westernbrought to Thailand by American and Australian soldiers serving inVietnamin the late 1950s and early 1960s. It also drew heavily on genres from theBritish Invasion,includingrock and roll,garage rockand Hollywood film soundtracks. Since the 1980s, it has mixed with other genres, such asdisco,funkanddance.[citation needed]
T-Wind
[edit]T-Wind[1](Thai Wind) is a term used to describe the phenomenon of Thai pop culture internationally. It is a term created in reference to theKorean Wave.[citation needed]In the 21st century, Thailand has beenexporting many kinds of cultural productsoverseas, especially in Southeast Asia,[2]such aslakhon(television drama), movies and BL series fromGMMTV–GDHandlukkwad-pop(Thai teen pop).
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^"บันเทิงไทยเจาะตลาดอาเซียน: รู้เขารู้เรา 'T-wind' เป็นไปได้หรือแค่ฝัน?".thairath.co.th(in Thai). 2016-01-08.Retrieved2021-05-23.
- ^Jirattikorn, Dr. Amporn (2015-11-26)."ละครไทยในอาเซียน"[Thai dramas in ASEAN].Bangkokbiz(in Thai).