Cringe pop

Cringe pop is a genre of pop music. The music and music videos are described as being "so bad that you cannot stop watching them".[1]

History

Rebecca Black's song 'Friday' is usually credited as giving birth to the genre.[2] The song, which was released in 2011, has over 122 million views and 3.2 million dislikes on YouTube as of July 2018.[3]

She was soon followed by Taher Shah, a Pakistani musician and businessman. His music video Angel went viral.[1] His first music video,“Eye to Eye”, was released in 2013 and angel was released in 2016.[4]

Jacintha Morris, an Indian Civil servant, released her 'Is Suzainn the Sinner' in 2016, which was labeled a cringe pop.[5] Jacinta herself denied the music was meant to be cringe pop.[6]

'Pen Pineapple Apple Pen' by DJ Piko-Taro, which was released in 2016 has been called cringe pop.[7]

Jacob Sartorius also released some cringe pop songs, like Sweatshirt and Hit or Miss. The advancement of technology has allowed anyone with a laptop able to produce a music video.[8]

Dhinchak Pooja (Pooja Jain) from India also came into headlines for her few cringe-pop songs.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 NATH, PARSHATHY J. "Cringe benefits". thehindu.com. The Hindu. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Cringe Pop: The Genre That Has Taken The Internet By Storm".
  3. ↑ "Rebecca Black - Friday".
  4. ↑ Nauman, Qasim. "See the 'Cringe-Pop' Music Video from Pakistan Taking the Internet by Storm". blogs.wsj.com. WSJ. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "'Cringe pop' creator defies her critics". bbc.com. BBC News. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "It was my dream project: Jacintha Morris". deccanchronicle.com/. Deccan Chronicle. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen: This cringe pop wonder from Japan has taken internet by storm - Firstpost". firstpost.com. Firstpost. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Taher Shah & the Rise of Cringe-Pop". arre.co.in. Arré. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Dhinchak Pooja's 'Selfie' Song Is Insanely Viral. Hear It At Your Own Risk". NDTV. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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