- What does K-pop's "modular structure" actually mean?
- A song is assembled from blocks with different jobs: the verse sets up, the pre-chorus stores tension, the chorus delivers the hook, the rap section resets the breath, and the dance break exists for choreography. Timbre and groove can differ sharply between blocks, held together by key and rhythmic skeleton.
- How do I prompt for that structure?
- List the sections one by one: "sparse verse, pre-chorus adding drums, chorus with full 808 and dense harmony, rap section, dance break after the bridge." Section-by-section description works far better than asking for "K-pop style."
- What matters most in the mix?
- Cleanliness and separation. K-pop's low end is heavy without smearing, and the vocal stays forward through dense arrangement. Prompting "clean mix, strong spectral separation, deep 808, forward vocal" gets closer to the real thing than simply asking for loud.