>...I just seem to not be so into it, seems like they are
>making the exact same music these trap pop artists are doing
>but more on the edm tempo, example it's like if I heard a
>Chainsmokers or Calvin Harris song but in Korean,
>youknowhatImean?
>
>It's not having much feeling into as most of the J-Pop artists
>were doing, but there was a few artists I've seen videos for
>(cause Time-Warner Cable/Spectrum has a on demand video
>channel and they have a K-pop selection with about twenty
>different videos that change I think once every three to four
>weeks) and I actually liked what I heard, it sounded like they
>got a producer(s) who maybe did r&b in the 80's & 90's to
>produce their music, damn I wish I pay attention to the name
>though.
>
>If I had a better paying job I would maybe try and buy some
>stuff, but for now I'll just catch something when I do but I'm
>not going to go full in, I'll just stick with catching up on
>all these jpop stuff I've been wanting for the past ten plus
>years.
>
>
>

I know exactly what you mean when you talk about how similar it is to certain kinds of music from the West, and I think it's a perfectly valid criticism of kpop. With that said, I still think the harmonies and other musical aspects like the kind of scales they favor differ enough, and often it's exactly what I'm looking for.

I'm not sure exactly which group you might've seen, but SM Entertainment often relies out outside composers/producers, and they are probably the ones most likely to utilize a more retro R&B sound. I've talked about Red Velvet plenty on here, but they certainly have tracks that resemble those 80s/90s/00s R&B sounds like these tracks:

Kingdom Come: https://youtu.be/vJEAMow2A4o

Automatic: https://youtu.be/px2Q47O0_eE

LOOK: https://youtu.be/bqFjyo7I8fY

All Right: https://youtu.be/y-YDrPCYdVk

Taste: https://youtu.be/ubOKdWQYyls

Cool Hot Sweet Love: https://youtu.be/60rtU3A0gUc

Perfect 10: https://youtu.be/5cdOFuPPdDU

Light Me Up: https://youtu.be/7t7pEmC7xgM

Tracks like "Automatic" are very 90s and honestly sound like something Utada might have done on her first album.