2AM’s performance was the best non kpop at Kcon (they are ballad) them signing just the way you are made me cry and I didn’t really care for the song when it first came out but they made so beautif…

Categorization is something that can be really useful in navigating the K-pop world, but sometimes it can be too restrictive. Given the group’s history, style of music, and mode of promotion, it is difficult to say that 2AM is not a K-pop group. However, the comment reflects a desire to distance 2AM from groups at the forefront of K-pop, namely, idol groups.  However, K-pop is a style of music with many genres and different kinds of groups.