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== Characteristics ==
Structurally, teen pop may include influences from a variety of other genres, such as [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[rock music|rock]], [[electronic music|electronic]], or [[hip hop music|hip hop]].<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name=secondwave/> Usually, it includes catchy repeated chorus lines,<ref name=sociology/> [[Auto-Tune|Auto-Tuned]] or pitch-corrected vocals, and upbeat melodies.<ref name=popcult/>
Appealing to adolescents, the lyrical content of teen pop usually involves themes teenagers can or aspire to relate to, such as young love, partying, high school social hierarchies, and often incorporate [[Sexual innuendo|sexual inneundo]].<ref name="sociology2">{{cite journal |author=Vannini, Phillip; Myers, Scott M. |year=2002 |title=Crazy About You: Reflections on the Meanings of Contemporary Teen Pop Music |url=https://www.sociology.org/ejs-archives/vol006.002/vannini_myers.html}}</ref> An element of visual appeal is integral to teen pop, with teen idols usually being an object of desire or aspiration to their fans, often by cultivating an image of being a [[Girl next door|girl/boy next door]]. Stylish fashion, popular hairstyles, and choreographed dance crazes are important commercial elements of teen pop.
According to [[AllMusic]], teen pop "is essentially dance-pop, pop, and urban ballads" that are marketed to teens, and was conceived in its contemporary form during the late 1980s and 1990s, pointing out the late 1990s as "arguably the style's golden era."<ref name="Allmusic"/> [[About.com]]'s Bill Lamb described teen pop sound as "a simple, straightforward, ultra-catchy melody line [...] The songs may incorporate elements of other pop music genres, but usually they will never be mistaken for anything but mainstream pop. The music is designed for maximum focus on the performer and a direct appeal to listeners."<ref name="About"/>
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