The purpose of this study was to develop a rhythm contents of popular music with musicality, artistic
value, and distinguished originality by mixing the Samulnori, a Korean traditional music, and the
Afro-Cuban rhythm, a Cuban traditional rhythm. The studies and reports on development of Korean popular
music propose the entertainment with marketing and professional capabilities as a contributing factor to
success of Korean music in the world. Many parts of Koran popular music in terms of contents, however,
have focused on uniform imitation, and many critics emphasize that the continuous development of Korean
music is ensured by not by imitation but by development of various music contents, especially mixing of
Korean traditional music and popular music. This study proposes a methodology to mix Samulnori, a
Korean traditional music, and the Afro-Cuban rhythm, a Cuban traditional rhythm and a root of Western
popular music and derives a new rhythm contents.