The term "light music" is the Chinese people's name for a type of popular music that is entertaining and popular.

Light music has the following characteristics:

1. Entertainment - Most of its themes are about daily life, expressed from a lyrical perspective, and the music is relaxed and elegant.

2. Popularity - light music works are small in length and simple in structure. The pitches are mostly within one octave, easy to pronounce, and the lyrics are easy to understand, suitable for the level and needs of the masses.

3. Lifestyle - the performance method of light music works is relatively lean and light, the melody is brisk and beautiful, and it is suitable for appreciation in various occasions. Such as parks, dance parties, cafes, restaurants, homes, etc., which are unrestrained and make people feel relaxed and happy.

The subject matter of light music is quite wide, including popular music in foreign classical music, such as serenades, marches, dance drama music, etc. This type of music is melodious and lyrical. There is also a category of dance music, such as "Minuet", "Tango", etc. These works are passionate and have a strong sense of rhythm. The third type of light music works are some folk songs and folk music, such as the Japanese folk song "Ranet Minor", the Russian song "Red Plum Blossoms Bloom", my country's Guangdong music, Jiangnan Sizhu, etc. all fall into the category of light music.

Light music has also expanded into the field of instrumental music, popularizing some famous classical music, or rearranging movie interludes with pop music, becoming a higher-grade light music work.

The West calls "light music" pop music, and most people in our country now call it so, while the CIS and Eastern Europe call it entertainment music.

Many supermarkets now play some slow-paced soft music to encourage people to slow down and shop more.