i’ll preface by saying that kpop obviously is built on the backs of black people and their music. yes. but, in my opinion.. i feel like it’s to a certain extent. i don’t feel this way for all kpop and i wanted to open a conversation about it, i want to be open minded so i can fully approach this topic correctly. i only bring it up because when i see tweets or tik toks about this topic, i always have this thought. what about cute kpop concepts? We Together - IZONE Pretty - IZONE Catch The Stars - WOOAH Hi High - LOONA Tick-Tack - ILLIT NEMONEMO - Yena for example, when we take a look at the HYPER cute concepts that are clearly japanese inspired. i just feel it’s a bit unfair to not acknowledge the hand that jpop and japanese culture also had in kpop for a very long time. of course, it’s not like this anymore, considering kpop made a shift from trying to appeal to japanese fans to trying to appeal to a more western audience… but i still feel like this needs to be said. once again, black people have been a GIANT inspiration for kpop and i will never ever deny that!! but i just think it’s a bit hard to say this is the case for “ALL” kpop because i see that said all the time. please tell me your thoughts as i know this is a sensitive topic and im very open minded to have my mind changed. submitted by /u/oddpals [link] [comments]
GENUINE question when it comes to the inspiration of black music in kpop
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