K-Pop's Surprising B(l)ackstory
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Soul in Seoul: African American Popular Music and K-Pop
Moon Knight was a hub for early K-pop legends like Sotaji and Boys, the originators of modern K-pop. There were so many 90s K-pop stars that spent time at Moon Knight soaking up the sound and dance. Black American GIs who brought all this culture from the states to Seoul would end up shaping K-pop's sound.
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