4 Songs By Korean Artists That Were Heavily Influenced By Other World Cultures

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In a publication titled "What Is the K in K-Pop? South Korean Popular Music, the Culture Industry, and National Identity", the author, John Lie, quotes SM Entertainment founder Lee SooMan saying that black music is the base of K-Pop. The K-Pop pioneer stated that Korea has "best consumed black music in Asia", and that they "made K-Pop based on black music." 

However, there are songs by Korean artists that are heavily influenced by the music of other cultures around the world as well. Here are 4 of them!

1. LOONA - 'PTT (Paint the Town)' 

'PTT (Paint the Town)' is all about redefining oneself

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