Look at the trendiest groups, Kpop truly going international even within Korean GP.

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Ive is 33 percent non Korean or mixed (assuming WY is part Chinese).

Lesserafim is 40 percent non Korean.

Aespa is 50 percent non Korean or mixed (Giselle).

Gidle is 60 percent non Korean.

Blackpink is 25 percent non Korean and 50 percent nonnative (Rose born in NZ).

New Jeans is 40 percent non Korean or mixed (Danielle).

For a country that is super homogenous (95 percent Korean), this is pretty darn interesting if you ask me. Maybe we need to give Koreans a break when it comes to dragging them for xenophobia. Me included, i was damn harsh about it when my foreign fave blew up everywhere except in Korea. But the way the Korean Kpop fans and general public have rallied to these groups' music, maybe it's time to rethink the narrative.

For those interested, the rest of the current top 10 best performing groups are all pure Korean afaik (StayC, BTS, Oh My Girl, Red Velvet).

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i agree partly, but also; entertainment media isn't always the best measuring stick for weather a country is tolerant or not. as an american who grew up in south, i can definitely say racism against black people is still highly prevalent (right outside my apartment, there are several poorly-made graffiti attempts of racial slurs), but beyonce, lizzo, rihanna, cardi b, etc. are still loved by many people here.

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All members of BTS are Korean - are you thinking of some other group?

i think it was a joke about them being "westernized"

now i'm dissecting the frog

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What's about NCT

Overall 59% Korean/confirmed Korean descent

(127 is 89% Korean, Dream is 71% Korean, and WayV is of course 0%)

...I say confirmed because it's widely believed that Renjun is also of Korean descent due to the region of China he is from, but he only refers to himself as Chinese.