Did your taste in Non-Kpop music influence your taste in Kpop music?

No. I listen to a LOT of music from all over and if I like it - I like it. The music from Japan or KPOP or Western don’t influence each other for the most part but I like what I like - it’s more re instrumentals, melody, vocals, and lyrics.

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I loved Swedish pop alot more than American pop. That's why 2nd gen kpop music was very close to my taste. Nowadays kpop is moving more toward American pop.

Also yes westlife>>>>>>> American boy bands

Maybe?

Because yeah I do like ballads in kpop too.

Linkin Park and Simple Plan maybe the reason why I like band-type songs like txt love song

Nah before I started liking kpop I was into rock music so very different ....

Nope. I like varied music, and most of the western stuff I listened to is not similar to kpop as far as I can tell.

Tupac, Kanye, Timbaland, Destiny's Child, Foo Fighters, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Christina Aguliera, Linkin Park, Avril Lavigne are some that I can remember.

When I listened to Jpop before moving over to Kpop it was the likes of Ayumi Hamasaki, Morning Musume, Boa, Utada Hikaru and Speed.

For the most part, yes. I think I have specific type of music that I like.

But I also like something different, so like 70 yes 30 no

my background is rnb then jazz and a bit of hip hop

i've somehow picked up a bunch of rock trivia but don't really listen to it as much

but my kpop tastes gravitate towards Krnb type songs, so yes, big influence

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Red Velvet give me a little bit of Destiny's Child vibes.

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I love RnB too, I used to listen to Boys ll Men, Neyo etc

Actually, RnB is another reason why I fell for Exo and Red Velvet, they release the best Kpop RnB.

Yeah I can see it a bit. I've always been a sucker for SM's stuff, since Shinhwa tbh.

Yes, yet no. I was looking for something different from what I listened before because I was burned out of it.

I'd say yes. I definitely prefer more bass-heavy rap and electronic genres in general, so it definitely affects which K-Pop I enjoy most as well. I also like experimental pop in general, so the so-called chaos of some K-Pop production works well for my sensibilities. That said, I'm a sucker for a great straightforward big pop hook so something like "Cupid" also hits just right.