Does anyone remember Super Duper? This certified Kpop inspired track was written literally by a Korean composer, is going on to 8 years old now. Kpop has been a thing for some time, especially in Japanese music scenes–easily from the turn of the decade into the 2010s. What is it now? It’s basically baked into […]
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