Who needs Lady Gaga, One Direction or Justin Bieber when there’s a whole breadth of unashamedly catchy pop music coming from our Asian friends in Japan and South Korea. We’re talking about K-Pop and J-Pop and the following bands and solo artists are the stars of their industry. They have fan bases that would put Directioners to shame and make money that rivals the world’s biggest acts. Here are the biggest and best of the oft-forgotten K-pop/J-pop worlds.
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