@cultureunfiltered: It’s noooo secret that y2k groups like B2K are super influential! I was happy to sit with them and discuss how they view their influence in genres like k-pop! Listen to the full interview on the @siriusxm app on ‘TheFlow’ @siriusxmtheflow channel 48! #siriusxm #b2k #kpop #bts #boybands
BTS consistently shows respect for hip-hop's origins, while other groups use it for aesthetic purposes, it's was always BTS core identity. BTS rappers RM, Suga, and J-Hope have consistently shown respect for hip-hop's origins:
Journalist: I’m not going to ask you to predict it now. But I’d like to rather ask you “What hiphop is in BTS’ point of view?”
RM: First of all, I’ll start off with the first question. To me, Hiphop is very tough to define. It started from a party in South Bronx. MCs decided to put something new to their dances. They put breaks, raps to add to the amusement. Adding the chorus part led to this “hip” and “hop”, so that people can dance to it.
Its culture started from a small party. Hiphop in terms of music, hiphop in terms of culture and hiphop in terms of spirit. Just like this word “love”, I think hiphop also connotes various facial expressions and language.
So I think we cannot dare define what hiphop is. To us, hiphop is something we really like, love. We kept on listening to it since our trainee years. Vocal members also listened to it. They even rapped sometimes. Basically it’s something that we love. And it’s the genre we’ve been caring of.
2026-03-27 23:59:32
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🪼🐧MagicConch⁷🎧🪼 :
If you look at BTS old videos on BangtanTV, they have showed where they get their inspiration. RM has credited Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle and J Dilla as notable inspirations. He also has said Nas is his greatest inspiration as an artist. Doesn’t erase their mistakes in the past, but I would say the credit they’ve given is important and should be replicated by other kpop artists
2026-03-28 06:00:14
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🌸bee🌸 :
i would love to hear omarion talk about taeyang specifically and how they pulled his entire look for him
2026-03-27 23:45:56
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mikaylafaithh03 :
I got gaslit for saying Big Bang was reheating B2K’s nachos 😭😭😭
2026-03-28 19:07:15
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_insomnia325 :
Big Bang’s debut song 😁
2026-03-28 00:09:26
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samanthaleshell :
Big bang was a copy of B2k! The ceo said it
2026-03-28 07:52:39
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DannySekai :
Omarion isn't lying. If you look up the song BIGBANG - 눈물뿐인 바보 (A Fool of Tears) you'll notice that Big Bang looks exactly like B2K did back in the early 2000s.
2026-03-28 14:10:01
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Kirakreme :
Sister: SM was inspired by Motown this is the first Kpop company. Big Bang was directly inspired by B2K because the creative director saw B2K. I lived in Korea for 5 years I can tell all
2026-03-29 18:48:53
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Catzfinest :
🔥🔥🔥 Ooo I love their awnswer and Omarion is 100% right. There needs to be more nods of recognition that Kpop won’t do.
2026-03-27 22:08:34
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notanavidgamer :
Taeyang was definitely doing Omarion cosplay for a hot minute.
2026-03-28 05:20:30
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Jay🪷 :
i hear poo bear in instantly remembered his credit on BTS’s Rain from long times agos days
2026-03-28 01:27:25
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dizzyVi :
Meg the stallion’s collab with twice was iconic
2026-03-28 17:39:32
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Ashley :
Also btw Omarion did a song with a Kpop artist named Rain it’s called Man Up !!! It’s a good song !!
2026-03-28 19:41:57
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Courtney Beacher :
I remember big bang debuting and they used to always tell us who their role models were they always said Omarion
2026-03-28 16:00:47
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taydawg2222 :
Thanks for bringing that up
2026-03-27 22:02:02
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LooLu :
They should've asked about the movie they did with Jay Park.
2026-03-28 13:10:34
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BRITTNEYE :
I'm glad you're having this conversation!
2026-03-27 22:25:45
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NewVinylWhoDis 🐝 :
It's crazy to see honestly....
2026-03-27 22:50:31
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Alanna Smith :
I saw BTS on Jimmy Fallon and all I could think of was B2K.
2026-03-27 22:10:32
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Ellie :
Yeonjuns let me tell you is omorian’s. “Touch” 2.0
2026-03-28 01:18:01
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Chaka :
No disrespect to B2K, but they really get inspired from the older R&B groups and all it’s not B2K so much me being a fan of both K-pop in our music
2026-03-31 11:34:59
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HoneyyBaby :
Definitely well said
2026-03-28 01:14:59
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LilyMoongirl1992 :
Actually, Omarion did went to Korea see Highlight formerly known as B2st was impress of their performance of his song ice box
2026-03-28 21:01:23
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Lonnie :
I was just saying this omg. They should have been selling out stadiums. I loved them so much as a teen.
2026-03-28 19:14:41
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