@meghan.fatouSEVENTEEN's Vernon feels that K-pop sounds more and more like American pop instead of K-pop. He notes that a lot of people talk about this shift in the genre. The trend makes him want to go back to the 2000s and early 2010s, when he was in elementary school. That era featured active artists like Wonder Girls, BIGBANG, and 2NE1. Vernon thinks it is because K-pop producers always try to bring American sounds into K-pop and make them their own.
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The focus is a young person with a mullet hairstyle, seated on a bicycle. They are looking directly at the camera with a serious expression, wearing a plaid shirt under a grey hoodie. The mood is cool and slightly edgy, with a clear blue sky and some clouds in the background. The chrome handlebars of the bike are prominent in the foreground.
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@meghan.fatouSEVENTEEN's Vernon feels that K-pop sounds more and more like American pop instead of K-pop. He notes that a lot of people talk about this shift in the genre. The trend makes him want to go back to the 2000s and early 2010s, when he was in elementary school. That era featured active artists like Wonder Girls, BIGBANG, and 2NE1. Vernon thinks it is because K-pop producers always try to bring American sounds into K-pop and make them their own.
View original postPhoto by @meghan.fatou· Aug 16, 2026· Hansol Vernon Chwe
The focus is a young person with a mullet hairstyle, seated on a bicycle. They are looking directly at the camera with a serious expression, wearing a plaid shirt under a grey hoodie. The mood is cool and slightly edgy, with a clear blue sky and some clouds in the background. The chrome handlebars of the bike are prominent in the foreground.
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