There’s no doubt about how much the King of Pop has impacted the music industry globally, and the same influence has seeped into the lives of many Kpop idols.
Channeling a similar image of stage presence, confidence, grace and powerful energy, many Kpop artists have emulated his style including EXO's Kai, former 2NE1 CL as well as legendary K-pop star RAIN.
Haechan has openly spoken about hwo much the King of Pop has inspired him and he even went out and cosplayed him for the SM Halloween Party one year and danced to Billie Jean!
The dance prodigy has mentioned in several instances that he looks up to MJ. For him too, it was the song Billie Jean that completely changed his world and understanding of the performance arts forever.
During an interview with Rolling Stones, the young singer of multinational girl group mentioned how she’d always looked up to Jackson and he even inspired her to dream big of becoming an artist.
Three years ago, BTS dropped their first song fully recorded in English – Dynamite – and right from the first looks of its choreography, an MJ fan could easily pick the inspiring traces of the legendary dance moves created by him in BTS’ song as well.
Yoo Taeyang’s professionalism peaked in his Smooth Criminal dance cover and his popular ity reached new heights altogether!
In a Billboard interview after his second solo album, the BIGBANG lead vocalist confessed that among his inspirations, Michael Jackson player a very important role.
Often dubbed the “Michael Jackson of Kpop”, Taemin’s dancing style is a class apart and many of his older songs like Danger even allude to Jackson’s projects.