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During Halsey's performance at the "We Can Survive" concert at the Hollywood Bowl, the singer shouted out fellow performer of the night Alanis Morissette, stating that Morissette has shown them how to write the best "fuck you" songs throughout their life, and that without her influence they might not have written the biggest song of their career so far (Gonzalez, 2022).

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When performing on stage at Coachella in 2016, Halsey began the close to their set by proclaiming “When I was young there was one band that changed my fucking life!”, after which Panic!At The Disco foreman, Brendan Urie entered the stage and performed alongside them for the final two songs (Payne, 2016).

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Halsey attributes their eclectic taste in music to the mix of artists her parents listened during her childhood, one such artist her mother favoured being Nirvana. One song on their Badlands album, New Americana (2015), even references growing up listening to the band; "Raised on Biggie and Nirvana".

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In an interview that discussed the future direction of RM's music and the evident changes that were beginning to emerge in his sound and artistic colour, RM referenced Jeff Buckley as one artist he was drawing inspiration from in his day to day life as well as in his music (RM,2021).

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RM has often referenced American rapper and songwriter Nas as a massive inspiration in his work, speaking about his music with admiration and respect. One such instance was when BTS appeared on MBC Radio Music Camp and was asked by MC Bae Cheolsu "Can you name an artist that influenced you the most?", RM replied (2020) "For me, always Nas. I'm a really big fan of him."

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RM has referred to Drake as an artist who has helped mould his sound and flow to fit a wider array of genres. As seen in a 2021 interview with Billboard, RM called Drake's Thank You Letter as his turning point in his own craft, attributing a shift in his personal sound and colour to listening to the song. "The album was shocking for me... yeah, that was the moment" (RM, 2021).

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Suga's music background is heavily steeped in American hip-hop artists, one of which being Atlanta born T.I. In an interview on MBC's Radio Music Camp (2020) when asked "Can you name an artist that influenced you the most?", Suga immediately responded with "T.I, the rapper for me... I wanted to collaborate with him but the timing was bad."

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On a recent documentary showing Suga's process behind writing his newest solo album, D-Day, Suga meets with legendary Ryuichi Sakamoto and speaks of how he was inspired upon hearing Sakamoto's work when he was a child (Suga: Road to D-Day, 2023). After this meeting, the two collaborated on a song on the D-Day album, "Snooze", alongside WOOSUNG from South Korean band The Rose.

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Suga has referenced Epik High, South-Korean hip-hop trio consisting of members Tablo, DJ Tukutz and Mithra Jin, as an inspiration for him on many occasions. On one episode Suga's own talk show, Suchwita (2023), he sat down with Tablo and introduced him as "My role model", and later said "When I write music I'm most influenced by Epik High."

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Halsey opened my eyes to a new world of electropop and dark pop, as well as story telling through her 2015 album "Badlands", so called to reflect their mental state during the time of writing and then attaching a story of dystopian wasteland as a metaphor to the album. I deeply connected with the symbolism of showed in the album and found solace in the songs, and have since been an avid fan of their work.

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Namjoon was a driving force in expanding my music taste and knowledge. His combination of English and Korean lyrics in both his solo work and in BTS' songs displays his intelligence and knowledge in an inspiring way, and he is credited as the youngest most credited idol in history with 218 KOMCA (Korean Music Copyright Association) credits. His development of not just his craft but him as a person make me want to be a better person myself.

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I attribute being pushed towards becoming a composer/producer by Yoongi when I was 14. Learning about his music and process was what made me realise being a composer was a job option, and to this day, 10 years later he continues to be a massive inspiration to me both as an artist, a producer/composer, and a person.