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K-Pop vs. Reggaeton

A movie gimmick, a soft power case study, and a battle for the soul of music itself

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Collin Smith
Aug 02, 2026
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In the trenchant work of contemporary ethno-musicology that is Trolls World Tour, there’s one scene in particular that sticks out. As the main characters are transporting a magic lyre string from Pop Village to the Hard Rock kingdom, one of them is attacked by two teams of well-choreographed bounty hunters. The first team is from the K-pop gang (voiced …

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