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MBLAQ is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Rain. Those roots explain a lot about how MBLAQ arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as TEEN TOP, Infinite, Boyfriend, 2PM and VIXX, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Apink, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around MBLAQ, reaching back through Rain and forward to Apink. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
MBLAQ is a South Korean boy band created by South Korean singer Rain under J. Tune Camp. The group consists of Seungho, G.O, and Mir, and formerly Lee Joon and Thunder. The group debuted on October 15, 2009, at Rain's Legend of Rainism concert.
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MBLAQ grew out of Rain, shares an orbit with TEEN TOP, Infinite, Boyfriend and 2PM, went on to shape Apink. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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