10 Incredible K-Pop Songs (That Aren’t Gangnam Style)

10. CL - Doctor Pepper

Psy was K-pop’s first truly global superstar, and if the predictions are correct, CL will be its second.

Born Lee Chae-ri, she joined girl group 2NE1 in 2009, but it was in 2014 when CL truly came into her own. She signed up with Psy’s US manager Scooter Braun - who also manages Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande - and started to plot her international breakthrough.

Earlier this month, collaborator Diplo was interviewed in TIME Magazine and hinted that her debut EP could even be out as early as next month. With songs in a mixture of Korean and English - rather than the snippets of “Konglish” that litter so many K-pop songs - some have questioned out loud whether CL even counts a K-pop artist now. This is a charge Diplo rejects.

"Her solo is going to be K-pop because she's doing it," he told TIME. "But for the most part it's eclectic. She's like the Nicki Minaj of that world which is the coolest artist to work with."

Until that as-yet-untitled EP comes out, and you can fully judge for yourself, you can enjoy her previous single. Also a collaboration with Diplo, Doctor Pepper is a minimal, trap-inspired track, that emits a sinister vibe despite its day-glo and tongue-in-cheek video.