Korea's music industry has long been aggressive in finding talent overseas, scouting the best from the US, China, Japan and many more locations. As K-pop continues to dominate the world, more and more non-Korean members are slowly sharing in the hallyu spotlight, most often standing shoulder to shoulder with bandmates in border-strafing band line-ups. Not convinced? Here are a few of those who’ve made their mark in Korea and the rest of the world. When K-pop fans become ‘sasaeng’ fans – and start stalking their idols Twice’s Tzuyu, Mina, Momo and Sana View this post on Instagram A post shared by TWICE TZUYU (주자유) (@queentzuyu) on Mar 30, 2020 at 7:06pm PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by TWICE MINA 미나 (@minatws) on Mar 15, 2020 at 6:38am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by TWICE MOMO (모모) (@momojype) on Feb 22, 2020 at 3:37am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by TWICE SANA (사나) (@twicesana) on Oct 4, 2019 at 8:46pm PDT Girl group Twice has four non-Korean members. Maknae Tzuyu is Taiwanese, while Mina, Momo and Sana are from Japan. As per Koreaboo, members Momo and Tzuyu were spotted by JYP agents through their YouTube dance videos, while Mina and Sana were scouted while shopping in Japan. Twice’s Tzuyu turns 21 – here’s 5 things to know (G)I-dle’s Yuqi, Minnie and Shuhua View this post on Instagram A post shared by (G)I-DLE (여자)아이들 (@official_g_i_dle) on Apr 1, 2020 at 8:01am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by (G)I-DLE (여자)아이들 (@official_g_i_dle) on Apr 1, 2020 at 8:01am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by (G)I-DLE (여자)아이들 (@official_g_i_dle) on Apr 1, 2020 at 8:01am PDT Half of the girl group (G)I-dle are non-Korean. Vocalist Minnie is Thai and maintains a friendship with other Thai K-pop stars such as Blackpink’s Lisa. Face of the group, Yuqi, is Chinese while the group and maknae, Shuhua, is Taiwanese. Blackpink’s Lisa View this post on Instagram A post shared by LISA (@lalalalisa_m) on Jan 11, 2020 at 9:47pm PST The only non-Korean member of Blackpink – arguably the country’s biggest girl band – Lisa is naturally one of the most popular foreign K-pop stars. Called “Thai Princess” by fans, Lisa is also the pride and joy of her home country. She successfully passed a YG audition at 14 years old – the only one out of 4,000 who made it. Blackpink x fashion: why did Chanel choose Jennie and who got Rosé? Got7’s Mark, Jackson and BamBam View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mark Tuan (@got7.mark) on Jul 23, 2015 at 4:28am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jackson Wang (@got7.jacksonwang852g7) on Apr 2, 2019 at 5:55pm PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by BamBam (@bambam1a) on Nov 6, 2018 at 3:25am PST Boy band Got7 has three non-Korean members. Born in California, Mark is of Taiwanese descent and was scouted while he was in high school. Jackson, who hails from Hong Kong, was a champion national fencer before becoming an idol, while BamBam, who is from Thailand, is also part of the We Zaa Cool dance crew together with Blackpink’s Lisa. 5 things to know about BamBam, K-pop band GOT7’s Thai rapper Amber Liu and Victoria Song, formerly of F(x) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amber Liu 刘逸云 (@ajol_llama) on Jan 22, 2020 at 8:28pm PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by Victoria Song宋茜 (@victoria02_02) on Nov 16, 2019 at 9:08am PST Amber, whose parents are Taiwanese, was born in California and was discovered at a Koreatown festival. Former bandmate Victoria is Chinese and was scouted while in a dance competition in Beijing. Exo’s Lay Zhang View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lay Zhang (@layzhang) on Dec 6, 2019 at 5:00am PST Exo – which has a subunit, Exo-M – dedicated to Chinese fans, used to have four Chinese members, but only Lay has remained in the group. Born in China's Hunan province, a South China Morning Post story revealed that Lay was a child star in drama shows before auditioning at SM Entertainment. How EXO star Lay Zhang’s sexy Calvin Klein ad confirms him as a global icon Henry Lau, formerly of Super Junior-M View this post on Instagram A post shared by Henry Lau 刘宪华 헨리 (@henryl89) on Feb 14, 2019 at 9:48am PST Lau, whose father is from Hong Kong and mother is from Taiwan, was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. In 12th grade he auditioned at SM Entertainment by singing, dancing and playing the violin. 2PM’s Nichkhun View this post on Instagram A post shared by real_2pmstagram (@real_2pmstagram) on Jan 29, 2018 at 4:25am PST Nichkhun, who has been active since 2008, is of Thai descent. The artist was born in the US to a Thai father and a Thai-Chinese mother. A CNN report says that when Nichkhun was approached by talent scouts in Los Angeles, he was in disbelief as he didn’t know how to sing or dance. Want more stories like this? Sign up here . Follow STYLE on Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and Twitter .