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25-year-old Gallant has always loved Asian culture.

Ive always been a Japanophile, he tells EW.

The music really captivated me.

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And after a while, it started to get even weirder.

In college, he discovered K-pop and his fandom extended across the Sea of Japan.

But I realized thats not true.

I never would have heard these albums if I hadnt been there.

Youre also working on your second album.

How is that going?Its going a lot better than I expected.

[Laughs] Im making the music that Ive always wanted to make.

I really hope people feel the same way about it as I do.

Seoul Musicis streaming above.