South Korea's music industry is now a hotbed of global talent -- a smart strategy as it aims for world domination, experts say. K-pop bands have long included non-Koreans: Blackpink's Lisa is Thai, while Japan and China are both well represented, and Korean-American singers have topped the local charts. But after megastars like Psy and BTS brought K-pop to a global audience, the South Korean entertainment agencies behind almost all the popular groups are recruiting further afield. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES