“I literally went to a BLACKPINK concert in Atlanta, and I was like, man!” Usher says, laughing. “I’m goofy! I’m looking like, ‘Wow, this is amazing.”” He loved the K-pop group’s attention to detail. The storytelling, the choreography, the level of thought that seemingly went into every creative decision. He took notes in his head.

They were putting on a show. Wardrobe, great sequencing, with the lighting and everything working in sync-there’s no detail spared. I loved that.

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