16 amazing artists that remind us why we love our Non-Korean idols

Nichkhun, Lay, Victoria, Amber, Fei, Jia, RaNia, Seventeen, J.Y. Park, Mark, Jackson, BamBam, Mark, Mark, Momo, Sana, Mina, Tzuyu

1. Alex - RaNia

With all the hype around RaNia's newest member Alex, we thought it would be a great time to share our list of some of our favorite international idols (without any Korean blood) who are currently active.

Alexandra Reid, or Alex, is a 21 year old rapper born in the United States who was part of the American record label Def Jam which houses artists like Kanye West, Justin Bieber, and many more. Always having an interest in K-Pop, Alex took the opportunity with RaNia to come to Korea to be a part of the K-Pop scene. Alex is the first ever African American female to be an official member of a Korean female idol group.

2. Jackson - GOT7

Jackson is a native of Hong Kong and was previously known for his fencing before joining GOT7. He has two gold medals under his name for winning the Asian Junior Olympics in Thailand.

3. BamBam - GOT7

Born in Thailand, BamBam was sent to Korea at a young age to train with JYP Entertainment.

4. Mark - GOT7

Mark is of Taiwanese descent but was born in the US. He is the oldest member of GOT7.

5. Sana - TWICE

Sana is one of the three Japanese members in TWICE. She is known for her cute, lovable personality and is also known to be a natural performer.

6. Mina - TWICE

Mina from TWICE is also Japanese and is known for her amazing dancing.

7. Momo - TWICE

Momo who is the 3rd Japanese member on this list, was picked by J.Y. Park himself even though she did not make it through the survival show, SIXTEEN, where JYP trainees were pitted against each other to secure a spot in TWICE.

8. Tzuyu - TWICE

Tzuyu was born in Taiwan. Even though did not make it through SIXTEEN, she was voted back in as the crowd favorite.

9. Jun - Seventeen

Born in China, Jun was a child actor and appeared in several TV shows and movies before joining Seventeen.

10. The8 - Seventeen

Also Chinese, Seventeen's The8 is known for his awesome dancing.

11. Victoria - f(x)

Born in China, Victoria who is the leader of f(x), is also a singer, dancer, model and an actress. She won the '2014 Goddess of Asia' poll in 2014.

12. Amber - f(x)

Amber is Taiwanese American and was scouted by SM Entertainment in their 2008 Los Angeles global audition.

13. Nichkhun - 2PM

Born in California to Thai-Chinese and Thai-American parents, Nichkhun was scouted by JYP Entertainment at the Los Angeles Korean Music Festival.

14. Lay - EXO

Lay joined SM Entertainment in 2008 and debuted in 2012. As the last remaining Chinese member of EXO we want to say � Lay, fighting!

15. Jia - miss A

Born in China, she debuted with miss A in 2010. Jia is considered one of the best-known female celebrities of Chinese origin in the South Korean entertainment scene.

16. Fei - miss A