do western&asian artists inspire each other?

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I was going around some shops today and noticed this album there. XD well, not looking properly I thought for a sec it was A BEST II.

I think it looks quite quite similar. And no, I am not trying to start some ''that person copied that person!!!11111'' kind of thread, what I actually wonder about is if Jlo, and maybe other big artists keep an eye on asian artists such as Ayu? Like maybe they inspire each other from a distance, since I doubt the ''big western artists'' know Ayu or other big asian stars in real life.

So what do you think, coincidence about similar covers in western music world and asian music world or do both worlds keep an eye on each other (concerning fashion, music, album covers etc)?

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