'It's changed my life': Meet the Manchester restaurant worker behind some of K-Pop's biggest stars
When Shaquille received a message on Instagram asking if he would be interested in writing songs for popular K-pop groups he thought it was an elaborate joke. Still only 25, music has always been his passion - revealed by the countless videos he shares of himself writing, producing and performing his own original music.
"As a musician you get a lot of DMs like that, but my mum always taught me to never say no to an opportunity, so I went along with it. It was a bit dodgy at first because he was quite shy and we only spoke via video and his English wasn't strong."K-Pop is short for Korean pop. A billion dollar industry, K-Pop has seen a rise in popularity in recent years - not just South Korea, but the whole world, thanks to the success of acts like EXO, BLACKPINK and BTS.
In just over a year, Shaquille has written for acts including the legendary K-Pop group, EXO; Monsta X; NCP and Astro. The venture has worked well for Shaquille. "It's definitely allowed me to change the trajectory of my life. It's not enough to make up my salary, but I got a decent amount of money.
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