Mario is the latest U.S. artist to be wowed by the K-pop scene, and wants to bring what he saw in Korea to America.

The longtime R&B/pop star told Fuse first about his latest Asia tour, and how impressed he was not only with Korean music fans, but with the musicians themselves. In particular, he mentioned BESTie and the girl group's main vocalist Uji:

"You'd be blown away. You don't expect that type of voice. You can tell they grew up listening to some of the greatest. I was like, 'Wow, the world needs to hear that.' I'm trying to figure that out now: How do I break an amazing, solo Korean girl artist in America? How do I make that happen because she's amazing...Her name is Uji and she's really, really dope. We're going to make that happen."

Mario's plans for Uji come after the "I Need More" singer shared photos of him with the girl group in the studio together.