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ONEWE Deep Dive #2/2: Alter Egos, Beautiful Ashes, and Rock Ballads
Here are my credentials (again): This is the 4th full band I’ve covered on this blog, after The Rose, Lucy, and Rolling Quartz, but to be honest, besides that and the fact that they’re having a comeback today, I don’t know much about ONEWE. But I’m hoping to change that. So, let’s get into it!…
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Monsta X Deep Dive #2/4: A Rambly Review By A Kpop Blogger And Her Monbebe Friend
Here are my credentials (again): I actually don’t know much about Monsta X, but they’ve been on my list to cover for a while. I know a bit about the members—having covered Joohoney in my solo rankings series-–but pretty surface level things. I also have a friend who’s a huge fan of them (love you,…
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LISA Deep Dive: Dancing Out Of YG’s Shadow
Lalisa Manobal, better known as just “LISA” (all caps), doesn’t need any introduction to a k-pop fan, and certainly not by me. But here’s one anyway: she first got on most people’s radars when she debuted with k-pop giants BLACKPINK in 2016, and since then has done acting, singing, modeling, dancing, rapping, basically everything. She’s…
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Monsta X Deep Dive #1/4: A Rambly Review By A Kpop Blogger And Her Monbebe Friend
Monsta X was formed in 2015 by Starship Entertainment, through the survival show No Mercy (terrifying name btw), with seven members: Shownu, Minhyuk, Hyungwon, Joohoney, Kihyun, I.M., and Wonho, the last of which left the group in 2019 after he was involved in “controversies”. (It’s difficult to find reliable info on this, so I’m not…
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A Kpop Fan’s Favorite Movies (& Songs)
Matching my personal favorite movies, from historical epics to 60’s murder mysteries, with some of the best k-pop songs, and vice versa. Also, check out the colors playlists! This is just for a bit of fun; I hope you can find a new movie and / or song to enjoy. Share your favorite pair in…
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K-pop: A 5th Gen Guide
“Yesterday I was like a doll, today I’m a bitch. I’m more than just your pretty face. ‘Idol’ doesn’t mean your doll to fuck with.” -Huh Yunjin, “I = Doll” GEN #5 Defined by social media and a more focused appeal to those outside of Korea. Very much run by girl groups. More minimalistic, light,…
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