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NiZiU Deep Dive #1/3: A 3 AM Review By A K-pop Fan And Her Friend
NiZiU is one of those groups that toe the line between kpop and J-pop, being a Japanese girl group under a Korean company, like JYP’s Japanese version of WayV. They mostly release Japanese music, but have done music in Korean too. They have nine members: Mako, Rio, Riku, Maya, Ayaka, Mayuka, Rima, Miihi, and Nina,…
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Chung Ha Deep Dive #2/2: Why Don’t You Know Her?
Here are my credentials (again): I’d consider myself a casual fan of Chung Ha, who I know mainly through her friend Sunmi. I’ve heard a decent amount of her title tracks, and a few b-sides, but I’m looking forward to hearing more of her songs and forming a more accurate opinion of her work as…
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BG Solo Ranking #5: Who’s The Best?
(Featuring Eunhyuk, G-Dragon, RM, Eric Nam, and Kangta) This time, I thought I would try something different on the blog. Instead of doing a deep dive into one group, I’m doing shallow dives into a bunch of soloists and their first mini albums, then comparing and contrasting. This time is male soloists, from Super Junior…
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Lucy Deep Dive #2/2: A Kpop Fan And Her Dad Review K-pop…With A Violin?
Here are my credentials (again): Uh…very few, I’m afraid. Lucy caught my eye in a compilation video (or rather, the violin did), and I decided to check out their music. I know a few title tracks, but very few of their b-sides, and very little about the members themselves, so I’m looking forward to learning…
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Cherry Bullet Deep Dive: A Retrospective From A Non-Fan
Cherry Bullet was created by FNC Entertainment in 2019, which means that (at time of writing), it’s about to be their sixth anniversary. They originally had ten members: May, Chaerin, Yuju, Haeyoon, Jiwon, Bora, Remi, Mirae, Kokoro, and Linlin, but the last three left due to various personal reasons soon after debut. The group disbanded…
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QWER Deep Dive: Fresh Faces Or Fake Idols?
QWER are truly fifth generation, having debuted in late 2023 under Tamago Production. They’re a band with four members: guitarist Siyeon, keyboardist Hina, bassist Magenta, and drummer Chodan; all of them sing, and all were somewhat in the public eye before this, two being Twitch streamers, one being a J-pop idol, and one being a…
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