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ILLIT Deep Dive: Natural Talent, New Jeans, and ‘Not Cute Anymore’
ILLIT was formed in 2024 by HYBE subsidiary BE:LIFT (which also created Enhypen), through the survival show R U Next? Fun fact, which I didn’t know before this review: their name is pronounced “I’ll It”, not “ill it”, supposed to represent making your own decisions. They have five members, Yunah, Minju, Wonhee, Moka, and Iroha,…
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Girls’ Day Deep Dive #2/2: A Review About Female Presidents and Subverting Expectations
Here are my credentials (again): I’m coming at this one from a pretty roundabout direction, having heard of Girls’ Day via Hyeri and having heard of Hyeri via her role in the 2025 kdrama Friendly Rivalry. Just this month, she became (as far as I’m aware) the first kpop idol to win an award for…
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Aespa Deep Dive #2/2: Kpop, AI, and the Drama In-Between
Here are my credentials (again): I know a bit more about Aespa than I know about most other 4th and 5th generation girl groups. They had just debuted when I became a kpop fan and were among the first groups I became interested in after my introduction by Blackpink and Red Velvet. But I admit…
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Sunmi Deep Dive #2/2: Mental Health, Stardom, and Music Video Monsters
Here are my credentials (again): I would consider Sunmi my favorite kpop soloist, which is tough competition in a landscape that also includes Taeyeon, IU, and Wendy, all of whom I love. I first did this review in 2023, when I’d just started the blog, and now that Sunmi’s back, I thought this would be…
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Girls’ Day Deep Dive #1/2: A Review About Female Presidents and Subverting Your Expectations
Girls’ Day was formed in 2010 by Dream T Entertainment, and debuted with five members: Sojin, Minah, Jihae, Jisun, and Jiin. Soon after debut, the last three left the group and were replaced by Yura and Hyeri. The group currently consists of those four members, and has been on hiatus since leaving their company in…
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