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Kpop’s Best Albums: Gen 1
Kpop’s Best Albums: Generation #1 Simply put, the most cohesive, most unique, and most moving EPs and LPs from the industry, across all genres. This list will hopefully grow a lot longer as I continue doing my reviews. The 1st Gen was the beginning of it all, taking from American hip-hop, rock, R & B,…
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IU Deep Dive #1/3: Korea’s Little Sister Grows Up
IU has been called “Korea’s Little Sister” since her debut in 2008 with the song Lost Child, and in the years after, she’s been a soloist, an actress, and a radio host, although unlike most idols, she’s never been a member of a group. Here are my credentials: I would definitely consider myself a fan…
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K-pop Genres A to Z
K-pop, Genres A to Z Though “pop” is in the name, k-pop actually covers dozens of genres, from country to metal to jazz. Take a look! A: Afrobeats More of an umbrella term for West African music, including Juju and Zouk. Think Tinnitus by TXT, BTBT by B.I., or The Other Side by Fatou. B:…
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You’re Wrong About K-pop
(This is an article I originally wrote for a school newspaper, but I decided it would get better reach if it was here too.) K-pop. I bet I’ve got one of a few reactions out of you right now: excitement because you love it, ambivalence with slight interest or slight disinterest, or a full-on groan.…
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KARA Deep Dive #3/3: Seventeen Years Of Sweet Melodies
TW: discussion of mental health, assault, depression, and suicide Here are my credentials (again): While I only became a k-pop fan after KARA went on hiatus, I of course heard of them, and have heard a good handful of their title tracks. I know a bit about some of their members, having seen Youngji in…
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KARA Deep Dive #2/3: Seventeen Years Of Sweet Melodies
TW: discussion of mental health, assault, depression, and suicide Here are my credentials (again): While I only became a k-pop fan after KARA went on hiatus, I of course heard of them, and have heard a good handful of their title tracks. I know a bit about some of their members, having seen Youngji in…
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