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SHINHWA Deep Dive #3/4: Racism, Protest, and The Messy Legacy Of 1st Gen Kpop
TW: mention and discussion of cultural appropriation, racism, and the n-word. Deeper discussion in a separate post. Here are my credentials (one last time): uh…none? I can name about three SHINHWA songs off of the top of my head, which is slightly embarrassing. I know of course about their incredible legacy, but similarly to BTS,…
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LOONA Deep Dive #2/3: Twelve Until The End
Here’s are my credentials (again): LOONA first appeared on my radar thanks to my Orbit friend, who showed me Paint The Town a few years ago, and while I didn’t know what to think of it the first time, it grew on me, and it’s joined my regular workout playlist. I became a fan myself…
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TWICE Deep Dive #4/4: A Ten Year Journey From Teenage Love To Fully Fledged Idols
Here are my credentials (one more time): TWICE, as they are for a lot of people, were one of the first groups I knew at the beginning of my getting into k-pop in the early 2020’s, and I would consider myself a fan. I know a lot of their singles, since they’re pretty inescapable, but…
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Stray Kids Deep Dive #2/3: Proving K-pop Can Be Self-Produced
Here are my credentials (again): If my stan card was a 2012 FaceBook status, it’d be labeled “it’s complicated”. I’ve been a k-pop fan since early 2019, and Stray Kids were one of the first groups I knew and started liking. But, despite still occasionally keeping up with their work and being a fan of…
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9Muses Deep Dive #2/2: More Than Just Pretty Faces
Here are my credentials (again): Very few, this time. I know a few of the members of 9Muses (Sera and Hyuna especially), but since there are / were so many, I don’t know them all. I think I’m too casual to be a casual fan of them, but I do really like the songs I’ve…
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Golden Child Deep Dive #2/2: Do They Live Up To Their Name?
Here are my credentials (again): basically nothing, I’m afraid. I know one song from Golden Child, and, though I do really like it, I have no idea how representative of their discography it is. But, I have a friend who’s a huge fan (a Goldenness), and so I decided to give them a try! (Part…
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