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Xikers Deep Dive: Stepping Out From ATEEZ’s Shadow
Xikers are a part of the fifth generation of k-pop, having debuted just over a year ago in March 2023, and are from KQ Entertainment, the same company that ATEEZ debuted under. They have ten members: Yechan, Minjae, Sumin, Hyunwoo, Hunter, Junghoon, Junmin, Yujun, Jinsik, and Seeun, who range from 18 to 21. Here are…
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F(x) Deep Dive: Kpop, Groundbreaking and Heartbreaking
TW: Mentions of mental health, depression, and suicide. F(x) is pretty unique in k-pop—pretty unique in general, really—not very popular during their time, but now are almost universally thought of as being one of the strongest groups of the 2nd gen. They debuted with five members: Krystal, Amber Liu, Victoria, Luna, and, of course, Sulli,…
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Got7 Deep Dive #2/3: A Miracle For The Industry
Here are my credentials (again): While I don’t know much about Got7’s music, I do know a decent amount about them as people. I first heard about them when I watched Jinyoung’s fantastic performance in The Devil Judge (one of my all-time favorite k-dramas), and then started to learn more about them. I’ve also seen…
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Orange Caramel Deep Dive: Kitsch, Kpop, And Magical Girls
Orange Caramel is an oddity in k-pop for many reasons, not the least of which being that they were originally a subunit of Afterschool whose popularity grew to be almost as much as that of Afterschool itself. Though they’re now inactive, they have three members: Nana, Lizzy, and Raina. Here are my credentials: Like most…
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Got7 Deep Dive #1: A Miracle For The Industry
Got7 is one of the most important k-pop boy groups of the late 3rd generation of k-pop, JYP’s answer to Big Hit’s BTS, YG’s Winner, and SM’s EXO. They debuted in 2014, with seven members: Jinyoung, Jackson, BamBam, Yugyeom, Jaebeom (JB), Mark, and Youngjae. Here are my credentials: While I don’t know much about Got7’s…
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Lee Hyori #2/2: Kpop’s Greatest (And Most Underrated) Soloist?
Here are my credentials (again): I don’t know much about Hyori, to be honest. I actually decided to do this review when I saw Hyori’s Hoodie E Banbaji music video (which came out last year) on the giant screens at a Korean restaurant, and then her collab with Jennie. I looked her up and found…
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