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Lee Hyori #1/2: Kpop’s Greatest (And Most Underrated) Soloist?
Lee Hyori was—and, frankly, still is—one of the most important soloists in k-pop history, second only to maybe Rain and BoA. She debuted as part of the 1st generation k-pop group Fin.K.L. in 1998 at age 21, older for the industry than is usual. She’s been making music for the last twenty years, and just…
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CIX Deep Dive: Can K-pop Be ‘Cinema’?
CIX stands for “Complete In X” (I have no idea what that means either), and is a part of the 4th generation of k-pop, having debuted in 2019. They debuted with five members: Seunghan, Yonghee, Hyunsuk, BX, and Bae Jinyoung (who left in 2024). Here are my credentials: None. Absolutely none. I’ve heard one song…
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Infinite Deep Dive #2/2: All ‘The Eyes’ On You
Here are my credentials (again): I don’t know much about Infinite. I’ve heard a few of their biggest hits and a couple songs by Woohyun, who’s also a soloist. I have a friend who’s a huge Inspirit, though, and so I figured this would be a good time to give them a chance (and also…
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Favorite Groups
These are my favorites, some since the beginning, some brand new, but all loved and unique. From an angsty rock band to the bubbliest bubblegum to ever grace a stage, they’ve taught me that the language of a great song isn’t as important as I once thought. My Top 3 of all-time are Dreamcatcher, SHINee,…
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Oh My Girl Deep Dive #2/2: Proving Nature Has A Place In Pop
Here are my credentials (again): I know more about Oh My Girl than a lot of the groups I’ve covered on this blog (though I recognize that’s not saying much). I watched the season of Queendom they were on and enjoyed their performances, I think I’ve heard most of their singles, and I’m a big…
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Everglow Deep Dive: Stepping Out From The Sidelines
Everglow is a 4th generation girl group under Yuehua Entertainment, who debuted in 2019. They have six members: E:U, Onda, Yiren, Shiyeon, Mia, and Aisha, and recently returned from a nearly two year hiatus. As of time of writing, they’re celebrating their sixth anniversary. Here are my credentials: Similarly to BLACKPINK, I was somewhat a…
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