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SHINee Deep Dive #3/3: How The ‘Princes Of K-pop’ Turned Into Kings
Here are my credentials (again, again): Put simply, I’m a ShaWol, absolutely, and have been since 2020. But more deeply, finding SHINee was really the final step that made me the k-pop fan (and blogger) that I am today. I was a casual fan already, through first Blackpink and then Red Velvet, but SHINee was…
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TREASURE Deep Dive: YG’s First Step Into The 4th Gen
TREASURE are a part of the 4th generation of k-pop, having debuted in mid-2020 after being formed through the k-pop survival show YG Treasure Box the year before. They debuted with twelve members, who are approximately equally Korean and Japanese: Hyunsuk, Jaehyuk, Asahi, Doyoung, Haruto, Jihoon, Yoshi, Junkyu, Jeongwoo, Junghwan, Mashiho, and Yedam, though the…
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Aespa Deep Dive #1/2: Kpop, AI, and the Drama In-Between
Aespa (에스파) was formed in 2020 by SM Entertainment (home of Red Velvet, Girls Generation, and SHINee), and soon became one of the main faces of Kpop’s 4th generation, defined by bold performances and unique concepts. They have four members—leader Karina, rapper Giselle, vocalistWinter, and maknae NingNing—who represent three different countries. Here are my credentials:…
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SHINee Deep Dive #2/3: How The ‘Princes Of K-pop’ Turned Into Kings
Here are my credentials (again): Put simply, I’m a ShaWol, absolutely, and have been since 2020. But more deeply, finding SHINee was really the final step that made me the k-pop fan (and blogger) that I am today. I was a casual fan already, through first Blackpink and then Red Velvet, but SHINee was the first…
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SHINee Deep Dive #1/3: How The ‘Princes Of K-pop’ Turned Into Kings
SHINee, known by many different nicknames such as “The Princes of K-pop” were founded in the heyday of the 2nd generation, in 2008, with five members: Key, Taemin, Onew, Minho, and Jonghyun, the last of whom, if you know anything about k-pop, you’ll know took his own life in 2017. SHINee now promotes as a…
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New Jeans: Getting The ‘Attention’ Of The World
New Jeans are one of the most popular groups in k-pop right now, and it’s not a stretch to say that, with both Blackpink and BTS on hiatuses for different reasons, they’re really at the forefront of bringing the genre to international audiences. They’re part of the 5th generation of k-pop, and debuted in 2022…
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