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NMIXX Deep Dive #1/2: Brilliant Innovation Or Just Bad?
NMIXX were formed by JYP in 2022, and are most known for a controversial genre they began called “Mixxpop”. They have six members: Lily, Sullyoon, Bae, Kyujin, Jiwoo, and Haewon; member Jinni left the group in late 2022. Here are my credentials: NMIXX are a group that I admittedly don’t know very much about. I’ve…
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SEVENTEEN Deep Dive #1/3: An Ode To A Great K-pop Group
Seventeen is one of the biggest groups in k-pop (both in terms of fame and how many members they have and how popular they are) and they debuted in 2015. They actually have thirteen members, not seventeen: Woozi, Hoshi, Jeonghan, DK, Dino, Wonwoo, Seungkwan, S.Coups, The8, Jun, Joshua, Vernon, and Mingyu. Here are my credentials:…
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Kep1er Deep Dive: One Of A Kind Or Wasted Potential?
Kep1er are a project group, formed by the survival show Girls Planet 999, and part of a small number of groups that debuted in that strange few months in between the 4th and 5th generation, so I’m not certain which they are. They debuted with nine members: Mashiro, Heuning Bahiyyih, Yujin, Xiaoting, Hikaru, Dahyeon, Yeongeun,…
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VAV Deep Dive: A ‘Spotlight’ On An Overlooked K-pop Group
VAV (which stands for Very Awesome Voice) is a part of the 3rd generation, debuting in 2016. They’ve had a total of ten members throughout their career: Ace, Jacob, Lou, Ziu, St. Van, Ayno, Xiao, Baron, Zehan, and Gyeoul, though the last four have left. Here are my credentials: Here are my credentials: yeah, I…
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AOA Deep Dive: The Band Beyond The Bullying Scandal
AOA (Ace Of Angels) is considered one of the more important groups of the 2nd generation, and, despite a scandal that marred that legacy somewhat, they still made a great impact on the k-pop world. They began with eight members: Jimin, Youkyoung, Yuna, Kwon Mina, Seolhyun, Choa, Chanmi, Hyejeong, and Seolhyun, but currently have only…
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K-pop GG Soloists Ranking #1: Who’s The Best?
(Featuring Jeon Soyeon, Wendy, YooA, Hwasa, and Tiffany Young) This time, I thought I would try something different on the blog. Instead of doing a deep dive into one group, I’m doing shallow dives into a bunch of soloists and their first mini albums, then comparing and contrasting. This time is female soloists, from Red…
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