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iKon Deep Dive: Beyond A Viral Hit
iKon is a part of the 3rd generation of k-pop, most known for the incredibly famous Love Scenario. They were formed in 2015, through the YG survival show Mix & Match, with seven members, Bobby, June, DK, Chan, Song, Jun, and B.I., the last of which left in 2019. In 2023, they joined a new…
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9Muses Deep Dive #1/2: More Than Just Pretty Faces
9Muses has since disbanded, but as of their last comeback, their members were Hyemi, Sungah, Gyeongree, Sojin, and Keumjo. Their past members were Jaekyung, Bini, Rana, Eunji, Leesem, Euaerin, Minha, and Hyuna, and due to all these lineup changes, they weren’t actually a nine member group for a sizable amount of their career. Here are…
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EXID Deep Dive: The Ups & Downs Of Fame And Freedom
EXID debuted towards the end of the 2nd generation, in 2012, with eight members: Solji, Elly, Hyelin, Jeonghwa, Hani, Haeryung, Yuji, and Dami, though the last three have since left. Though they were under a couple companies together during their tenure, the members now are under different companies from each other and self-organize their work…
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BLACKPINK Deep Dive: A Retrospective From A Former Fan
Blackpink were formed in 2016, with four members: Rose, Jennie, Lisa, and Jisoo, and became incredibly popular incredibly quickly, basically becoming the face of the girl-crush in k-pop. Part of this is of course being from YG entertainment, but another is due to excellent marketing and timing. Here are my credentials: So…I used to be…
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NCT Dream Deep Dive #2/3: Growing Up In The Public Eye
So, here are my credentials (again!). NCT Dream was actually one of the first reviews I wrote, back many months ago, when I was a pretty casual fan. By the end of that review, though, between reality shows and their talents, I was absolutely a DreamZen. Now, I’m rewriting this one since they’re making a…
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NCT Dream Deep Dive #1/3: Growing Up In The Public Eye
NCT Dream is one of several units of NCT, the others being NCT 127, NCT U, NCT Wish, and WayV. NCT Dream debuted in 2016, at around ages 14-16 (and now, no longer being that young, I wince internally). They have seven members: Mark, Jeno, Jaemin, Chenle, Haechan, Jisung, and Renjun. So, here are my…
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