Spotlight:
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Bol4 Deep Dive #1/2: Growing Up Through Song
Bol4 is short for Bolbbalgan4, which means “blushing youth”, and is considered a classic act that toes the line of k-pop and indie. They debuted at the beginning of 3rd gen in 2014 with just three members: Ahn Jiyoung (on vocals), Woo Jiyun (on bass), and Kwon Jiwon (on guitar) though the last two left…
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NCT 127 Deep Dive #2/2: Can Noise Music Ever Be Good?
Here are my credentials: I’m a fan of NCT Dream, who was actually one of the first groups I reviewed on this blog, and I’m a fan of Mark’s solos (Child especially) and just Haechan in general. However, if you’ve read one of my reviews before, you’ll know that I have…a negative opinion of 127…
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NCT 127 Deep Dive #1/2: Can Noise Music Ever Be Good?
NCT, if you don’t know, is an enormous k-pop group divided into several sub-units, including NCT 127, NCT Dream, NCT U, NCT Wish, and WayV, 127 probably being the most popular. Some of the members are in more than one group but 127’s members are Johnny, Yuta, Haechan, Doyoung, Taeyong, Jungwoo, Mark, Jaehyun, and WinWin…
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Chung Ha Deep Dive #1/2: Why Don’t You Know Her?
Chungha first debuted in 2016, through the temporary group I.O.I., which also launched the careers of soloist Jeon Somi and actors Kim Sejeong and Kang Mina. As a soloist, she debuted with Why Don’t You Know in 2017 after I.O.I. ‘s disbandment. Here are my credentials: I’d consider myself a casual fan of Chung Ha,…
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Fromis_9 Deep Dive #1/2: The New Orange Caramel?
Fromis_9, like many k-pop groups, was created through a reality show, and their name literally means “From Idol School”. As the name suggests, they did originally have nine members: Chaeyoung, Nagyung, Jisun, Jiwon, Hayoung, Saerom, Jiheon, Seoyeon, and Gyuri, but Gyuri left after her contract expired in 2022, and Jisun, Saerom, and Seoyeon left after…
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Rolling Quartz Deep Dive #1/2: Raise A Fist And Sing Your Heart Out
Rolling Quartz debuted in 2020, with five members: bassist Arem, guitarists Iree and Hyunjung, vocalist Jayoung, and drummer Yeongeun. They’re the fourth band (as, in, playing their own instruments) I’ve covered, after The Rose, ONEWE, and Day6. In fact, they’re the first female band I’ve covered on this blog, which is very exciting! They aren’t…
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