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Babymonster Deep Dive: BLACKPINK Mimics, 5th Gen Leaders, or Stuck In The Middle?
TW: discussion of sexualization of minors, cultural appropriation, and brief mention of eating disorders Babymonster was formed by YG Entertainment through a reality show called Last Evaluation, and has seven members: Ahyeon, Rami, and Rora (who are Korean), Ruka and Asa (who are Japanese), and Chiquita and Pharita (who are Thai). They debuted in November…
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Super Junior Deep Dive #4/4: A (Mostly Intentional) Review By A K-pop Stan And Her Mom
Super Junior, or SuJu, for short, is sometimes known as the “King Of Hallyu Wave”, a bridge between the 1st and 2nd generations of k-pop. They’ve had thirteen members during their time as a group: current members Leeteuk, Heechul, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Yesung, Donghae, Siwon, Kyuhyun, and Ryeowook, and former members Hangeng, Kibum, and Kangin.…
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Super Junior Deep Dive #3/4: A (Mostly Intentional) Review By A K-pop Stan And Her Mom
Super Junior, or SuJu, for short, is sometimes known as the “King Of Hallyu Wave”, a bridge between the 1st and 2nd generations of k-pop. They’ve had thirteen members during their time as a group: current members Leeteuk, Heechul, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Yesung, Donghae, Siwon, Kyuhyun, and Ryeowook, and former members Hangeng, Kibum, and Kangin.…
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Super Junior Deep Dive #2/4: A (Mostly Intentional) Review By A K-pop Stan And Her Mom
Super Junior, or SuJu, for short, is sometimes known as the “King Of Hallyu Wave”, a bridge between the 1st and 2nd generations of k-pop. They’ve had thirteen members during their time as a group: current members Leeteuk, Heechul, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Yesung, Donghae, Siwon, Kyuhyun, and Ryeowook, and former members Hangeng, Kibum, and Kangin.…
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What Does It Mean To Be A Kid At Heart?
Well, first: damn, tough question. But second, at least in the context of this blog, to me being a kid at heart means finding joy in things that are often deemed childish, or unworthy of their time. And in our culture, nothing’s really considered more frivolous than the kind of light, frothy pop music that…
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Super Junior Deep Dive #1/4: A (Mostly Intentional) Review By A K-pop Stan And Her Mom
Super Junior, or SuJu, for short, is sometimes known as the “King Of Hallyu Wave”, a bridge between the 1st and 2nd generations of k-pop. They’ve had thirteen members during their time as a group: current members Leeteuk, Heechul, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Yesung, Donghae, Siwon, Kyuhyun, and Ryeowook, and former members Hangeng, Kibum, and Kangin.…
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Gfriend Deep Dive #3/3: Cut Down In Their Prime
So, let me lay out my credentials for Gfriend: I’ve been a Buddy since I stumbled across MAGO in a compilation in 2020 or so, and needless to say I was crushed to find out that they disbanded. I still consider myself a Buddy, and in the last few years, I’ve listened to all their…
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Gfriend Deep Dive #2/3: Roller Skating, Outer Space, and Modern Witches, Oh My!
So, let me lay out my credentials for Gfriend: I’ve been a Buddy since I stumbled across MAGO in a compilation in 2020 or so, and needless to say I was crushed to find out that they disbanded. I still consider myself a Buddy, and in the last few years, I’ve listened to all their…
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Gfriend Deep Dive #1/3: Roller Skating, Outer Space, and Modern Witches, Oh My!
Gfriend debuted in 2015, in the heyday of 3rd generation, with a “schoolgirl” concept not unlike their peers Lovelyz, TWICE, and WJSN. They had six members: Yuju, Yerin, SinB, Eunha, Umji, and Sowon, who were with the group until they disbanded in 2021. But they’re reuniting for their 10th anniversary in January of 2025. Here…
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TXT Deep Dive #2/2: Dreams, Chaos, And Everything In Between
Here are my credentials (again): yeah…none. I think the amount of TXT songs I know can be counted on one hand, and besides one, they’re all singles. But like with BTS, I’ve been a K-pop fan for four years and I figured that it was about time I make an effort to give them a…
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A.C.E Deep Dive: Adventure Is Calling
A.C.E was formed in 2017, right before the 4th generation of kpop, by Beat Interactive. Their name stands for Adventure Calling Emotions, hence the name of this review. They have five members: Kang Yuchan, Lee Donghun, Park Junhee, Kim Byeongkwan, and Kim Sehyoon (who’s also known as Wow). Here are my credentials: None. I don’t…
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Married To The Music’s Gallery (Page SIX)
September 3rd –> November 2nd 2024 (See all Gallery Pages) In “honor” of the blog being a year old, I’ve decided to do these little roundups every so often, starting in September of last year. Here are my Top 2 songs of every artist I covered from September 3rd to November 2nd of 2024, along…
Married To The Music: K-pop Discography Deep Dives & Random Thoughts From A Longtime K-pop Fan (And Occasionally Her Friends)
Hi, I’m Anna! // Hallo, Ich bin Anna! // 안녕하세요, 저는 앤나 예요!
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