Married To The Music: K-pop Discography Deep Dives & Random Thoughts From A Longtime K-pop Fan (And Occasionally Her Friends)

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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.…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • ITZY Deep Dive #2/2: Born To Be 4th Gen Leaders Or To Outstay Their Welcome?

    Here are my credentials (again): I can’t say that I was ever a fan of ITZY, but they had just debuted when I became interested in kpop, and so I ended up checking them out. They kind of lost me along the way, though, especially after Sneakers came out, and so I wanted to see…

  • ITZY Deep Dive #1/2: Born To Be 4th Gen Leaders Or To Outstay Their Welcome?

    ITZY was formed in 2019, and quickly became a group that was inseparable from the rise of confident girl crush in the 4th generation of kpop. There are five members: Yeji, Lia, Chaeryeong, Ryujin, and Yuna.  Here are my credentials: I can’t say that I was ever a fan of ITZY, but they had just…