• SuperM VS GOT The Beat: Will It Be The Boys Or Girls On Top?

    After discovering that SuperM’s 5th anniversary was coming up, I was considering doing a review of them. But, being an SM supergroup, they don’t have that large a discography, and so I decided to combine a deep dive of them with one of SM’s other supergroup, GOT The Beat, and then compare and contrast, similarly…

  • Yesung Deep Dive: A (Somewhat) Accidental Review By A K-pop Stan And Her Mom

    Yesung has been in k-pop longer than most groups have existed. Debuting with the institution that is Super Junior in 2005 with fellow members Leeteuk, Heechul, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun. Since then, he’s created a solo career for himself, and that’s what we’re here to talk about today. Here are my…

  • Is A Blog A Full-Time Job?: A 1st Anniversary Post

    One of my answers to this question would be running a k-pop blog (the others, in order, a fiction writer and owner of a cat cafe), and then I thought, today, the : “isn’t this blog already kind of a full time job?” And to tell the truth, it is. When I started Married To…

  • My Favorite Album: Jonghyun’s The Collection “Story Op.1”

    (An excerpt from: Jonghyun Deep Dive: A Tribute To The Greatest Writer K-pop’s Ever Known) One of only five albums by the late, great Jonghyun of SHINee, The Story: Collection 1 is a moody yet ultimately hopeful release that was inspired by the stories he was sent while working on his Blue Night radio program,…

  • Kpop BG Soloists Ranking #3: Who’s The Best?

    (Featuring Joohoney, Changbin, Mino, YoungK, and U-Know Yunho) 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 male soloists, from Monsta X to Stray…

  • K-pop Recommendations: Metal

    K-pop Recommendations: Metal In-your-face and often furious, metal uses shredding guitars and heavy drums to force you to watch. Think What by Dreamcatcher, Internet War by Seo Taiji, or Guerrilla by ATEEZ. (For Other Recs, click here) (For genres, click here) (For all special features, click here) Groups: Seo Taiji & Boys Description: Often considered the “first…

  • K-pop Recommendations: Pop

    K-pop Recommendations: Pop Straight pop, being in the name, is pretty common in k-pop; it covers Latin pop, noise music, retro sounds, and so much more. It’s often thought of as being bubbly, dancy, and effervescent. Think What Is Love by TWICE, Step by KARA, or Married To The Music by SHINee. (For Other Recs,…

  • K-pop Recommendations: Vintage

    K-pop Recommendations: Vintage Encompasses old-fashioned sounds, from 50’s surf rock to 70’s disco to 90’s R&B, but all that give a nostalgic feel. Think Gun by 9Muses, Mamma Mia by KARA, or 1 Of 1 by SHINee. (For Other Recs, click here) (For genres, click here) (For all special features, click here) Groups: Girls’ Generation…

  • K-pop Recommendations: Ballads

    K-pop Recommendations: Ballads Often dramatic and sweeping, either with strings or piano, ballads can also be anything that’s mainly centered around beautiful vocals. Think When This Rain Stops by Wendy, Don’t Look At Me Like That by Song Jieun, or Love Wins All by IU. (For Other Recs, click here) (For genres, click here) (For all…

  • K-pop Recommendations: Black Culture

    K-pop Recommendations: Black Culture Again, a very wide genre, this includes everything from Afrobeats (which encompasses Juju and Zouk) to Blues, which often don’t get the credit they deserve. Think The Other Side by Fatou, Piano Man by Mamamoo, or Yo! by SHINHWA. (For Other Recs, click here) (For genres, click here) (For all special…

  • K-pop Recommendations: Latin Pop

    K-pop Recommendations: Latin Pop Slowly becoming more common in k-pop, Latin Pop includes a range of styles from Reggaeton to Salsa. Think I Knew It by SONAMOO, Señorita by (G)I-DLE, or Manhattan Tango by BoA. (For Other Recs, click here) (For genres, click here) (For all special features, click here) Groups: KARD Description: One of k-pop’s few…

  • K-pop Recommendations: Electronic

    K-pop Recommendations: Electronic Bizarre, unnerving, and always a bit fun, off-beat and maybe a bit funky, or loud, dissonant, and chaotic, electronic is, well…not like anything that came before it. Think Goblin by Sulli,  Gingamingayo by Billlie, or Simon Says by NCT 127. (For Other Recs, click here) (For genres, click here) (For all special features, click…