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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  • HWASA Deep Dive: A ‘Good Goodbye’ To A Long-Gone Era And Hyper-sexualization In Kpop

    Hi everyone! Thank you so much for sticking around during my unexpected hiatus. I’m so happy to be back. Let’s get started! Ahn Hye-jin, better known by her stage name Hwasa, is one of four members of RBW kpop group MAMAMOO, alongside Solar, Wheein, and Moonbyul. She debuted with them in 2014, and officially debuted…

  • Momoland Deep Dive: Are You ‘Ready Or Not’?

    Momoland was formed in 2016 by MLD Entertainment, through the survival show Finding Momoland. They debuted with an amusement park concept and seven members: Hyebin, Jane, Nayun, JooE, Ahin, Nancy, and Yeonwoo, with Taeha and Daisy added in early 2017. They’ve gone through several lineup changes throughout the years, going on an extended hiatus after…

  • Taeyong Deep Dive: NCT’s Leader on Long Flights, Roses, and Childhood Pets

    Lee Taeyong is best known as the leader of kpop behemoth NCT, as well as their subunit NCT 127, which debuted in 2016. But, since 2020, he’s also had a fairly successful solo career. He enlisted in the military in April of 2024, and he’s coming back…in about three hours. Here are my credentials: So,…

  • NCT Wish Deep Dive: Crafting Joy Out Of Music Notes

    NCT Wish was formed in 2023 as the fifth (and final) subunit of the mammoth SM Entertainment group NCT, which also includes NCT 127, NCT Dream, NCT U, and WayV. They’re both the news and the youngest: their six members—-Sion, Riku, Yushi, Daeyoung, Sakuya, and Ryo—-range from 18 to 23. They’re technically a J-pop group,…

  • &Team Deep Dive #2/2: Werewolves, War Cries, and What Counts As Kpop

    Here are my credentials (again): I would consider myself a casual fan of &TEAM, in that I liked one singular post about them and they haven’t stop invading my feed since. So I finally decided to listen to the universe and cover them. Then I opened Kprofiles and immediately went: “what do you mean werewolf…

  • &Team Deep Dive #1/2: Werewolves, War Cries, and What Counts As Kpop

    &TEAM was formed in 2022 through HYBE subsidiary YX Labels. Their nine members—Euijoo (EJ), Fuma, Yūdai (K), Nicholas, Yuma, Jo, Harua, Taki, and Maki, who range from 19 to 28—were the nine winners of a competition show. They’re a J-pop group, but they also do promotions in Korea, and made their K-pop debut in 2025.…

  • Girls’ Day Deep Dive #2/2: A Review About Female Presidents and Subverting Expectations

    Here are my credentials (again): I’m coming at this one from a pretty roundabout direction, having heard of Girls’ Day via Hyeri and having heard of Hyeri via her role in the 2025 kdrama Friendly Rivalry. Just this month, she became (as far as I’m aware) the first kpop idol to win an award for…

  • Aespa Deep Dive #2/2: Kpop, AI, and the Drama In-Between

    Here are my credentials (again): I know a bit more about Aespa than I know about most other 4th and 5th generation girl groups. They had just debuted when I became a kpop fan and were among the first groups I became interested in after my introduction by Blackpink and Red Velvet. But I admit…

  • Sunmi Deep Dive #2/2: Mental Health, Stardom, and Music Video Monsters

    Here are my credentials (again): I would consider Sunmi my favorite kpop soloist, which is tough competition in a landscape that also includes Taeyeon, IU, and Wendy, all of whom I love. I first did this review in 2023, when I’d just started the blog, and now that Sunmi’s back, I thought this would be…

  • This Week On The Blog: 10/20/25

  • Girls’ Day Deep Dive #1/2: A Review About Female Presidents and Subverting Your Expectations

    Girls’ Day was formed in 2010 by Dream T Entertainment, and debuted with five members: Sojin, Minah, Jihae, Jisun, and Jiin. Soon after debut, the last three left the group and were replaced by Yura and Hyeri. The group currently consists of those four members, and has been on hiatus since leaving their company in…