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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  • Favorite Idols

    Favorite Idols Though I have another page with my favorite groups and bias list, I thought it might be fun to write down my favorite idols themselves and explain why I feel more of a connection to them. Let me know your favorite idols in the comments! (For other Special Features, click here) Gen 1…

  • Got7 Deep Dive #3/3: A Miracle For The Industry

    Here are my credentials (again, again): While I don’t know much about Got7’s music, I do know a decent amount about them as people. I first heard about them when I watched Jinyoung’s fantastic performance in The Devil Judge (one of my all-time favorite k-dramas), and then started to learn more about them. I’ve also…

  • Gugudan Deep Dive: ‘Not That Type’ Of Girl Group

    Gugudan was formed by Jellyfish Entertainment in 2016, with nine members: Hana, Sejeong, Sally, Soyee, Mimi, Haebin, Nayoung, Mina, and Hyeyeon, the last of which left in late 2018 due to health issues. Despite having several former members of the huge group IOI and the show Produce 101, Gugudan was only active for two years…

  • Xikers Deep Dive: Stepping Out From ATEEZ’s Shadow

    Xikers are a part of the fifth generation of k-pop, having debuted just over a year ago in March 2023, and are from KQ Entertainment, the same company that ATEEZ debuted under. They have ten members: Yechan, Minjae, Sumin, Hyunwoo, Hunter, Junghoon, Junmin, Yujun, Jinsik, and Seeun, who range from 18 to 21. Here are…

  • F(x) Deep Dive: Kpop, Groundbreaking and Heartbreaking

    TW: Mentions of mental health, depression, and suicide. F(x) is pretty unique in k-pop—pretty unique in general, really—not very popular during their time, but now are almost universally thought of as being one of the strongest groups of the 2nd gen. They debuted with five members: Krystal, Amber Liu, Victoria, Luna, and, of course, Sulli,…

  • Got7 Deep Dive #2/3: A Miracle For The Industry

    Here are my credentials (again): While I don’t know much about Got7’s music, I do know a decent amount about them as people. I first heard about them when I watched Jinyoung’s fantastic performance in The Devil Judge (one of my all-time favorite k-dramas), and then started to learn more about them. I’ve also seen…

  • Orange Caramel Deep Dive: Kitsch, Kpop, And Magical Girls

    Orange Caramel is an oddity in k-pop for many reasons, not the least of which being that they were originally a subunit of Afterschool whose popularity grew to be almost as much as that of Afterschool itself. Though they’re now inactive, they have three members: Nana, Lizzy, and Raina. Here are my credentials: Like most…

  • Got7 Deep Dive #1: A Miracle For The Industry

    Got7 is one of the most important k-pop boy groups of the late 3rd generation of k-pop, JYP’s answer to Big Hit’s BTS, YG’s Winner, and SM’s EXO. They debuted in 2014, with seven members: Jinyoung, Jackson, BamBam, Yugyeom, Jaebeom (JB), Mark, and Youngjae. Here are my credentials: While I don’t know much about Got7’s…

  • Lee Hyori #2/2: Kpop’s Greatest (And Most Underrated) Soloist?

    Here are my credentials (again): I don’t know much about Hyori, to be honest. I actually decided to do this review when I saw Hyori’s Hoodie E Banbaji music video (which came out last year) on the giant screens at a Korean restaurant, and then her collab with Jennie. I looked her up and found…

  • Lee Hyori #1/2: Kpop’s Greatest (And Most Underrated) Soloist?

    Lee Hyori was—and, frankly, still is—one of the most important soloists in k-pop history, second only to maybe Rain and BoA. She debuted as part of the 1st generation k-pop group Fin.K.L. in 1998 at age 21, older for the industry than is usual. She’s been making music for the last twenty years, and just…

  • CIX Deep Dive: Can K-pop Be ‘Cinema’?

    CIX stands for “Complete In X” (I have no idea what that means either), and is a part of the 4th generation of k-pop, having debuted in 2019. They debuted with five members: Seunghan, Yonghee, Hyunsuk, BX, and Bae Jinyoung (who left in 2024). Here are my credentials: None. Absolutely none. I’ve heard one song…

  • Infinite Deep Dive #2/2: All ‘The Eyes’ On You

    Here are my credentials (again): I don’t know much about Infinite. I’ve heard a few of their biggest hits and a couple songs by Woohyun, who’s also a soloist. I have a friend who’s a huge Inspirit, though, and so I figured this would be a good time to give them a chance (and also…