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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  • 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…

  • Favorite Groups

    These are my favorites, some since the beginning, some brand new, but all loved and unique. From an angsty rock band to the bubbliest bubblegum to ever grace a stage, they’ve taught me that the language of a great song isn’t as important as I once thought. My Top 3 of all-time are Dreamcatcher, SHINee,…

  • Oh My Girl Deep Dive #2/2: Proving Nature Has A Place In Pop

    Here are my credentials (again): I know more about Oh My Girl than a lot of the groups I’ve covered on this blog (though I recognize that’s not saying much). I watched the season of Queendom they were on and enjoyed their performances, I think I’ve heard most of their singles, and I’m a big…

  • Everglow Deep Dive: Stepping Out From The Sidelines

    Everglow is a 4th generation girl group under Yuehua Entertainment, who debuted in 2019. They have six members: E:U, Onda, Yiren, Shiyeon, Mia, and Aisha, and recently returned from a nearly two year hiatus. As of time of writing, they’re celebrating their sixth anniversary. Here are my credentials: Similarly to BLACKPINK, I was somewhat a…

  • Infinite Deep Dive #1/2: All ‘The Eyes’ On You

    INFINITE is approaching fifteen years in the k-pop industry (next year), which is no mean feat. They’re solidly in the second generation, debuting in 2010 with seven members: Sungkyu, Woohyun, Sungyeol. Sunjong, L, Dongwoo, and Hoya, the last of whom left the group in 2017. They’ve all left their previous company, Woollim Entertainment, but are…

  • Kpop Classics: Generation #5

    K-pop: A Starter Pack (Generation 5) Defined by social media and a more focused appeal to those outside of Korea. Very much run by girl groups. More minimalistic, light, and confident. You’ve probably seen them up on your recommendeds: Le Sserafim, New Jeans, IVE, and RIIZE, with songs like Fearless, Super Shy, I Am, and…

  • Kpop Classics: Generation #4

    K-pop: A Starter Pack (Generation 4) A darker era in the timeline, defined by trap, EDM, and so-called “girl crush”. Both a time of idols starting to have more creative control and inspiration from genres around the world. Stray Kids, (G)I-DLE, TXT, and ATEEZ find popularity with songs like God’s Menu, Tomboy, Lovesong, and Halazia.…