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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  • ONEWE Deep Dive #1/2: Alter Egos, Beautiful Ashes, and Rock Ballads

    ONEWE is classified as an alt-rock band, and debuted in 2015, as part of the 3rd generation. They have five members: vocalist Yonghoon, rapper and bassist Giuk (a.k.a. CyA), guitarist Kanghyun, keyboardist Dongmyeong, and drummer Harin.  Here are my credentials: This is (I think) the 4th full band I’ve covered on this blog, after The…

  • LOONA Deep Dive #3/3: Twelve Until The End

    Here’s a reminder of my credentials: LOONA first appeared on my radar thanks to my Orbit friend, who showed me Paint The Town a few years ago, and while I didn’t know what to think of it the first time, it grew on me, and it’s joined my regular workout playlist. I became a fan…

  • Enhypen Deep Dive #1/2: Go Big Or Go Home

    ENHYPEN are a part of the 4th generation of k-pop, debuting in 2020 with seven members: Jay, Sunoo, Sunghoon, Jake, Heeseung, Ni-ki, and Jungwon, and are what I’d consider pretty popular. Also, confession time: I had a full-on crisis when I realized that I’m actually older than most of them. Cue a whole “what am…

  • SHINHWA Deep Dive #2/4: Racism, Protest, and The Messy Legacy Of 1st Gen Kpop

    TW: mention and discussion of cultural appropriation, racism, and the n-word. Deeper discussion in a separate post. Here are my credentials (again): uh…none? I can name about three SHINHWA songs off of the top of my head, which is slightly embarrassing. I know of course about their incredible legacy, but similarly to BTS, I’ve been…

  • SHINHWA Deep Dive #1/4: Racism, Protest, and The Messy Legacy Of 1st Gen Kpop

    TW: mention and discussion of cultural appropriation, racism, and the n-word. Deeper discussion in a separate post. SHINHWA was formed in 1998 and is currently the longest running k-pop group in history, breaking the so-called 7-year curse three (and a half) times over. They have six members: Eric, Minwoo, Dongwan, Hyesung, Junjin, and Andy, who…

  • LOONA Deep Dive #1/3: Twelve Until The End

    As you may (or may not) know, LOONA’s Korean name means Girl Of The Month, since each of the twelve members debuted with a solo in a different month throughout 2016 and 2017, then in sub-groups, and then finally as a full, 12-person group composed of Heejin, Hyunjin, Yeojin, Haseul, Vivi, Kim Lip, Choerry, Jinsoul,…

  • TWICE Deep Dive #3/4: A Ten Year Journey From Teenage Love To Fully Fledged Idols

    Here are my credentials (again, again): TWICE, as they are for a lot of people, were one of the first groups I knew at the beginning of my getting into k-pop in the early 2020’s, and I would consider myself a fan. I know a lot of their singles, since they’re pretty inescapable, but I…

  • TWICE Deep Dive #2/4: A Ten Year Journey From Teenage Love To Fully Fledged Idols

    Here are my credentials (again): TWICE, as they are for a lot of people, were one of the first groups I knew at the beginning of my getting into k-pop in the early 2020’s, and I would consider myself a fan. I know a lot of their singles, since they’re pretty inescapable, but I wanted…

  • TWICE Deep Dive #1/4: A Ten Year Journey From Teenage Love To Fully Fledged Idols

    TWICE is one of the most popular k-pop groups right now—as they’ve been for the last decade—debuting on what was actually my birthday (October 20th) in 2015, after being formed through survival show Sixteen. They have nine members, who have been there since the beginning: Mina, Momo, Sana, Chaeyoung, Dahyun, Jeongyeon, Nayeon, Jihyo, and Tzuyu,…

  • iKon Deep Dive: Beyond A Viral Hit

    iKon is a part of the 3rd generation of k-pop, most known for the incredibly famous Love Scenario. They were formed in 2015, through the YG survival show Mix & Match, with seven members, Bobby, June, DK, Chan, Song, Jun, and B.I., the last of which left in 2019. In 2023, they joined a new…

  • 9Muses Deep Dive #1/2: More Than Just Pretty Faces

    9Muses has since disbanded, but as of their last comeback, their members were Hyemi, Sungah, Gyeongree, Sojin, and Keumjo. Their past members were Jaekyung, Bini, Rana, Eunji, Leesem, Euaerin, Minha, and Hyuna, and due to all these lineup changes, they weren’t actually a nine member group for a sizable amount of their career. Here are…

  • EXID Deep Dive: The Ups & Downs Of Fame And Freedom

    EXID debuted towards the end of the 2nd generation, in 2012, with eight members: Solji, Elly, Hyelin, Jeonghwa, Hani, Haeryung, Yuji, and Dami, though the last three have since left. Though they were under a couple companies together during their tenure, the members now are under different companies from each other and self-organize their work…