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NCT Dream Deep Dive #2/3: Growing Up In The Public Eye
So, here are my credentials (again!). NCT Dream was actually one of the first reviews I wrote, back many months ago, when I was a pretty casual fan. By the end of that review, though, between reality shows and their talents, I was absolutely a DreamZen. Now, I’m rewriting this one since they’re making a…
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NCT Dream Deep Dive #1/3: Growing Up In The Public Eye
NCT Dream is one of several units of NCT, the others being NCT 127, NCT U, NCT Wish, and WayV. NCT Dream debuted in 2016, at around ages 14-16 (and now, no longer being that young, I wince internally). They have seven members: Mark, Jeno, Jaemin, Chenle, Haechan, Jisung, and Renjun. So, here are my…
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Mamamoo Deep Dive #2/2: Do Controversies Make A Band?
Here are my credentials (again): I would consider myself a casual fan of Mamamoo. I know a decent amount of their singles, a couple b-sides, and I saw their performances on the 1st season of Queendom. I think they’re very talented, but I also know of the controversies surrounding racism (including actual blackface, which I…
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Mamamoo Deep Dive #1/2: Do Controversies Make A Band?
Mamamoo is considered an institution in k-pop, right up there with Red Velvet and TWICE, who all debuted around the same time, in the 2014-15 period that birthed so many classic girl groups. They have four members: Solar, Moonbyul, Wheein, and Hwasa, who are all in their late 20’s / early 30’s now. Here are…
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Golden Child Deep Dive #1/2: Do They Live Up To Their Name?
Golden Child was formed at the tail end of what’s considered the 3rd generation, in 2017, by Woollim Entertainment, a label that also founded Lovelyz, Infinite, Rocket Punch, and Epik High. It originally had eleven members: Y, Tag, Seungmin, Jibeom, Jaehyun, Donghyun, Bomin, Joochan, Dayeol, Jangjun, and Jaeseok (the last of which left the group…
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Bol4 Deep Dive #1/2: Growing Up Through Song
Bol4 is short for Bolbbalgan4, which means “blushing youth”, and is considered a classic act that toes the line of k-pop and indie. They debuted at the beginning of 3rd gen in 2014 with just three members: Ahn Jiyoung (on vocals), Woo Jiyun (on bass), and Kwon Jiwon (on guitar) though the last two left…
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NCT 127 Deep Dive #2/2: Can Noise Music Ever Be Good?
Here are my credentials: I’m a fan of NCT Dream, who was actually one of the first groups I reviewed on this blog, and I’m a fan of Mark’s solos (Child especially) and just Haechan in general. However, if you’ve read one of my reviews before, you’ll know that I have…a negative opinion of 127…
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NCT 127 Deep Dive #1/2: Can Noise Music Ever Be Good?
NCT, if you don’t know, is an enormous k-pop group divided into several sub-units, including NCT 127, NCT Dream, NCT U, NCT Wish, and WayV, 127 probably being the most popular. Some of the members are in more than one group but 127’s members are Johnny, Yuta, Haechan, Doyoung, Taeyong, Jungwoo, Mark, Jaehyun, and WinWin…
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Chung Ha Deep Dive #1/2: Why Don’t You Know Her?
Chungha first debuted in 2016, through the temporary group I.O.I., which also launched the careers of soloist Jeon Somi and actors Kim Sejeong and Kang Mina. As a soloist, she debuted with Why Don’t You Know in 2017 after I.O.I. ‘s disbandment. Here are my credentials: I’d consider myself a casual fan of Chung Ha,…
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Fromis_9 Deep Dive #1/2: The New Orange Caramel?
Fromis_9, like many k-pop groups, was created through a reality show, and their name literally means “From Idol School”. As the name suggests, they did originally have nine members: Chaeyoung, Nagyung, Jisun, Jiwon, Hayoung, Saerom, Jiheon, Seoyeon, and Gyuri, but Gyuri left after her contract expired in 2022, and Jisun, Saerom, and Seoyeon left after…
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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