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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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