41 responses to “Red Velvet Deep Dive #1/2: Ten Years Of K-pop Outside The Box”

  1. ILLIT Deep Dive: Natural Talent, New Jeans, and ‘Not Cute Anymore’ – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] chiptune to the max, reminding me of a mix of Billlie’s BYOB (Bring Your Own Best Friend) and Red Velvet’s Russian Roulette. It and Cherish are definitely my favorites so […]

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  2. Girls’ Day Deep Dive #2/2: A Review About Female Presidents and Subverting Expectations – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] Day gets an 8.25 out of 10 from me. There was a lot I liked about them, and especially as a Red Velvet fan, their two central genres being R & B and sunny, straight pop was something I very much […]

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  3. Aespa Deep Dive #1/2: Kpop, AI, and the Drama In-Between – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] (에스파) was formed in 2020 by SM Entertainment (home of Red Velvet, Girls Generation, and SHINee), and soon became one of the main faces of Kpop’s 4th […]

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  4. Wendy Deep Dive: A Long-Time Red Velvet Fan Journeys Through Every Shade Of Red and Blue – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] to describe Wendy (Son Seungwan) in a paragraph? She debuted at age 20 with 3rd gen giant Red Velvet and fellow members Irene, Seulgi, Joy, and Yeri, debuted again in 2022 with SM supergroup Got The […]

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  5. eaJ Deep Dive: Not Your ‘Typical Story’ Of A K-pop Soloist – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] that one of my favorite songs of all time is a kpop song called When This Rain Stops, by Wendy of Red Velvet, so it’s a bit hard to not compare them. Thankfully, Jae’s song cuts its own path, its […]

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  6. This Week On The Blog: 5/26/25 – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] there’s SEVENTEEN coming back for their 10th anniversary, new girl group KickFlip, and Red Velvet subunit Irene & Seulgi. Tomorrow, Tuesday, there’s Lee Mujin (of Lee Mujin Service) and […]

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  7. The 50 Best Kpop Albums: 50 To 41 – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] #49: Russian Roulette by Red Velvet […]

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  8. CHUU Deep Dive: Changing K-pop With A Smile And Open Arms – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] Why am I not surprised that they’re friends?), her KODE appearance with her old friend Yeri of Red Velvet, and her hilarious attempt at acrobatics with Heejin. I think through this I’ve realized […]

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  9. Kpop’s Best Albums: Gen 3 (.5) – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] more electronic and dark, groups. Most people’s introduction to k-pop: BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, and Red Velvet. 2013-2017. All […]

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  10. Kpop’s Best Albums: Gen 3 – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] more electronic and dark, groups. Most people’s introduction to k-pop: BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, and Red Velvet. 2013-2017. All […]

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  11. You’re Wrong About K-pop – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] ethereal “When This Rain Stops” by Wendy (of Red Velvet) is a beautiful, soaring reminder to not be too hard on yourself and take a break, written after a […]

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  12. CLC Deep Dive #1/2: A Retrospective On 3rd Gen Kpop’s F(x) – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] Three, and the great vocals of It’s Too Late. While the Question EP reminded me heavily of Red Velvet’s Russian Roulette, this one reminds me just as much of Gfriend’s Season of Glass, the song One Two Three […]

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  13. MCND Deep Dive: – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] to meet a deadline, and I’m afraid that that was true here too. (The one time out of ten is Red Velvet’s #CookieJar, which, although a bit dumb, is catchy as hell and has lyrics that actually make sense). Also, […]

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  14. A Collection Of Cute / Funny / Moving K-pop Photos (2024) – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] concert in Taiwan in matching all-red outfits; who looks like this??? part 2 20. The members of Red Velvet holding hands in their Chill Kill music video, promising to stay with each other, come what may […]

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  15. K-pop GG Soloists Ranking #5: Who’s The Best? – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] I think of it, it’s leaning into funk and its mix of romantic and creepy visuals is also very Red Velvet, in songs like Dumb Dumb or Peek A Boo. But, I will say, Seohyun does a great job with the track; […]

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  16. eaJ Deep Dive: Not Your Typical Story Of A K-pop Soloist – Married To The Music Avatar

    […] that one of my favorite songs of all time is a kpop song called When This Rain Stops, by Wendy of Red Velvet, so it’s a bit hard to not compare them. Thankfully, Jae’s song cuts its own path, its […]

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  17. SuperM VS GOT The Beat: Will It Be The Boys Or Girls On Top? – Married To The Music: A K-pop Review Blog Avatar

    […] seven members, but this time female idols: soloist BoA, Girls Generation’s Hyoyeon and Taeyeon, Red Velvet’s Wendy and Seulgi, and Aespa’s Karina and […]

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  18. (Kpop By Color) Yellow: Smile, I Dare You – Married To The Music: A K-pop Review Blog Avatar

    […] bright, and just generally delightful. A ray of sunshine on a cold day. Think Hello by Joy, Hello Future by NCT Dream, or Travel by Bol4. Or, think Vivir Mi Vida by Marc Anthony, Back To […]

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  19. K-pop By Color – Married To The Music: A K-pop Review Blog Avatar

    […] bright, and just generally delightful. Think Hello by Joy, Hello Future by NCT Dream, or Travel by […]

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  20. Married To The Music’s Gallery (Page THREE) – Married To The Music: A K-pop Review Blog Avatar

    […] artists in the thumbnail, L-R, Top: ONEWE, Wendy (Red Velvet); Bottom: TWICE, […]

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  21. Taemin Deep Dive #2/2: The ACE Of K-pop – Married To The Music: A K-pop Review Blog Avatar

    […] I’ll see you next time, for a Leviathan of a girl group. […]

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  22. Best Albums: Generation #3 – Married To The Music: A K-pop Review Blog Avatar

    […] Best Songs: Umpah Umpah, Bing Bing, Ladies Night […]

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  23. K-pop Genres A to Z – Married To The Music: A K-pop Review Blog Avatar

    […] subgenre of R & B, that’s smooth and jazzy. Think Kingdom Come by Red Velvet, Decalcomanie by Mamamoo, or Shinin’ by […]

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  24. BTS Deep Dive #2/2: Do They Deserve Their Fame? – Married To The Music: A K-pop Review Blog Avatar

    […] I’ll see you very soon for a quick girl group supplemental and next week for a longer girl group! Tschüss! […]

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  25. Taemin Deep Dive: The ACE Of K-pop – Married To The Music: A K-pop Review Blog Avatar

    […] I’ll see you next time, for a Leviathan of a girl group. […]

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  26. Billlie Deep Dive: This One’s For The Weird Girls – Married To The Music: A K-pop Review Blog Avatar

    […] a reminder, this was a supplemental, so next up is part one of a much older girl group’s two part review, and next week we’ll have another supplemental (a boy group you might’ve heard of?) and part […]

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  27. Best Albums – Married To The Music: A K-pop Review Blog Avatar

    […] Best Songs: When This Rain Stops, Like Water, Why Can’t You Love Me? […]

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