• Jackson Wang Deep Dive: A Snapshot Of A One-Of-A-Kind Career

    Jackson Wang doesn’t need any introduction from anyone, least of all me, but here’s one anyone. He’s barely in his thirties, but he’s lived a lot of life in that time; he won a dozen gold medals in fencing, he debuted as a k-pop idol in 2014 as a member of the JYP group GOT7,…

  • WayV Deep Dive #2/2: What Counts As K-pop?

    Here are my credentials (again): This is a redo of my first WayV deep dive, written in 2024. I knew next to nothing about them then, but in the time since, I’ve become a casual fan. And, seeing as WayV are embarking on a tour soon, I thought that now would be a good time…

  • Onew Deep Dive: SHINee’s Hidden Gem Comes Into His Own ‘Voice’

    Onew is one of five members of SHINee, one of k-pop’s longest running and most influential groups, alongside Jonghyun, Key, Taemin, and Minho. He debuted as an idol in 2008 (at the ripe old age of 19), and debuted as a soloist just after SHINee’s 10th anniversary in 2018. Here are my credentials: As you…

  • NCT Dream Deep Dive #3/3: Growing Up In The Public Eye

    So, here are my credentials (one more time!). 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…

  • This Week On The Blog: 7/14/25

    Happy Monday, Married To The Music readers! Welcome everyone!! It’s good to be back! (Click here for an explanation of “this week on the blog”) This Week On Married To The Music: If you can’t read the image below for whatever reason, this is what’s on the board for this week of Married To The…

  • Rocket Punch Deep Dive: Running The Rainbow Gamut Of Kpop

    Rocket Punch was formed by Woolim Entertainment (which also created INFINITE, Lovelyz, Golden Child, and Epik High) in 2019, with six members: Yeonhee, Suyun, Yunkyoung, Sohee, Dahyun, and Juri, the last of which left the group in May of 2024. Four other members have since left Woolim but it’s unclear where exactly that leaves the…

  • Fromis_9 Deep Dive #2/2: The New Orange Caramel?

    Here are my credentials (again): Like…one and a half? I’d consider myself a casual fan of Fromis_9; I’ve enjoyed a good deal of their singles, I know a couple b-sides, and I’ll sing along if their songs come up on shuffle, but I really don’t know much about the members and I’m looking forward to…

  • This Week On The Blog: 6/23/25

  • Purple Kiss Deep Dive #2/2: Kpop Meets Jennifer’s Body

    Here are my credentials: This is actually a redo of one of the first ever reviews (literally #10) I did in late 2023, before the blog even existed. I was a casual fan at the time, having found Purple Kiss through a great cover of Seventeen’s Adore U. I knew their singles, their names and…

  • GHOST9 Deep Dive: Exploring The K-pop Boy Group Sound, Always, All Ways

    GHOST9 was formed in 2020 by their company, Maroo Entertainment, combining previous participants of survival shows MIXNINE and Produce X 101 with members of project group TEENTOP. As the name would suggest, they originally had nine members: Shin, Junhyung, Junseong, Woojin, Prince, Jinwoo, Kangsung, Dongjun, and Taeseung, but the last two left the group in…

  • This Week On The Blog: 6/16/25

    Happy Monday, Married To The Music readers! (Click here for an explanation of “this week on the blog”) This Week On Married To The Music: If you can’t read the image below for whatever reason, this is what’s on the board for this week of Married To The Music: 6/16: Orange Caramel (Ann.) 6/18: Stray Kids #3…

  • ARTMS Deep Dive: Greek Myths, Broken Wings, And The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

    ARTMS is one of two groups formed of k-pop giant LOONA, which officially disbanded after they sued their company, Blockberry Creative, in 2022. Five of the twelve members of LOONA, Heejin, Haseul, Kim Lip, Choerry, and Jinsoul, then signed with Modhaus Entertainment (which was founded by their old producer Jaden Jeong and is also home…