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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  • ICHILLIN Deep Dive: Dreams, Demigods, and Dance Covers

    ICHILLIN was formed in late 2021 by KM Entertainment, as their first kpop group, with eight members: Jiyoon, Chaerin, E.Ji, Jackie, Joonie, Yeju, Chowon, and Sohee, the last of which left the group soon after debut. The name is a combination, but not of English words “I” and “chilling” like I thought, but of Irish…

  • Cravity Deep Dive #2/2: Breaking All The Rules Of 4th Gen Kpop

    Here are my credentials (again): Like one and a half? One and a third? (How are credentials measured here? I’ll get back to you on that.) So, I know a few songs by Cravity, mostly their newer ones and a couple scattered b-sides recommended by friends and acquaintances, but I don’t think I’ve listened to…

  • Mark Lee Deep Dive: From Boy To Idol, From Toronto To Seoul

    Mark Lee (or Lee Minhyung) is probably one of the most famous idols of k-pop’s 3rd and 4th gen, between being in both regular groups NCT 127 and NCT Dream, several projects with NCT U, and of course, supergroup SuperM. And he’s also quite a successful solo artist, debuting his first album in 2025. Here…

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  • Cravity Deep Dive #1/2: Breaking All The Rules Of 4th Gen Kpop

    CRAVITY was formed by Starship Entertainment (the home of Monsta X, WJSN, and IVE) in 2020, right in the middle of the 4th Gen. They have nine members: Allen, Jungmo, Woobin, Wonjin, Serim, Minhee, Taeyoung, Hyeongjun, and Seongmin, and according to their Wiki, their name is a combination of the words Creativity and Gravity, because…this…

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  • TEN Deep Dive: The Next Lee Taemin Or Something All His Own?

    Ten Lee is a member of kpop giant NCT, as well as their subunits NCT U and WayV, and super group SuperM. He’s one of a growing number of kpop idols from Thailand, like CLC’s Sorn, (G)I-DLE’s Minnie, or 2PM’s Nichkhun, not to mention BLACKPINK’s Lisa. He debuted as a soloist back in 2018 but…

  • Xdinary Heroes Deep Dive #2/2: Everyone Can Be A Hero, But Can Everyone Be An Idol?

    Here are my credentials: nothing. Absolutely nothing. I’ve heard of them, sure, but I don’t know any of the members, I don’t know any of their songs, and I don’t know any of their albums. So this is sure to be a wild ride; let’s get into it! (Read Part One here!) Single #2: Open♭eta…

  • CLC Deep Dive #2/2: A Retrospective On 3rd Gen Kpop’s F(x)

    Here are my credentials (again): So, as the title says, I’m a Neverland, or a (G)I-DLE fan (read about that here), which has meant I’ve long heard about CLC second-hand through the members’ friendships with (G)I-DLE, especially Shuhua and Elkie and Minnie and Sorn. Now, CLC is approaching their tenth anniversary, so I wanted to…

  • CLC Deep Dive #1/2: A Retrospective On 3rd Gen Kpop’s F(x)

    CLC (short for “Crystal Clear”) was formed in by Cube Entertainment, the same company that formed 4Minute, BTOB, and (G)I-DLE. They debuted in 2015 with five members: Yeeun, Sorn, Seunghee, Seungyeon, and Yujin, adding Eunbin and Elkie the next year. They’re technically still together, though they Here are my credentials: So, I’m a Neverland, or…

  • Monsta X Deep Dive #4/4: A Rambly Review By A Kpop Blogger And Her Monbebe Friend

    Here are my credentials (one last time): I actually don’t know much about Monsta X, but they’ve been on my list to cover for a while. I know a bit about the members—having covered Joohoney in my solo rankings series-–but pretty surface level things. I also have a friend who’s a huge fan of them…

  • Monsta X Deep Dive #3/4: A Rambly Review By A Kpop Blogger And Her Monbebe Friend

    Here are my credentials (again again) I actually don’t know much about Monsta X, but they’ve been on my list to cover for a while. I know a bit about the members—having covered Joohoney in my solo rankings series-–but pretty surface level things. I also have a friend who’s a huge fan of them (love…