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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…
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Mark Lee Deep Dive: From Boy To Idol, From Toronto To Seoul
*Edit, May 2026: After everything that’s happened with Mark since his leaving NCT—the Confederate flag shirt (no I’m not kidding), and his refusal to apologize, I can no longer consider myself a fan. I’m keeping this review up both because I think it would be dishonest to take it down and because I spent several…
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This Week On The Blog: 4/7/25
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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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COMING SOON: Week Of 4/7
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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ONEWE Deep Dive #2/2: Alter Egos, Beautiful Ashes, and Rock Ballads
Here are my credentials (again): This is the 4th full band I’ve covered on this blog, after The Rose, Lucy, and Rolling Quartz, but to be honest, besides that and the fact that they’re having a comeback today, I don’t know much about ONEWE. But I’m hoping to change that. So, let’s get into it!…
