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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!…
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Monsta X Deep Dive #2/4: A Rambly Review By A Kpop Blogger And Her Monbebe Friend
Here are my credentials (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 you,…
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LISA Deep Dive: Dancing Out Of YG’s Shadow
Lalisa Manobal, better known as just “LISA” (all caps), doesn’t need any introduction to a k-pop fan, and certainly not by me. But here’s one anyway: she first got on most people’s radars when she debuted with k-pop giants BLACKPINK in 2016, and since then has done acting, singing, modeling, dancing, rapping, basically everything. She’s…
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Monsta X Deep Dive #1/4: A Rambly Review By A Kpop Blogger And Her Monbebe Friend
Monsta X was formed in 2015 by Starship Entertainment, through the survival show No Mercy (terrifying name btw), with seven members: Shownu, Minhyuk, Hyungwon, Joohoney, Kihyun, I.M., and Wonho, the last of which left the group in 2019 after he was involved in “controversies”. (It’s difficult to find reliable info on this, so I’m not…
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A Kpop Fan’s Favorite Movies (& Songs)
Matching my personal favorite movies, from historical epics to 60’s murder mysteries, with some of the best k-pop songs, and vice versa. Also, check out the colors playlists! This is just for a bit of fun; I hope you can find a new movie and / or song to enjoy. Share your favorite pair in…
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K-pop: A 5th Gen Guide
“Yesterday I was like a doll, today I’m a bitch. I’m more than just your pretty face. ‘Idol’ doesn’t mean your doll to fuck with.” -Huh Yunjin, “I = Doll” GEN #5 Defined by social media and a more focused appeal to those outside of Korea. Very much run by girl groups. More minimalistic, light,…
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K-pop: A 4th Gen Guide
“I create a new path no one has attempted before All those condescending people will click their tongues. But the applause I receive after breaking that prejudice is thrilling.” – (G)-DLE, “Lion” GEN #4 A darker era in the timeline, defined by trap, EDM, and so-called “girl crush”. Both a time of idols starting to…
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K-pop: A 3rd Gen Guide
“Pass the end of winter’s cold, until the spring day comes again. Until the flowers bloom again. Please stay, please stay there a little longer.” -BTS, “Spring Day” GEN #3 A breakthrough to the West, with a separation into “cutesy”, or more poppy and childish, and “mature”, or more electronic-based and dark, groups. Most people’s…
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K-pop: A 2nd Gen Guide
“Don’t wait for a special miracle. There’s a rough road in front of us, with unknowable future and obstacles. I won’t change. I can’t give up.” -Girls Generation, “Into The New World” GEN #2 More organized, more smooth, more colorful; inspiration from disco and synth, and still with a bit of a fun edge. Really…
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K-pop: A 1st Gen Guide
“How far do you think you can fly on those fractured wings?Turn everything upside down, we wish for a new world to come” -Seo Taiji, “Regret Of The Times” GEN #1 The beginning of it all, taking from American hip-hop, rock, R & B, and J-pop, with some definite social messaging and very little filter…
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T-ara Deep Dive #2/2: The Music Behind The Scandal
Here are my credentials (again): So, like most fans of kpop who discovered it post-3rd gen, I first heard of T-ara through their bullying scandal, which has Hwayoung at the center of it. It’s complicated and I’m not going to go into it here, because this is a music review after all, and I think…
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T-ara Deep Dive #1/2: The Music Behind The Scandal
T-ara was formed by the now-defunct MBK Entertainment in 2009, with six members: Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon, Qri, Soyeon, and Boram. Between 2010 and 2015, three other members were part of the group: Areum, Dani, and Hwayoung (the last of which we’ll get to in a minute). As of today, the group isn’t active but has…
Married To The Music: K-pop Discography Deep Dives & Random Thoughts From A Longtime K-pop Fan (And Occasionally Her Friends)
Hi, I’m Anna! // Hallo, Ich bin Anna! // 안녕하세요, 저는 앤나 예요!
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