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Got7 Deep Dive #2/3: A Miracle For The Industry

Here are my credentials (again): While I don’t know much about Got7’s music, I do know…
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Got7 Deep Dive #1: A Miracle For The Industry

Got7 is one of the most important k-pop boy groups of the late 3rd generation of…
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Infinite Deep Dive #2/2: All ‘The Eyes’ On You

Here are my credentials (again): I don’t know much about Infinite. I’ve heard a few of…
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Everglow Deep Dive: Stepping Out From The Sidelines

Everglow is a 4th generation girl group under Yuehua Entertainment, who debuted in 2019. They have…
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Infinite Deep Dive #1/2: All ‘The Eyes’ On You

INFINITE is approaching fifteen years in the k-pop industry (next year), which is no mean feat.…
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Oh My Girl Deep Dive #1/2: Proving Nature Has A Place In Pop

Oh My Girl is one of the pillars of 3rd generation “cutesy” k-pop, at odds with…
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WayV Deep Dive #1/2: What Counts As K-pop?

WayV is one of four fixed subunits of NCT (which also includes NCT Dream, NCT 127,…
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Aespa Deep Dive #1/2: Kpop, AI, and the Drama In-Between

Aespa (에스파) was formed in 2020 by SM Entertainment (home of Red Velvet, Girls Generation, and…
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ZeroBaseOne (ZB1) Deep Dive: Breaking Records Just Two Years Out

ZB1 is a project group formed by the huge MNET survival show Boys Planet in 2023,…
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K-pop BG Soloist Ranking #1: Who’s The Best?

This time, I thought I would try something different on the blog. Instead of doing a…
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Enhypen Deep Dive #1/2: Go Big Or Go Home

ENHYPEN are a part of the 4th generation of k-pop, debuting in 2020 with seven members:…
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SHINHWA Deep Dive #2/4: Racism, Protest, and The Messy Legacy Of 1st Gen Kpop

TW: mention and discussion of cultural appropriation, racism, and the n-word. Deeper discussion in a separate…
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