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iKon Deep Dive: Beyond A Viral Hit
iKon is a part of the 3rd generation of k-pop, most known for the incredibly famous…
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EXID Deep Dive: The Ups & Downs Of Fame And Freedom
EXID debuted towards the end of the 2nd generation, in 2012, with eight members: Solji, Elly,…
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Golden Child Deep Dive #1/2: Do They Live Up To Their Name?
Golden Child was formed at the tail end of what’s considered the 3rd generation, in 2017,…
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NCT 127 Deep Dive #2/2: Can Noise Music Ever Be Good?
Here are my credentials: I’m a fan of NCT Dream, who was actually one of the…
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NCT 127 Deep Dive #1/2: Can Noise Music Ever Be Good?
NCT, if you don’t know, is an enormous k-pop group divided into several sub-units, including NCT…
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I-DLE Deep Dive #2/2: Breaking Boundaries In A Broken Industry
Here are my credentials (again): I’ve been a casual fan since around 2020 and a Neverland…
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I-DLE Deep Dive #1/2: Breaking Boundaries In A Broken Industry
I-DLE (or (G)I-DLE) has been unique for a K-pop girl group since their debut in 2018,…
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Billlie Deep Dive: Perception, Loss, And All Around Weirdness
(Note: This deep dive is on my list for a redo, as I first wrote it…
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OnlyOneOf Deep Dive #1/2: Queerbaiting VS Representation in KPOP
OnlyOneOf debuted in 2019 with seven members: Nine, Yoojung, Rie, KB, Junji, Mill, and Love (the…
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WINNER Deep Dive: Are They ‘Really Really’ All They Could Be?
WINNER was formed in 2013 through a survival program, with five members: Hoony, Seungyoon, Mino, Jino,…
9 responses to “iKon Deep Dive: Beyond A Viral Hit”
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[…] and also band N.Flying and BB Girls (aka Brave Girls). Later in the week we have soloist B.I. of iKon, the solo debut of Hwanwoong from ONEUS, and newer boy group […]
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[…] chorus has this interesting laid-back brand of catchiness that makes me think of a rock version of iKon’s Love Scenario. I wish it had more of a cathartic end to its great build-up in the pre-choruses, but otherwise […]
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[…] It’s subtle and understated, but still manages to be catchy, in the same way a song like Love Scenario or Super Shy is. But I confess that my attention while watching the MV wasn’t really on the […]
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[…] become the centerpiece of the song, with a laidback catchiness that’s fueled kpop hits like iKon’s Love Scenario or New Jeans’ Super Shy. I’m really happy, personally, with the direction he chose to […]
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[…] Featured artists in the thumbnail, L-R, Top: ONEWE, Wendy (Red Velvet); Bottom: TWICE, iKon […]
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[…] it’s most known for being the release that had the famous Love Scenario, Return is a strong album even without it, taking iKon’s core hip-hop sound and riffing on it with a […]
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[…] Artist #3: B.I. of iKon […]
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[…] it’s most known for being the release that had the famous Love Scenario, Return is a strong album even without it, taking iKon’s core hip-hop sound and riffing on it with a […]
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[…] Love Scenario; iKon (2018) […]
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