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ASTRO Deep Dive #2/2: Finding Joy In Music After Tragedy
Note: This is Part 2 of a Special Review I’m doing marking the anniversary of when…
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ONEWE Deep Dive #1/2: Alter Egos, Beautiful Ashes, and Rock Ballads
ONEWE is classified as an alt-rock band, and debuted in 2015, as part of the 3rd…
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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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9Muses Deep Dive #1/2: More Than Just Pretty Faces
9Muses has since disbanded, but as of their last comeback, their members were Hyemi, Sungah, Gyeongree,…
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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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Mamamoo Deep Dive #2/2: Do Controversies Make A Band?
Here are my credentials (again): I would consider myself a casual fan of Mamamoo. I know…
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Mamamoo Deep Dive #1/2: Do Controversies Make A Band?
Mamamoo is considered an institution in k-pop, right up there with Red Velvet and TWICE, who…
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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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TXT Deep Dive #1/2: Dreams, Chaos, And Everything In Between
Here are my credentials: yeah…none. I think the amount of TXT songs I know can be…
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WJSN Deep Dive #1/2: A Forgotten 3rd Gen Pillar?
WJSN was formed in late 2015 as a Korean-Chinese collaborative between Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment.…
7 responses to “ASTRO Deep Dive #1/2: Finding Joy In Music After Tragedy”
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[…] for ASTRO’s Moon Bin, who died in 2023, by his friends, bandmates, and his sister Moon […]
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[…] Meki was formed by Fantagio Entertainment (who also formed ASTRO, Hello Venus, and [part of] I.O.I) at the end of the 3rd generation in 2017. They had eight […]
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[…] Artist #10: Cha Eunwoo of ASTRO […]
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[…] order to better get to know who he was and raise awareness of mental health struggles. Please read Part One […]
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[…] I still feel like I don’t know enough. So, then I decided I wanted to do a review of ASTRO, and post it today, 4/19/2024, which is the one year anniversary of when he took his own life, as a […]
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[…] Blue Flame; ASTRO (2019) […]
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[…] is the disclaimer from Part One): This is a special review, so I’m starting with a personal note. I admit I didn’t know much […]
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