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KARA Deep Dive #1/3: Seventeen Years Of Sweet Melodies
TW: discussion of mental health, assault, depression, and suicide KARA was one of the most important…
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Stray Kids Deep Dive #3/3: Proving K-pop Can Be Self-Produced
Here are my credentials (one last time): If my stan card was a 2012 FaceBook status,…
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SHINHWA Deep Dive #3/4: 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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LOONA Deep Dive #2/3: Twelve Until The End
Here’s are my credentials (again): LOONA first appeared on my radar thanks to my Orbit friend,…
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TWICE Deep Dive #4/4: A Ten Year Journey From Teenage Love To Fully Fledged Idols
Here are my credentials (one more time): TWICE, as they are for a lot of people,…
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Stray Kids Deep Dive #2/3: Proving K-pop Can Be Self-Produced
Here are my credentials (again): If my stan card was a 2012 FaceBook status, it’d be…
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Golden Child Deep Dive #2/2: Do They Live Up To Their Name?
Here are my credentials (again): basically nothing, I’m afraid. I know one song from Golden Child,…
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Bol4 Deep Dive #2/2: Growing Up Through Song
Here are my credentials: I’d consider myself something around a casual fan of Bol4. Of course…
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Stray Kids Deep Dive #1/3: Proving K-pop Can Be Self-Produced
Stray Kids are a band who really need no introduction, and certainly not from me, a…
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Dreamcatcher Deep Dive #3/3: Rocking The World Of Kpop
Here are my credentials: I’m a HUGE fan of Dreamcatcher, and have been an Insomnia since…
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WJSN Deep Dive #2/2: A Forgotten 3rd Gen Pillar?
EP #6: La La Love La La Love’s Carnival setting is interesting, and is the decision…
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Got7 Deep Dive #3/3: A Miracle For The Industry
Here are my credentials (again, again): While I don’t know much about Got7’s music, I do…
16 responses to “KARA Deep Dive #1/3: Seventeen Years Of Sweet Melodies”
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[…] back. This week’s song is Venus by SHINHWA. Tailor-made for a dance-floor in the same vein as Kara’s Lupin or SHINee’s Ring Ding Dong with its call-and-response chorus, the trim, slinking quality of its […]
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[…] of kpop, debuting in 1998 under DSP Entertainment, which also debuted KARD, Young Posse, Sechskies, KARA, and April. They had four members: soloist Lee Hyori, stage actress Ock Joohyun, and drama […]
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[…] Goo Hara (KARA) […]
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[…] #3: Goo Hara of KARA […]
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[…] It’s often thought of as being bubbly, dancy, and effervescent. Think What Is Love by TWICE, Step by KARA, or Married To The Music by […]
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[…] to 70’s disco to 90’s R&B, but all that give a nostalgic feel. Think Gun by 9Muses, Mamma Mia by KARA, or 1 Of 1 by […]
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[…] to 70’s disco to 90’s R&B, but all that give a nostalgic feel. Think Gun by 9Muses, Mamma Mia by KARA, or 1 Of 1 by […]
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[…] Jumping (KARA) […]
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[…] That Made Me Cry: KARA. Not only because of Goo Hara herself, even though that was part of it, but the bigger problems of […]
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[…] I only became a k-pop fan after KARA went on hiatus, I of course heard of them, and have heard a good handful of their title tracks. I […]
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[…] It’s often thought of as being bubbly, dancy, and effervescent. Think What Is Love by TWICE, Step by KARA, or Married To The Music by […]
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[…] Best Songs: Mister, Take A Bow, Let It Go […]
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[…] common in the 70’s/80’s inspired k-pop world, dance and usually upbeat. Think Step by Kara, Mago by Gfriend, or Midnight Queen by Goo […]
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[…] (Part One) (Part Two) […]
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[…] (Part One) […]
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[…] Best Songs: Mister, Take A Bow, Let It Go […]
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