multi-parter – Page 7 – Married To The Music

Kpop Classics: Generation #1

K-pop: A Starter Pack (Generation 1) The beginning of it all, taking from American hip-hop, rock,…
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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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SHINee Deep Dive #3/3: How The ‘Princes Of K-pop’ Turned Into Kings

Here are my credentials (again, again): Put simply, I’m a ShaWol, absolutely, and have been since…
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SHINee Deep Dive #2/3: How The ‘Princes Of K-pop’ Turned Into Kings

Here are my credentials (again): Put simply, I’m a ShaWol, absolutely, and have been since 2020. But…
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SHINee Deep Dive #1/3: How The ‘Princes Of K-pop’ Turned Into Kings

SHINee, known by many different nicknames such as “The Princes of K-pop” were founded in the…
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SEVENTEEN Deep Dive #3/3: An Ode To A Great K-pop Group

Here are my credentials (again, again): I would consider myself a fan of Seventeen. I’ve heard…
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SEVENTEEN Deep Dive #2/3: An Ode To A Great K-pop Group

Here are my credentials: I would consider myself a fan of Seventeen. I’ve heard many of…
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SEVENTEEN Deep Dive #1/3: An Ode To A Great K-pop Group

Seventeen is one of the biggest groups in k-pop (both in terms of fame and how…
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K-pop GG Soloists Ranking #1: Who’s The Best?

(Featuring Jeon Soyeon, Wendy, YooA, Hwasa, and Tiffany Young) This time, I thought I would try…
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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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SHINHWA Deep Dive #4/4: 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 #3/3: Twelve Until The End

Here’s a reminder of my credentials: LOONA first appeared on my radar thanks to my Orbit…
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