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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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KARA’s Goo Hara: A Special Post
TW: mental health, depression, sexual assault, suicide (Edit, 8-28-24) I was struggling to decide what to…
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F(x)’s Sulli: A Special Post
TW: Mentions of mental health, depression, and suicide. By the time I was a k-pop fan,…
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F(x) Deep Dive: Kpop, Groundbreaking and Heartbreaking
TW: Mentions of mental health, depression, and suicide. F(x) is pretty unique in k-pop—pretty unique in…
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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 #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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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 #1/4: 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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BLACKPINK Deep Dive: A Retrospective From A Former Fan
Blackpink were formed in 2016, with four members: Rose, Jennie, Lisa, and Jisoo, and became incredibly…
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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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Jonghyun Deep Dive: A Tribute To The Greatest Writer K-pop’s Ever Known
(TW: mentions of death, mental illness, and suicide) Kim Jonghyun was—and, let’s be clear, is—one of…
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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