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Red Velvet Deep Dive #1/2: Ten Years Of K-pop Outside The Box
(Note: This deep dive is on my list for a redo, as I first wrote it…
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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,…
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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.…
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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…
41 responses to “Red Velvet Deep Dive #1/2: Ten Years Of K-pop Outside The Box”
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[…] chiptune to the max, reminding me of a mix of Billlie’s BYOB (Bring Your Own Best Friend) and Red Velvet’s Russian Roulette. It and Cherish are definitely my favorites so […]
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[…] Day gets an 8.25 out of 10 from me. There was a lot I liked about them, and especially as a Red Velvet fan, their two central genres being R & B and sunny, straight pop was something I very much […]
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[…] (에스파) was formed in 2020 by SM Entertainment (home of Red Velvet, Girls Generation, and SHINee), and soon became one of the main faces of Kpop’s 4th […]
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[…] to describe Wendy (Son Seungwan) in a paragraph? She debuted at age 20 with 3rd gen giant Red Velvet and fellow members Irene, Seulgi, Joy, and Yeri, debuted again in 2022 with SM supergroup Got The […]
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[…] that one of my favorite songs of all time is a kpop song called When This Rain Stops, by Wendy of Red Velvet, so it’s a bit hard to not compare them. Thankfully, Jae’s song cuts its own path, its […]
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[…] there’s SEVENTEEN coming back for their 10th anniversary, new girl group KickFlip, and Red Velvet subunit Irene & Seulgi. Tomorrow, Tuesday, there’s Lee Mujin (of Lee Mujin Service) and […]
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[…] #49: Russian Roulette by Red Velvet […]
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[…] Why am I not surprised that they’re friends?), her KODE appearance with her old friend Yeri of Red Velvet, and her hilarious attempt at acrobatics with Heejin. I think through this I’ve realized […]
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[…] more electronic and dark, groups. Most people’s introduction to k-pop: BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, and Red Velvet. 2013-2017. All […]
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[…] more electronic and dark, groups. Most people’s introduction to k-pop: BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, and Red Velvet. 2013-2017. All […]
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[…] ethereal “When This Rain Stops” by Wendy (of Red Velvet) is a beautiful, soaring reminder to not be too hard on yourself and take a break, written after a […]
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[…] Three, and the great vocals of It’s Too Late. While the Question EP reminded me heavily of Red Velvet’s Russian Roulette, this one reminds me just as much of Gfriend’s Season of Glass, the song One Two Three […]
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[…] Wendy (Red Velvet) […]
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[…] to meet a deadline, and I’m afraid that that was true here too. (The one time out of ten is Red Velvet’s #CookieJar, which, although a bit dumb, is catchy as hell and has lyrics that actually make sense). Also, […]
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[…] concert in Taiwan in matching all-red outfits; who looks like this??? part 2 20. The members of Red Velvet holding hands in their Chill Kill music video, promising to stay with each other, come what may […]
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[…] #2: Irene of Red Velvet […]
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[…] Kingdom Come by Red Velvet […]
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[…] I think of it, it’s leaning into funk and its mix of romantic and creepy visuals is also very Red Velvet, in songs like Dumb Dumb or Peek A Boo. But, I will say, Seohyun does a great job with the track; […]
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[…] that one of my favorite songs of all time is a kpop song called When This Rain Stops, by Wendy of Red Velvet, so it’s a bit hard to not compare them. Thankfully, Jae’s song cuts its own path, its […]
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[…] Red Velvet (Chill Kill), Jonghyun […]
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[…] #20: You Better Know by Red Velvet […]
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[…] Red Velvet’s Lucky Girl […]
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[…] seven members, but this time female idols: soloist BoA, Girls Generation’s Hyoyeon and Taeyeon, Red Velvet’s Wendy and Seulgi, and Aespa’s Karina and […]
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[…] Cosmic (Red Velvet) […]
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[…] (Red Velvet; Irene & […]
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[…] bright, and just generally delightful. A ray of sunshine on a cold day. Think Hello by Joy, Hello Future by NCT Dream, or Travel by Bol4. Or, think Vivir Mi Vida by Marc Anthony, Back To […]
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[…] bright, and just generally delightful. Think Hello by Joy, Hello Future by NCT Dream, or Travel by […]
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[…] Artist #2: Seulgi of Red Velvet […]
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[…] artists in the thumbnail, L-R, Top: ONEWE, Wendy (Red Velvet); Bottom: TWICE, […]
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[…] I’ll see you next time, for a Leviathan of a girl group. […]
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[…] Best Songs: Umpah Umpah, Bing Bing, Ladies Night […]
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[…] subgenre of R & B, that’s smooth and jazzy. Think Kingdom Come by Red Velvet, Decalcomanie by Mamamoo, or Shinin’ by […]
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[…] (Review Here) […]
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[…] Artist #2: Wendy of Red Velvet […]
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[…] I’ll see you very soon for a quick girl group supplemental and next week for a longer girl group! Tschüss! […]
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[…] I’ll see you next time, for a Leviathan of a girl group. […]
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[…] a reminder, this was a supplemental, so next up is part one of a much older girl group’s two part review, and next week we’ll have another supplemental (a boy group you might’ve heard of?) and part […]
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[…] (Part One) […]
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[…] You Better Know by Red Velvet […]
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[…] Best Songs: When This Rain Stops, Like Water, Why Can’t You Love Me? […]
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[…] Russian Roulette; Red Velvet (2016) […]
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