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&Team Deep Dive #1/2: Werewolves, War Cries, and What Counts As Kpop
&TEAM was formed in 2022 through HYBE subsidiary YX Labels. Their nine members—Euijoo (EJ), Fuma, Yūdai…
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ILLIT Deep Dive: Natural Talent, New Jeans, and ‘Not Cute Anymore’
ILLIT was formed in 2024 by HYBE subsidiary BE:LIFT (which also created Enhypen), through the survival…
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Girls’ Day Deep Dive #2/2: A Review About Female Presidents and Subverting Expectations
Here are my credentials (again): I’m coming at this one from a pretty roundabout direction, having…
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Aespa Deep Dive #2/2: Kpop, AI, and the Drama In-Between
Here are my credentials (again): I know a bit more about Aespa than I know about…
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Sunmi Deep Dive #2/2: Mental Health, Stardom, and Music Video Monsters
Here are my credentials (again): I would consider Sunmi my favorite kpop soloist, which is tough…
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Girls’ Day Deep Dive #1/2: A Review About Female Presidents and Subverting Your Expectations
Girls’ Day was formed in 2010 by Dream T Entertainment, and debuted with five members: Sojin,…
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NMIXX Deep Dive #2/2: Brilliant Innovation Or Just Bad?
Here are my credentials (again): NMIXX are a group that I admittedly don’t know very much…
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BamBam Deep Dive: ‘Sour and Sweet’ Songs From K-pop To Thailand
BamBam has been a kpop idol since 2014, when he debuted with Mark Tuan, Jackson Wang,…
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Jennie Deep Dive: A Former Blink Reviews A Mantra For A New Kpop Generation
Jennie is one of those artists who could not need less of an introduction from me,…
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Suho Deep Dive: A Tongue-In-Cheek Self-Portrait Of EXO’s Leader
Kim Junmyeon, better known as Suho, is, of course, a solo artist, but he’s also the…
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XG Deep Dive #1/2: Molding A Modern Fairytale — Or A Dystopia?
XG (short for Extraordinary Girls) was formed by the XGALZ Company in late 2019 to be…
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