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IVE Deep Dive: Who Are These It Girls, ‘Off The Record’?
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LOONA Deep Dive #3/3: Twelve Until The End
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Enhypen Deep Dive #1/2: Go Big Or Go Home
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SHINHWA Deep Dive #1/4: Racism, Protest, and The Messy Legacy Of 1st Gen Kpop
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LOONA Deep Dive #1/3: Twelve Until The End
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TWICE Deep Dive #3/4: A Ten Year Journey From Teenage Love To Fully Fledged Idols
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TWICE Deep Dive #2/4: A Ten Year Journey From Teenage Love To Fully Fledged Idols
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11 responses to “IVE Deep Dive: Who Are These It Girls, ‘Off The Record’?”
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[…] light, and confident. You’ve probably seen them up on your recommendeds: Le Sserafim, New Jeans, IVE, and RIIZE. 2022-present. All […]
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[…] was formed by Starship Entertainment (the home of Monsta X, WJSN, and IVE) in 2020, right in the middle of the 4th Gen. They have nine members: Allen, Jungmo, Woobin, […]
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[…] to show a different side to a group (more vulnerable if they’re a confident group, like IVE’s Either Way to their Baddie, or maybe more over-the-top / classically k-pop if the album is bucking trends, like Mark […]
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[…] and say that I thought I would feel about Le Sserafim similarly to how I felt about New Jeans and IVE: talented singers with no control over their own work and no desire to change anything, promoting […]
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[…] very covered up. It should go without saying considering her age, but unfortunately, as groups like IVE or BABYMONSTER (who had a 14 and 13 year old at debut respectively) show, that’s not always […]
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[…] Blue Blood (IVE) […]
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[…] Favorite Artist: IVE. Not out of any fault of their own, but none of their music really felt unique or hit […]
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[…] because, as mentioned, many of them are now soloists or in different groups. I’ve covered IVE (see here), Le Sserafim (see here), and Yena (see here), but I thought that coming up on this anniversary was […]
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[…] because, as mentioned, many of them are now soloists or in different groups. I’ve covered IVE (see here), Le Sserafim (see here), and Yena (see here), but I thought that coming up on this anniversary was […]
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[…] Best Songs: Blue Blood, I Am, Heroine […]
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[…] Love Dive; IVE (2022) […]
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