Tamar Herman

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The Best K-pop Albums of 2023

Albums were not really a thing for K-pop in 2023. That is a wild thing, considering that over 22 million K-pop albums sold in the first half of this year. But when I talk about albums, I mean quality albums. Curated collections that go together, and are put out as

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The Best K-pop Songs of 2023

The soundtrack of 2023 according to me, myself, and I

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Due to Naziism, this newsletter will find a new home in 2024

What a depressing thing to write in 2023

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Notes on K-pop Interview: Superkind on being a hybrid human-AI boy band

We have officially entered the metaverse

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Gift Guide for K-pop Hags

A holiday gift guide for K-pop fans full of love, dread, and anxiety

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A year of noticing Notes on K-pop

A look back at the first year of this newsletter

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Note On 'K'

Discourse on K-pop's title risk losing its identity for the sake of rebranding

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Psy still stands out among the crowd in 2023

Some brief thoughts following the Immortal Songs concert at the Prudential Center

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Is there really more English being used in K-pop than their used to be?

According to my very scientific calculations, the answer is "Yes, mostly."

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Is this the way the Kakao-SM Deal Crumbles?

You thought we were done with this saga, huh?

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What the hell are AI K-pop stars anyway?

And are we there yet?

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The fluidity of K-pop's "Big 4"

And how does it change?