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A tale of three K-pop contract disputes
EXO CBX, Loona, and Omega X's recent contract disputes are a temperature check
Tamar Herman
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RE-EDIT: SHINee Talk Upcoming Projects & How EDM Is Influencing K-Pop Artists at KCON LA 2016
One of my favorite aspects of Music Journalism Insider’s newsletter is a series called Notes on Process, featuring writers explaining how a piece came together. I wanted to riff on that a bit for this newsletter, but not so sure what the best way to do so is, so
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The immense fineness of 10 glorious years taking small, progressively more difficult steps with BTS
Happy anniversary, you living legends! Please excuse me for getting a bit personal and sappy in celebration
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Amid EXO CBX contract battle, fans turn to memes & humor
For K-pop fans, who often turn to their faves for a dose of comfort and support, it felt like a major milestone
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Mini Note #2 - F*ck It All
Seventeen and KARD make me wonder why everyone's dropping F bombs
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Putting a phoenix borne from trauma to rest
An ode to our blog baby, KultScene
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5 Minute Focus: Elise Hu on Beauty & 'Flawless'
Former NPR Seoul bureau chief, Hu's upcoming book 'Flawless investigates K-beauty and our relationship with fashion, beauty
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Mini Note #1 - Parasocial reliance
“I wonder what it means for me to be relying on such young people for my joy and mental/emotional well-being away from my own stressful life?”
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Korea's ticketing model should be taken into consideration for the US live music market
Concert tickets should be affordable
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K-Popping in with some reads & watches
Life hit me hard lately, sorry I suck
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Remembering Moonbin
Yesterday, April 19, it was reported that Korean star 문빈, romanized as both Moonbin and Moon Bin, passed away. The singer-songwriter-actor-variety personality was 25. He had been active in the entertainment industry since childhood, and was part of boy band Astro, and the unit Moonbin & Sanha. His sister Moon
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What makes a "good" Coachella performance in 2023?
After a lot of takes about Blinkchella, I can't help but wonder about perceptions on pop performances