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This is Notes on K-pop, an upcoming newsletter by Tamar Herman full of musings on K-pop & then some. I’m looking forward to sharing ideas and thoughts with you!
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Why 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' works so well
If you've watched K-Pop Demon Hunters recently, there's a likely chance that you're either listening to it right now, or possibly humming its soundtrack. If you haven't watched it yet, take a break and go watch before reading because I'm
Stray Kids vs. the North American industrial concert complex
The US postal service's claim to fame is that "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays" its couriers from delivering mail. The Stays of Stray Kids, however, had plenty of heat, rain, and gloom of night amid the recent SKZ North American
2025 Mid-Year Reading List
Like last year when I shared A reading list to clean up my life, my phone hates me right now because I have nearly 500 tabs consistently opened. But I did it intentionally (more or less), because I feel like by the time it comes to Spring I always forget
Flexing the fandom self
It's June, which means it's the most wonderful time of year for BTS's ARMY: Festa, aka the annual celebration of the group's anniversary. Every year, the act has put out new and old content, streaming concerts, releasing special songs and concerts, commemorating