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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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Notes on K-pop Interview: Kevin Woo
If you were a K-pop fan back in the mid 2010s, I bet you remember Kevin Woo in one of two contexts: he was a co-host of Arirang's English-language K-pop show After School Club, or you were trying to figure out if he was still part of U-KISS
Wonder, Her, Tear, Answer
"Bullets have often shaped the course of human history. But in June 2013, it was a group of Bulletproof Boy Scouts who began a journey that would change the state of global music forever." Happy anniversary, BTS: Blood, Sweat & Tears, you're officially five-years-old today! Like
2025 K-pop H1 in Review Big 4 Company Scorecard
According to The Washington Post, the sound of summer 2025 is K-pop. With K-Pop Demon Hunters winning us all over, the return of BTS confirmed now that all the members have returned to civilian life, and major acts touring US stadiums, WaPo say it's a great time to
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