Notes on K-Pop Re-Edit: Tiffany Young Revels In Being A 'Woman, Woman, Woman' After Growing Up As One of K-pop's Most Popular Girls'
One of the most important conversations I've ever had
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The Failure of Fantasy
Over the past few weeks, a few big major Korean entertainment-oriented stories have broken: * The five member group that debuted under Hybe subsidiary ADOR as NewJeans, then claimed they could go on their own to fulfill their dreams and potential while becoming NJZ, lost the right to go by the
Unlocking the BLACKPINK Expansion Pack
It's March 2025, and Blackpink's members as soloists now have more songs than Blackpink as a group. BLACKPINK as a team have 32 original songs (some were recorded again in Japanese, or re-released in live or remix versions). Between solo albums and singles where they'
Mini Note #9: The joy that comes with hard work
It's Tuesday morning before 9am as I write this now. I'm going to head to work, and then hopefully come home and hit publish on it Tuesday night after I re-read and edit a bit. I began it on Sunday night at nearly 9pm. I had
The Best K-pop of 2024
What makes something a "Best of" release? To me, I think about this a lot, as someone who is very confident discussing the business of music but not necessarily discussing music itself. I was raised in a home where popular music wasn't listened to, and oftentimes