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What do NCT 127’s Cherry Bomb, NMIXX’s Young, Dumb, Stupid, NewJeans’ Zero, EXO’s Kokobop all have in common? Aside from being pretty great songs, they all reference nursery rhymes and/or hand games. They’re far from the only K-pop songs that reference nursery rhymes, which begs
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This is the way the fun ends, not with a bang but 머스크새끼
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Welcome to the third Notes on K-Pop audio interview! This is a five-minute segment featuring industry talent and insiders discussing their relationship and feelings about a certain topic for five minutes freely via voice note with no interruptions. You can listen to the short interview, or read an English-language transcript
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EXO CBX, Loona, and Omega X's recent contract disputes are a temperature check
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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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Happy anniversary, you living legends! Please excuse me for getting a bit personal and sappy in celebration
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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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Seventeen and KARD make me wonder why everyone's dropping F bombs
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An ode to our blog baby, KultScene
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Former NPR Seoul bureau chief, Hu's upcoming book 'Flawless investigates K-beauty and our relationship with fashion, beauty
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“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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Concert tickets should be affordable