[OP-ED] Do Agencies Still Have Too Much Power Over Idols?
In 2014, fans of Girls’ Generation woke to the shocking news that Jessica, one of the nine members of the globally popular K-pop girl group, had left the team. This …
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When is EXO coming back? An analysis and prediction
It has been over a year since the release of “Ko Ko Bop“, and all EXO-Ls have been waiting and have been finding many ways to cope with the EXO …
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[OP-ED] Are We Too Obsessed With Views?
On August 24th, 2018, BTS released their music video for ‘IDOL.’ Aside from sweeping the charts immediately upon release both domestically and internationally, ‘IDOL’ garnered a whopping 45 million views …
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[OP-ED] Did Cube Entertainment make a huge mistake by kicking HyunA and E’dawn out?
About a month ago, news broke that HyunA and E’dawn are dating while also promoting together in the unit Triple H. Immediately, Cube Entertainment released a statement claiming that the …
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[OP-ED] Is Kpop Biased Against Baritones?
Is Kpop Biased Against Baritones? A deeper look into the Kpop Industry and two case studies. It is without a doubt that many Kpop Male Idols are extremely talented and …
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[OP-ED] The Impressive Rise of BTS Truly Puts them “Beyond the Scene”
The Impressive Rise of BTS Truly Puts them “Beyond the Scene” Every generation of K-Pop has a break-out idol group, perhaps even several at once. But none have reached quite …
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How Some K-Pop Acts Find More Fame Overseas Than At Home
How Some K-Pop Acts Find More Fame Overseas Than At Home One thing that’s for certain in K-Pop is that there are a lot of performers competing for your attention …
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Jonghyun: A Musical Retrospective
It was nearly 10 years ago, back in May of 2008, when I came across a group called SHINee. At that time, I was a big fan of TVXQ, Big …
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[Movie Review] ‘Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds’
It looks like ‘Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds’ is this winter’s hottest Korean blockbuster film garnering millions of audiences with record-breaking box office rates. The storyline follows the afterlife of …
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