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Knee Jerk Reaction: “Black Mirror” by ONEUS

I have to say, I’m consistently really impressed by ONEUS. This up and coming boy group has been working so hard at building both their discography and their brand as musicians and artists, and it shows. They’re already on their second comeback this year, and we’re not even halfway through! While I don’t regularly followContinue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “Black Mirror” by ONEUS”

Knee Jerk Reaction: “Hot Sauce” by NCT Dream

Before I talk about NCT Dream, I just want to say how excited I am that NCT has become so popular in Korea recently. I remember when I first came here in 2019, and I told my students NCT was one of my favorite K-pop groups. I figured it was possible they would have heardContinue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “Hot Sauce” by NCT Dream”

Knee Jerk Reaction: “Dun Dun Dance” by Oh My Girl

As a fan of Oh My Girl who’s been around since almost the beginning, I’m so proud of all the success they’re enjoying now. Their path to the top was pretty slow and steady, and seeing their popularity soar in the time that I’ve lived in Korea has been immensely satisfying. That being said… I’mContinue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “Dun Dun Dance” by Oh My Girl”

Knee Jerk Reaction: “Not the End” by Highlight

Sorry for the delay on this post! Normally I try to do reactions within a week of a song’s release, but I’m super behind because I’ve been writing material for the K-pop Starter Kit. I debated just moving on to this week’s music, but I didn’t want to skip over Highlight because I’m quite fondContinue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “Not the End” by Highlight”

K-Pop Starter Kit: A Beginner’s Guide (Part One)

There have been dedicated K-pop fans all over the world for years, but it’s amazing just how much that number has increased recently. Though there’s a lot of focus on certain groups breaking into the American music industry, K-pop’s rising popularity isn’t just limited to the United States – it’s truly going global, and it’sContinue reading “K-Pop Starter Kit: A Beginner’s Guide (Part One)”

NEW COLUMN ANNOUNCEMENT: K-Pop Starter Kit

Hi all! I’m really excited to introduce this column to you, because it’s something I’ve been planning for a very long time. I originally had this idea a while ago, but I kept putting it off because I was reformatting the blog and I didn’t have enough time to make all of the posts involved.Continue reading “NEW COLUMN ANNOUNCEMENT: K-Pop Starter Kit”

Favorites of 2021: April

(This was supposed to come out this past weekend, but… I made six consecutive posts on Sunday and was totally drained ^^”’) I honestly can’t believe that we’re done with April and already several days into May. This year is moving by so fast, and I can’t deal. While there was an abundance of newContinue reading “Favorites of 2021: April”