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Anna (Of Married To The Music Reviews)
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K-pop Reviewer @ https://marriedtothemusicreviews.com ; fan of Dreamcatcher, SHINee, Red Velvet, Gfriend, (G)I-DLE, ATEEZ, and Le Sserafim!
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December 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Rare non-kpop life update from your friendly neighborhood reviewer:

It's finals week and I'm so tired that when typing up an essay for my Lit class and trying to say "it represents the characters' struggles" I typed "character truffles".

Fuckin' character truffles, guys.
December 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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NCT Wish Deep Dive: Crafting Joy Out Of Music Notes

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#NCTWISH #COLOR #NCTWISH_COLOR #SAKUYA #사쿠야 #サクヤ #SION #시온 #シオン #RYO #료 #リョウ #JAEHEE #재희 #ジェヒ #RIKU #리쿠 #リク #YUSHI #유우시 #ユウシ
NCT Wish Deep Dive: Crafting Joy Out Of Music Notes
NCT Wish was formed in 2023 as the fifth (and final) subunit of the mammoth SM Entertainment group NCT, which also includes NCT 127, NCT Dream, NCT U, and WayV. They’re both the news and the …
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December 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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&Team Deep Dive #2/2: Werewolves, War Cries, and What Counts As Kpop

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#BacktoLife #andTEAM #Lunatic #앤팀 #K #케이 #MAKI #마키 #TAKI #타키 #HARUA #하루아 #JO #조 #YUMA #유마 #NICHOLAS #니콜라스 #FUMA #후마 #EJ #의주 #今日のandTEAM #BEAT_AX_VOL7
&Team Deep Dive #2/2: Werewolves, War Cries, and What Counts As Kpop
Here are my credentials (again): I would consider myself a casual fan of &TEAM, in that I liked one singular post about them and they haven’t stop invading my feed since. So I finally dec…
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December 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Fromis_9 Deep Dive #2/2: The New Orange Caramel?

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#fromis_9 #프로미스나인 #하얀그리움 #flover #이채영 #LEECHAEYOUNG #이나경 #LEENAGYUNG #백지헌 #BAEKJIHEON #송하영 #SONGHAYOUNG #박지원 #PARKJIWON
Fromis_9 Deep Dive #2/2: The New Orange Caramel?
Here are my credentials (again): Like…one and a half? I’d consider myself a casual fan of Fromis_9; I’ve enjoyed a good deal of their singles, I know a couple b-sides, and I’ll sing along if their …
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December 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Taeyeon Deep Dive #3/3: What Do We Call A Soloist Like Her?

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#태연 #TAEYEON #Panorama_TheBestofTAEYEON #TAEYEONPanorama_TheBestofTAEYEON #인사 #TAEYEON인사 #소녀시대 #GirlsGeneration #TheTENSE #TAEYEON_TheTENSE #HYO #Hyoyeon #효연 #Dean #GOTTheBeat #GirlsOnTop #걸스온탑 #갓더비트
Taeyeon Deep Dive #3/3: What Do We Call A Soloist Like Her?
Here are my credentials (one last time): I’ve been a fan of Girls’ Generation for a while now, as a lover of vintage inspiration in music and the 2nd gen of kpop in general. I’m a…
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December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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This Week On The Blog: 12/1/25

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#태연 #TAEYEON #Panorama_TheBestofTAEYEON #TAEYEONPanorama_TheBestofTAEYEON #인사 #TAEYEON인사 #소녀시대 #GirlsGeneration #fromis_9 #프로미스나인 #하얀그리움 #WhiteSnow
December 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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&Team Deep Dive #1/2: Werewolves, War Cries, and What Counts As Kpop

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#BacktoLife #andTEAM #Lunatic #앤팀 #K #케이 #MAKI #마키 #TAKI #타키 #HARUA #하루아 #JO #조 #YUMA #유마 #NICHOLAS #니콜라스 #FUMA #후마 #EJ #의주 #今日のandTEAM #BEAT_AX_VOL7
&Team Deep Dive #1/2: Werewolves, War Cries, and What Counts As Kpop
&TEAM was formed in 2022 through HYBE subsidiary YX Labels. Their nine members—Euijoo (EJ), Fuma, Yūdai (K), Nicholas, Yuma, Jo, Harua, Taki, and Maki, who range from 19 to 28—were …
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November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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ILLIT Deep Dive: Natural Talent, New Jeans, and ‘Not Cute Anymore’

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#ILLIT #아일릿 #NOT_CUTE_ANYMORE #WONHEE #원희 #MINJU #민주 #MOKA #모카 #IROHA #이로하 #YUNAH #윤아 #GLITTERDAY #GLITTERDAY_ENCORE
ILLIT Deep Dive: Natural Talent, New Jeans, and ‘Not Cute Anymore’
ILLIT was formed in 2024 by HYBE subsidiary BE:LIFT (which also created Enhypen), through the survival show R U Next? Fun fact, which I didn’t know before this review: their name is pronounce…
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November 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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RIIZE Deep Dive: One-Of-A-Kind Or Just Lucky?

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#RIIZE #라이즈 #RISEandREALIZE #Fame #RIIZE_Fame #원빈 #WONBIN #앤톤 #ANTON #성찬 #SUNGCHAN #은석 #EUNSEOK #소희 #SOHEE #쇼타로 #SHOTARO #승한 #SEUNGHAN
RIIZE Deep Dive: One-Of-A-Kind Or Just Lucky?
RIIZE was formed in September 2023, and (at original time of writing), has just had their 1st Anniversary. They debuted with seven members: Shotaro, Sungchan, Anton, Wonbin, Eunseok, Sohee, and Seu…
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November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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TripleS Deep Dive #2/2: LOONA Done Right or NCT Done Wrong?

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#tripleS #트리플에스 #トリプルS #トリプルエス #トエス #ASSEMBLE25 #깨어 #Are_You_Alive #tripleS_msnz #Beyond_Beauty #Christmas_Alone #YeonJi #연지 #ヨンジ #Lynn #린 #リン #Kaede #카에데 #カエデ #NaKyoung #나경 #ナギョン #YooYeon #유연 #ユヨン
TripleS Deep Dive #2/2: LOONA Done Right or NCT Done Wrong?
Here are my credentials (again): So, I was a fan of LOONA before their disbandment, but I always thought that they didn’t quite live up to the cleverness of their concept. I’m a fan of some o…
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November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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This Week On The Blog: 11/24/25

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#RIIZE #라이즈 #RISEandREALIZE #Fame #RIIZE_Fame #tripleS #트리플에스 #トリプルS #トリプルエス #トエス #tripleS_msnz #Beyond_Beauty #Christmas_Alone #ILLIT #아일릿 #NOT_CUTE_ANYMORE #BacktoLife #andTEAM #앤팀
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Girls' Day Deep Dive #2/2: A Review About Female Presidents and Subverting Expectations

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#GirlsDay #걸스데이 #DAI5Y #여자대통령 #기대해 #썸씽 #Hyeri #LeeHyeri #혜리 #Minah #민아 #Yura #유라 #Jiin #지인 #Jisun #지선 #Sojin #소진 #Jihae #지해 #FriendlyRivalry #선의의경쟁
Girls’ Day Deep Dive #2/2: A Review About Female Presidents and Subverting Expectations
Here are my credentials (again): I’m coming at this one from a pretty roundabout direction, having heard of Girls’ Day via Hyeri and having heard of Hyeri via her role in the 2025 kdrama Friendly R…
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November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Stray Kids Deep Dive #3/3: Proving K-pop Can Be Self-Produced

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#StrayKids #스트레이키즈 #合 #Mixtape_dominATE #YouMakeStrayKidsStay #StrayKidsComeback #dominATE #현진 #Hyunjin #창빈 #Changbin #한 #HAN #필릭스 #Felix #방차 #BangChan #아이엔 #I_N #승민 #Seungmin #리노 #LeeKnow
Stray Kids Deep Dive #3/3: Proving K-pop Can Be Self-Produced
Here are my credentials (one last time): If my stan card was a 2012 FaceBook status, it’d be labeled “it’s complicated”. I’ve been a k-pop fan since early 2019, and Stray Kids were one of the first…
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November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Babymonster Deep Dive: BLACKPINK Mimics, 5th Gen Leaders, or Stuck In The Middle?

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#BABYMONSTER #베이비몬스터 #2ndMINIALBUM #WEGOUP #PSYCHO #YG #2NE1 #투애니원 #BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #JISOO #JENNIE| #ROSÉ #LISA #RAMI #라미 #RUKA #루카 #ASA #아사 #CHIQUITA #치키타 #PHARITA #파리타 #RORA #로라 #AHYEON #아현
Babymonster Deep Dive: BLACKPINK Mimics, 5th Gen Leaders, or Stuck In The Middle?
TW: discussion of sexualization of minors, cultural appropriation, and brief mention of eating disorders Babymonster was formed by YG Entertainment through a reality show called Last Evaluation, an…
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November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Aespa Deep Dive #2/2: Kpop, AI, and the Drama In-Between

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#aespa #æspa #에스파 #aenniversary #DirtyWork #aespaDirtyWork #RichMan #aespaRichMan #SYNK_PARALLELLINE #aespaLIVETOUR2025 #KARINA #카리나 #UP #NINGNING #닝닝 #GISELLE #지젤 #WINTER #윈터
Aespa Deep Dive #2/2: Kpop, AI, and the Drama In-Between
Here are my credentials (again): I know a bit more about Aespa than I know about most other 4th and 5th generation girl groups. They had just debuted when I became a kpop fan and were among the fir…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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NCT Dream Deep Dive #3/3: Growing Up In The Public Eye

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#NCTDREAM #엔시티드림 #7DREAM #BeatItUp
#NCTDREAM_BeatItUp #NCT #NCT127 #NCTWISH #THEDREAMSHOW4 #CHENLE #천러 #JAEMIN #재민 #JENO #제노 #JISUNG #지성 #HAECHAN #해찬 #MARK #MARKLEE #마크 #RENJUN #런쥔 #7DREAM
NCT Dream Deep Dive #3/3: Growing Up In The Public Eye
So, here are my credentials (one more time!). NCT Dream was actually one of the first reviews I wrote, back many months ago, when I was a pretty casual fan. By the end of that review, though, betwe…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Aespa Deep Dive #1/2: Kpop, AI, and the Drama In-Between

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#aespa #æspa #에스파 #aenniversary #DirtyWork #aespaDirtyWork #RichMan #aespaRichMan #SYNK_PARALLELLINE #aespaLIVETOUR2025 #KARINA #카리나 #UP #NINGNING #닝닝 #GISELLE #지젤 #WINTER #윈터
Aespa Deep Dive #1/2: Kpop, AI, and the Drama In-Between
Aespa (에스파) was formed in 2020 by SM Entertainment (home of Red Velvet, Girls Generation, and SHINee), and soon became one of the main faces of Kpop’s 4th generation, defined by bold performa…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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This Week On The Blog: 11/17/25

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#aespa #æspa #에스파 #aenniversary #RichMan #aespaRichMan #NCTDREAM #BeatItUp #NCTDREAM_BeatItUp #엔시티드림 #7DREAM #NiziU #ニジュー #니쥬 #WithU #NiziU_NewEmotion #NiziU_ෆEmotion #にゅーえも #らぶえも
November 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Hi everyone!! Sorry to delay yet again but I'm afraid they'll be no posts today---please direct your fury towards my history professor who decided to assign an essay today. See you Monday!

Love, Anna
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Cravity Deep Dive #2/2: Breaking All The Rules Of 4th Gen Kpop

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#CRAVITY #크래비티 #ジョンモ #CRAVITY #크래비티
#DaretoCrave_Epilogue #LemonadeFever #DaretoCrave #SETNETG0?! #SETNETGO #셋넷고 #LUVITY #러비티 #성민 #SEONGMIN #형준
Cravity Deep Dive #2/2: Breaking All The Rules Of 4th Gen Kpop
Here are my credentials (again): Like one and a half? One and a third? (How are credentials measured here? I’ll get back to you on that.) So, I know a few songs by Cravity, mostly their newer…
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November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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ITZY Deep Dive #2/2: Born To Be 4th Gen Leaders Or To Outstay Their Welcome?

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#ITZY #MIDZY #ITZY_TUNNELVISION #ITZY_TNVS #ITZYComeback #YEJI #예지 #YUNA #유나 #RYUJIN #류진 #CHAERYEONG #채령 #리아 #LIA #창빈 #Changbin #StrayKids #YEJISOLO #AIR #YEJI_AIR
ITZY Deep Dive #2/2: Born To Be 4th Gen Leaders Or To Outstay Their Welcome?
Here are my credentials (again): I can’t say that I was ever a fan of ITZY, but they had just debuted when I became interested in kpop, and so I ended up checking them out. They kind of lost me alo…
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November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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STAYC Deep Dive #1/2: Sterotypes, Beautiful Monsters, and a One-Of-A-Kind Metamorphosis

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#STAYC #스테이씨 #STAY_TUNED #2025_STAYC_TOUR #I_WANT_IT #IWI #Yoon #윤 #Sumin #수민 #Seeun #세은 #Sieun #시은 #ISA #아이사 #J #재이 #SWITH
STAYC Deep Dive #1/2: Sterotypes, Beautiful Monsters, and a One-Of-A-Kind Metamorphosis
STAYC (which is an acronym for “Star To A Young Culture”) was formed in 2020 by High Up Entertainment, rap duo Black Eyed Pilseung’s company. They have six members: Sumin, Sieun, …
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November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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ITZY Deep Dive #1/2: Born To Be 4th Gen Leaders Or To Outstay Their Welcome?

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#ITZY #MIDZY #ITZY_TUNNELVISION #ITZY_TNVS #ITZYComeback #YEJI #예지 #YUNA #유나 #RYUJIN #류진 #CHAERYEONG #채령 #리아 #LIA #창빈 #Changbin #StrayKids #YEJISOLO #AIR #YEJI_AIR
ITZY Deep Dive #1/2: Born To Be 4th Gen Leaders Or To Outstay Their Welcome?
ITZY was formed in 2019, and quickly became a group that was inseparable from the rise of confident girl crush in the 4th generation of kpop. There are five members: Yeji, Lia, Chaeryeong, Ryujin, …
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November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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This Week On The Blog: 11/11/25

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#ITZY #MIDZY #ITZY_TUNNELVISION #ITZY_TNVS #ITZYComeback #CRAVITY #크래비티 #DaretoCrave_Epilogue #LemonadeFever #STAYC #스테이씨 #STAY_TUNED #2025_STAYC_TOUR #I_WANT_IT #GirlsDay #걸스데이 #DAI5Y #여자대통령 #기대해
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November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM