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In Korea, even true statements can sometimes lead to criminal defamation charges
One topic that may surprise foreigners(especially Americans) in Korea is our defamation law. Korean law may impose criminal penalties for…
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Newer Generation don’t know Ulzzang(얼짱) anymore
I have a 14yr old niece who is deeply influenced by kpop and kdrama. She loves korean foods, cultures, skincare…
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TL;DR Reasons why I think izna is poised to blow up💥and if you value winning things like fan calls the best time may be now.
Hello potential investors, this is your resident portfolio manager👓 Recently a potential stock has come to my attention, izna! I…
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The Lemonade instrumental version goes hard af
In one of their YT videos they have the Lemonade instrumental playing, it’s actually so good as an EDM track.…
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The thing that makes me so mad about 100/BPM is that it should have worked.
Full disclosure: I am a Deobi. My ults are the Boyz. All of my opinions are biased. So when the…
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Plain Soups?
I just got out of the hospital with a pancreas infection and am on a liquid diet, meaning that I…
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Twice’s Journey From Cute Girls Next Door To Sexy, Empowered Women – An Analysis of their Korean singles (Part 1)
You know after almost a decade of following kpop I’ve seen plenty of things. Groups debuting, groups disbanding, members leaving,…
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Saint Satine final lineup is so weird and I can’t stick with it
I’m gonna be brutally honest and no hard feelings, but I can’t imagine SAKURA being in a group of Western…
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Who should I see in concert, katseye or lesserafim? help me choose
Hi everyone I’ve been a k-pop fan for a little over a year now, i used to be somewhat of…
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Japan’s Gen Z protests feature K-pop tunes, light sticks
Across Japan, a growing number of people from the MZ generation (born between the 1980s and early 2000s) are taking…
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Why are there ‘two’ Koreas?
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Two decades ago, as I packed my bags to come to South Korea and begin a journey that would change…
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Thoughts on NMIXX Newest Song Crescendo?
Listened to it like 20 times already. I’m in love. It’s exactly what Imagined when I heard the album name…
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My thoughts on LE SSERAFIM’s “Celebration”
this is as a straight guy who listens to all kinds of music. so idk if that changes how you…
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Isn’t the point of community/fandom … bringing in more members??
I CONSTANTLY see fanwars, and stans being shitty, and cannot understand it for the life of me. If you want…
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Kpop Idols Work Hours/”Weekends”/Holidays
I have been thinking about this a lot recently, especially in relation to my ult group ZEROBASEONE and I also…
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Western critics and journalists continuing to platform untrustworthy “experts” to talk about Kpop
Music critic and internet personality Anthony Fantano from The Needle Drop recently released a video on “The State of Kpop“,…
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pls tell me what these amazing veggies were in my takeout
ok so there’s a Korean hotpot place that opened up near me somewhat recently, never been yet, but i noticed…
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What is the correct consistency of glass noodles?
I am a beginner to Korean food and recently tried to make Maangchi’s beef bulgogi with glass noodles. I cooked…
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How do you grief when two of your favs are making a comeback at the same time/on the same month?
this is my first time being a muIti-stan after liking kpop since 2017 so i’m still inexperienced when it comes…
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In Defense of ITZY’s Sneakers (…Sort Of)
The title isn’t really accurate, or at least not exactly. This isn’t a defense of the song itself, because I…
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Mingyu in Dior’s Dreamscapes: A January 2026 Esquire Hong Kong X Dior Pictorial for a New Era of Shadow-Luxe Couture
Photo Credits: Esquire Hong Kong Dior Pledis Entertainment Editorial feature Opening mood and framingIn a moment when fashion shoots are…
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My Top 10 Idol/Group Videocalls for 2025
Each year I simply publish my top 10 list, but from this year I thought I would have a somewhat…
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What exactly is inherently ‘korean’ about kpop??
i know it’s gonna sound haterish but besides the language, what exactly is authentically korean about kpop?? as far as…
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Many older kpop fans don’t even try to enjoy new kpop.
A lot of older generation fans who call fifth gen boring put in no actual effort to enjoy new kpop.…
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Samsung Electronics Overtakes Micron to Reclaim Second Place in HBM Market
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Samsung Electronics pushed out Micron Technology and reclaimed second place in the high bandwidth memory (HBM) market in the third…
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I don’t believe “Hexagonal idol” exists.
So this is now a trend I found that circulates the timeline, and apparently koreans are using this term to…
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JINJIDO Lovers should definitely watch this!
First and foremost for the people who don’t know JINJIDO. JIN – JI – DO is a title given to…
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“The Taebaek Mountains”: The Ordeals and Lamentations of the Korean Peninsula — the Land of Three Thousand Ri(3):The beautiful illusion of the ‘Communist paradise’ and the hellish reality; revolution unfinished, beautiful dream awakened
Contents The Background, Characteristics, and Influence of The Taebaek Mountains The Repeated “Changes of Flags” in Beolgyo-eup, South Jeolla Province:…
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Finger Pinching Controversy in South Korea Explained
I saw a a post about the finger pinching controversy once again in this sub, and I’d just like to…
