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Am I the only one that notices that certain elements of hip-hop are use as defenses when it comes to male idols in K-pop?
This post was inspired by a recent post I had heard on a K-pop sub Reddit calling Lisa a “narcissist”…
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Does separating the art from the artists works for you sometimes?
It is so secret that a lot of people in this world tend to consume music that were/are released by…
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What are the cons of putting Western global girl groups through the K-pop system?
What are some parts of the K-pop system that don’t translate well to Western members? Groups like KATSEYE and GIRLSET/VCHA…
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Long Read How NewJeans Arrival Coincided With The Peak Of 2022 To 2024 And Why The Current Landscape Feels Unusually Quiet
Disclaimer: This entire discussion and perspective is focused purely on girl groups and female artists since they are what I…
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Would some of G-dragon’s lyrics cause controversy if they were rapped today?
G-dragon is greatly considered one of the most influential artists in K-pop and is the one of the reasons why…
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I love K-pop, however it’s very superficial
I love Blackpink they’ve been my favorite group since 2016, when they debuted. Since then, I’ve started to delve deeper…
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Favorite female creative directors/producers in K-pop?
I searched in various places for female creative directors in K-pop, but besides Min Heejin, there are very few results…
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Feeling a bit down – convince me supporting K-POP industry is morally good
Hey all! I’ve just watched yet another video about k-pop and my heart sank a bit further. I can’t stop…
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What if South Korea stopped producing K-pop idols?
I mean this in the most literal sense. The idol market is currently saturated, while mainstream recognition within Korea is…
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Martin and James Turn Paris Into a K-pop Fashion Signal
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Martin and James of CORTIS arrived at Saint Laurent’s Spring/Summer 2027 men’s show in Paris like a pair of living…
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AEN: A New Era of Now — Seven Voices, One Eternal Beginning
in FeedsThere’s a stillness to the first image that feels almost defiant. One chair, one figure folded into it backward, elbows…
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Alice Syndrome: The Deep End of Debut
in FeedsEvery debut era arrives with a promise. Most groups spend their first weeks chasing brightness — the widest smile, the…
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BILLLIE — Rolling Stone Korea Issue No. 18: The Sound of Seven Souls Waking Up
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The Cold Open Some groups debut with a single. Billlie debuted with a mystery. Since 2021, seven voices — Moon…
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How do trainees who are minors sign contracts? What do their parents/legal guardians think about it?
There’s so much discussion on the exploitation of minors in the k-pop industry that it makes me wonder how these…
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RESCENE Is Rewriting the Rules — And the K-Pop Industry Is Taking Notes
in FeedsThe Scent Before the Scene There’s a moment before a song even starts — a breath, a static hush —…
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Western fans aren’t “owed” representation in K-pop, and that’s a good thing.
I’m Korean, and I agree with most criticisms of the K-pop industry. It’s a highly exploitative and hyper-capitalist industry that…
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What Exactly Is the Controversy Around Dr. Luke?
Dr. Luke keeps coming up as a controversial figure whenever he works with K-pop artists. Setting aside the fact that…
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Why K-pop Companies Are More Controlling Than Traditional Record Labels
Many people misunderstand this issue because they judge K-pop based on the traditional relationship between record labels and artists. However,…
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Remember when people believed that BTS rising up would lead to end of the monopolization the big 3 had on the K-Pop Industry? Well now it’s the Big 4, what happened?
The death of big groups from small and mid-sized companies is truly sad. I always see people complaining about the…
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The new Grammys category might be a good thing
Yes, it’s an insult to nominate an artist in the ‘colored’ category instead of the ‘normal’ one. However, the worst…
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Off-Beat & On Fire: Minnie Steps Into Her Own Era
in FeedsBefore tonight’s stadium sell-out, Thailand’s quietly revolutionary pop star glows at the OWNDAYS OWN “your” DAYS pop-up — and reminds…
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ZEROBASEONE From Zero to the Top
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Five members. One name. An entirely new altitude. How ZEROBASEONE rewrote the rules of reinvention and made the climb look…
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HYBE is ragebaiting us and it’s working…
The KATSERALLIT colab just dropped, and it got me thinking about what’s going on at HYBE lately and where the…
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People are still excusing minors having sexualised choreo …
I saw a post recently about a recent release that isn’t really relevant to my post at all, so I…
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Atheart — Beauty+ Digital Cover, June 2026: Sharp Edge, Soft Knife
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Nahyun and Arin of Atheart have no interest in being palatable. They have interest in being inevitable. Nahyun & Arin…
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Why I believe Cortis will become the leader of 5th gen boygroup
The Anatomy of a Generational Ruler: Why CORTIS is Destined to Follow Big Bang, BTS, and Stray Kids If you…
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Sometimes I wanna go into the kpop industry but then I literally see everything about it and I am like nah
Had to delete and reupload because of a grammatical mistake in the title. Here’s the thing: when I was 12,…
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H.O.W: Five Hearts, One Legacy — K-pop’s Most Daring Debut of 2026
in FeedsH.O.W rewrites the debut playbook — and the K-pop era itself There is a silence before a debut that the…
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Gilded and Unbothered: Karina of aespa Is the New Face of Forever
in FeedsShe Doesn’t Walk Into the Room. The Room Reorganises Itself. There are pop stars who command attention, and then there…
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No one has ever ignored or discredited anything or anyone
Outside of K-pop, what other genre subreddit constantly argues over who influenced the genre more and tries to claim ownership…
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Went down a rabbit hole about 3rd-gen Chinese idols after seeing Kuanlin’s video
Today I saw a video of former /Current? Wanna One member Lai Kuanlin talking about his lingering feelings for Korea.…
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SOULS RESTORED: Billlie’s Chapter Two Changes Everything
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Kpoppie Magazine | Digital Cover Story | April 2026 By Kpoppie Magazine Editorial Team | Velocity Entertainment Inc Japan /…
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Eyes Wide Open: Anna of MEOVV Is Fashion’s Newest Obsession – Part 2
in Feeds“Chloé has always stood for a sense of freedom, authenticity, and effortless beauty that resonates deeply with me.” — Anna,…
