Jeon Soyeon, or, really just “Soyeon”, requires very little introduction from me, but here’s one anyway. She first came into the kpop world at age 17 on the TV competition show &#…

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Here are my credentials (again): So, like a lot of kpop fans, I’d consider myself at least a casual fan of KATSEYE. I know a decent amount of their songs, a decent amount about them as people…

KATSEYE: An Intro KATSEYE L-R: (Back) Daniela, Yoonchae; (Front) Sophia, Lara, Manon, and Megan. God, I really chose the most difficult photo for naming purposes. KATSEYE was formed by HYBE Enterta…

Here are my credentials (again): So, cards on the table: I know next to nothing about ONF. I’ve heard a total of two songs by them, at most, and I can’t say I know much about the member…

ONF (or 온앤오프) stands for “ON & OFF”, and their six members—–Hyojin, E-Tion, Seungjun, Wyatt, Minkyun [MK], and Yuto [U]—-are divided into two teams of the same nam…

Here are my credentials (again!): Like many people, I first learned about IVE through Wonyoung, who it’s not an exaggeration to call one of Kpop’s most prominent faces, for endorsements…

IVE: An Intro L-R: Gaeul, An Yujin, Jang Wonyoung, Rei (red hair, back), Leeseo (black hair, front), and Liz IVE was formed in late 2021 by Starship Entertainment, home of MONSTA X, WJSN, and CRAVI…

Here are my credentials (again): I first heard of Lovelyz through the first season of the competition show Queendom, which aired in 2019. I was originally watching for (G)I-DLE, but found their per…

Lovelyz: An Intro L-R: Jin, Yein, Kei, Mijoo, Baby Soul, Jisoo, Jiae, and Sujeong. Lovelyz were formed by Woollim Entertainment in 2014, with eight members: Jiae, Jisoo, Mijoo, Kei, Jin, Sujeong, Y…

A Note From Anna <3 *taps mic*  As the gif says, ladies and gentleman (and assorted forest sprites), I make my triumphant return! If you’re a longtime reader, thank you so much for sticking by m…

Yuta Nakamoto debuted as a kpop idol back in 2016 (ten years ago, let’s all scream about that), and since then has been a part of the mammoth kpop boy group NCT, specifically its sub-units NC…

Momoland was formed in 2016 by MLD Entertainment, through the survival show Finding Momoland. They debuted with an amusement park concept and seven members: Hyebin, Jane, Nayun, JooE, Ahin, Nancy, …

MiSaMo is a subunit of kpop supergroup TWICE, who really needs no introduction from me. It’s composed of the group’s three Japanese members, Mina Myoi, Sana Minatozaki, and Momo Hirai, …

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for sticking around during my unexpected hiatus. I’m so happy to be back. Let’s get started! Ahn Hye-jin, better known by her stage name Hwasa, is one of …

ZB1 is a project group formed by the huge MNET survival show Boys Planet in 2023, and have a two and a half year long contract. They have nine members: Hanbin, Zhang Hao, Matthew, Ricky, Tae Rae, G…

(TW: mentions of death, mental illness, and suicide) Kim Jonghyun was—and, let’s be clear, is—one of the most important artists in kpop. He debuted at age 17 in the band SHINee, a…

Lee Taeyong is best known as the leader of kpop behemoth NCT, as well as their subunit NCT 127, which debuted in 2016. But, since 2020, he’s also had a fairly successful solo career. He enlis…

Choi Minho debuted in k-pop classic SHINee as their second-youngest member at age 16, and is actually the least prolific soloist from his group, with fellow members Jonghyun and Taemin especially b…

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 …

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…

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 …

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…

&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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…