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American fan of Asian pop culture; idol expert; 日本語 OK All opinions my own; I'm just a hobbyist; if you don't like me, move along.

Joined June 2021
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Journalists aren't expected to know everything under the sun, and certainly not when they cover a wide range of beats. But when you've been reportedly covering a specific beat for years, so much so that you become closely identified w/ it, this is not an acceptable justification.
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posting a NU’EST song every single day until one of them goes viral again day 6: NU’EST - BET BET
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NU'EST
what inactive group do u wish would comeback again?
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K팝 산업의 추악한 이면을 보여주는 뉴진스 계약서 NYT가 입수해 공개. 하이브 같은 기획사가 10대 소녀들의 스타 꿈 이용해 정부 권고 약관의 청소년 보호 조항도 삭제, 사실상 ‘노예’ 계약 맺고 사업 벌여 왔다고 항목별로 세세하게 폭로. “K팝은 오랫동안 착취 의혹에 시달려 왔다. 소속사들은 어린 아이들을 영입해 수년간 집중 훈련을 시킨 뒤 종종 그 비용을 아이들에게 청구하기도 한다. 가수들은 경기장을 매진시킬 정도로 큰 인기를 누리면서도 굶주림에 가까운 식단과 갚을 수 없는 빚에 시달린다고 털어놓았다. ‘아이돌’로 알려진 여러 스타들이 자살로 생을 마감하기도 했다. 그후 수년 동안 개혁을 약속하고 정부 개입이 있었음에도, 뉴진스의 계약서를 보면 당대 가장 성공적인 그룹 중 하나인 이 그룹의 경우에도 별다른 변화가 없었음을 알 수 있다.” nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
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流石高速で物事が変わる韓国音源ストリーミングのシェアは今年YouTube Musicが40%でSpotify・Melonの約2倍...実質リアルな「ヒット」を見るならYouTubeの順位が最もリアルかも。逆に音楽番組と関係の深いMelOnやスミンし放題のSpotifyはファンダムの規模とか勢いの目安の方か hankyung.com/article/2026072…
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the idols idol, first male soloist on Coachella, first soloist with Grammy exhibit and now on his second world tour. he's THE LEE TAE MIN, not your regular kpop idol
we're calling taemin one of the best vocalists in kpop?
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Everyone’s talking about kpop mv being colourful but we had this legendary mv
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My latest newsletter is out featuring photos of Japanese music cafes (ongaku kissa), the people who run and frequent them, plus the new book @NickDwyer and I made covering this unique approach to music appreciation. It's available on the web here: bit.ly/ongaku-kissa-newslett…
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on that stage mad asfff
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I haven’t seen this much colour in kpop in a while
AHHHHH shorts AND no shades??? 🥹🥹 THANK YOU GEONU!!! #JUSTB #저스트비 #GEONU #건우 #K_POP #Partytime
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I think Taemin yearns for a SHINee world tour as much as shawols 🤭
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Niche genre I can’t get enough of Psychedelic pop advertising from the late ‘60s/early ‘70s
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이게 아이돌이지...
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Why I started my substack tbqh
I do think there is space for critical pieces on the rise of parasocial behaviour from fans, I just don’t think that space is during an interview with Macklin Celebrini. Yes, he’s the subject of a lot of that behaviour, but the topic also clearly makes him uncomfortable
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