Posts by Dana

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Tu Es Sexy! SNSD in Paris

SNSD, along with many of Korea’s most glittery pop sensations, recently made their way out to Paris to participate in…Read More

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K-pop and Consumer Nationalism

If you are a K-pop fan, it is seemingly impossible to avoid talk of Hallyu and, especially these days, K-pop’s…Read More

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Lim Jeong Hee is Definitely a Golden Lady

…but why hasn’t anyone else realized it? Last month, I essentially threw a (hopefully somewhat eloquent) hissy fit, as is…Read More

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Miss A, I’ve Missed You

I have a confession: I am secretly biased towards girl groups. Okay, so maybe that isn’t a secret at all,…Read More

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David Letterman Brings The Girls Out

When I first heard that SNSD, also known as “My Favorite Girl Group Ev-ah,” was to make their US network…Read More

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Go Younha, Where Art Thou?

I remember the first time I encountered Younha.  It was around Christmas in 2009, and I was about to head…Read More

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Song Ji-eun’s Latest: Is It Really Cold?

A few weeks ago, Secret’s Song Ji-eun teased fans by announcing via Twitter that she was recording alone in the…Read More

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Coming to America: SNSD vs. Wonder Girls

In his 1981 classic tribute to the American immigrant, singer-songwriter Neil Diamond wrote the words, “Got a dream to take them…Read More

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Pre-Debut Photos: Your Bias Is Showing

We’ve all seen it before: a netizen somehow comes across a pre-debut photo of an idol.  Said netizen, whose intentions,…Read More

Socio-Cultural
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What K-pop Can Teach Us About The ROK Military

It isn’t often that K-pop makes headlines in major American news publications.  For as much proverbial ink is spilled on…Read More