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Special Effects Obscure the True Value of TXT’s “Crown”
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Mar
3
Bringing Hip Hop Back to K-pop: A Retrospective on B.A.P’s Career
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Jan
8
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Sep
4
The Lost Potential of BTS’ Love Yourself Series
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Aug
5
Comfort Shines Through Melancholy in BtoB Blue’s “When It Rains”
BtoB Blue’s latest single, “When It Rains”, is unusual, but not in and of itself. It…
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