Brown Eyed Girls

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Music & Lyrics: K-pop Should Be Thankful for Kim Eana

My colleague Paloma has launched a discussion about music and lyrics as a way to measure the evolution of an artist, and this time, I’m ...

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Manufactured Girl Power: Female Empowerment in a Male-Powered Industry

K-pop is an industry run by men. From the CEOs of the mega-corporations, to those who control the record labels, to those who control the ...

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The Power of the MV

No idol group or soloist should ever dream of releasing a single without an accompanying MV — what would the fans wait for? What would ...

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Ga-In Does A Little More Than Bloom In This MV

Son Ga-In, maknae of the famed female quartet Brown Eye Girls and my favorite diva in K-pop, recently made a comeback with her second solo ...

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Ga-in Has Some Secrets To Tell

Yes, the title of the solo album of Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga-in, Talk About S, stands for Talk About Secrets, and not sex, like the ...

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The Best of 5 Things 2: K-pop Edition

It’s been a little over two years since the first post of 5 Things I LOVED in K-pop was  released on August 29, 2010 (seriously, I ...

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Side B: Brown Eyed Beginnings

With the recent summer comeback of the Brown Eyed Girls, I thought that now would be a great time to take a look back at ...

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Lost in Translation: The Reduced Role of Lyrics in K-pop

Music and lyrics are often synonymous, going hand in hand. Music is used to express emotions or tell stories, and oftentimes, these emotions or stories ...

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“The Original” Brown Eyed Girls

The Brown Eyed Girls are (sorta) back with a digital single, “The Original.” It’s been eight months since the Brown Eyed Girls concluded their “Sixth ...

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A Nostalgic Summer Night’s Dream with Brown Eyed Girls

Summer has come, and with it the time for summer-themed MVs. If some weeks ago it was Sistar with “Loving U” that brought us an ...

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