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Concert Review: Song Sohee’s Killing Voice
Before South Korean folk musician Song Sohee sings a single note, she introduces herself to the audience with a joke: “It’s your first time seeing somebody on this channel in a hanbok, huh? It’s my first time here, too” (Song). This joke highlights the unexpected space between folk musician and pop star that Song has…
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Film Review: Citizen Kane (1941)
This spring, I’m taking a Intro to Film class for fun at my local community college! Each week, we’ll be watching and discussing a different film. Since I’m learning about this subject for the first time, I wanted to share what I think about each film here! Note: this review spoils important plot points in…
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Film Review: Frida (2002)
This spring, I’m taking a Intro to Film class for fun at my local community college! Each week, we’ll be watching and discussing a different film. Since I’m learning about this subject for the first time, I wanted to share what I think about each film here! Note: this review spoils important plot points in…
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Film Review: Moonlight (2016)
This spring, I’m taking a Intro to Film class for fun at my local community college! Each week, we’ll be watching and discussing a different film. Since I’m learning about this subject for the first time, I wanted to share what I think about each film here! Note: this review spoils the film’s ending. Moonlight…
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Film Review: Boyz N The Hood (1991)
This spring, I’m taking a Intro to Film class for fun at my local community college! Each week, we’ll be watching and discussing a different film. Since I’m learning about this subject for the first time, I wanted to share what I think about each film here! Note: this review spoils the film’s ending. John…
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Film Review: Minari (2020)
This spring, I’m taking a Intro to Film class for fun at my local community college! Each week, we’ll be watching and discussing a different film. Since I’m learning about this subject for the first time, I wanted to share what I think about each film here! Note: this review spoils the film’s ending. Although…
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Our Favorite K-pop Singles of 2024: 1-10
And finally, I wrote about XG’s “IYKYK” and tripleS’ “Girls Never Die.” The Girls Never Die blurb, in particular, might be some of the best music writing I’ve done in years.
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Our Favorite K-pop Singles of 2024: 11-20
I wrote about Katseye’s “Touch” and Rose and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” for this list – check out what I wrote, along with the amazing blurbs from everybody else who participated!
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Our Favorite K-pop Singles of 2024: Intros and Honorable Mentions
Hi, everybody! It’s always a pleasure to join my friend Kayla over at Pop Excellence and contribute to her annual list of top 20 K-pop singles: I wrote about Lisa and Rosalia’s “New Woman” here!
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Doris: a love story
In the beginning, there was Doris, and it was lit. Sure, I’d had stuffed animals before: ever since I’d told my 10th grade homeroom that I liked them, every Secret Santa exchange, Teacher Appreciation Week, and birthday yielded countless new plushie friends. Sure, some of them endeared themselves enough to earn names and prime real…
Mo Kim 