Korean Idols – The Fangirl Lane

Waiting For Donghun ~ Day 15

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Michele

Getting to know Donghun and learning about his artistic journey is one of the best parts of doing an extensive blog series like this countdown. If you know me or have been around the blog for some time, you probably know I am a research nerd. Even though I went into the legal field as READ MORE

Waiting For Donghun ~ Day 9

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Michele

If you have been around K-pop for a good amount of time, you probably know that when groups are initially formed the music they release is often times written by in-house composers and producers, or various outside production teams that are hired to do same. Even when the members of the group do write and READ MORE

Waiting For Donghun ~ Day 6

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Michele

A.C.E came into my K-pop fangirl realm in the fall of 2019 when I saw they were going to tour the US and Chicago was on the list. In fact, Chicago was the first US city on the tour. I had no idea who A.C.E were and, at the time I saw information regarding the tour, READ MORE

On My Playlist ~ IYAH [Kang Seung Yoon]

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Michele

After what seems to have been an eternity (because basically, it was), Winner’s leader Kang Seung Yoon released his first full solo album, Page and with it the nostalgic and heartfelt title track, IYAH. I am reeling in the wonder of it all. Thrilled, proud and excited, I am also incredibly moved by the thoughtful and honest READ MORE

Playlist Roulette ~ Long Flight [Taeyong]

Posted on February 1, 2021February 7, 2021 by Michele

Journeys. Some feel that life in and of itself is one and sure, I can get on board with that. But break it down even further. Within this all-encompassing journey are probably some sub-journeys like education, career, love, and perhaps a more important one, the inner journey we take in discovering who we are and READ MORE

Playlist Roulette ~ So Bad.. [Victon]

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Michele

The Strictly Korean playlist really dove deep this week and surfaced with a B-side from Victon’s second mini album, Ready, which was released four months after the group’s November 2016 debut. So Bad.. is a jazzy pop number that opens with a rap verse and eventually settles into a playful groove fortified by solid vocals and some pretty READ MORE

On My Screen ~ Love [Taemin]

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Michele

The beauty of being a baby fan is that every song, MV and performance feel new even when they are several years old. Right now, everything also feels like a prologue as I await the release of Taemin’s Never Gonna Dance Again: Part Two. In this post I am going to fawn over B-side, Love, from Taemin’s READ MORE

Musings ~ When Your Idol Invades Your Dreamscape

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Michele

I woke up this morning feeling a bit melancholic. I suppose it is not so unlikely an emotion given the current state of the world at large. It’s been a difficult year on so many levels for so many. Yet at the same time I also felt upon waking a sort of winsomeness. You see, READ MORE