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Olivia Rodrigo Rips Out Everyone’s “GUTS” on Sophomore Ascent — In Depth Album Review

With the heyday of the glorious teen pop stars distinct to the 2000s all the way to the early 2010s, it’s no secret that today’s pop music industry has been struggling to crown an artist that can engrave their name in golden letters on the top pedestal, and actually stay…

Olivia Rodrigo

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Olivia Rodrigo Rips Out Everyone’s “GUTS” on Sophomore Ascent — In Depth Album Review
Olivia Rodrigo Rips Out Everyone’s “GUTS” on Sophomore Ascent — In Depth Album Review
Olivia Rodrigo

23 min read


Sep 1

2023 Kpop Round-Up Review: Feb — Apr (SEVENTEEN, SHINee, and Lots of Girl Groups)

As Kpop is a fast moving industry, comebacks I’ve been wanting to cover have accumulated… by quite a lot. I originally planned to make this an entire first half of the year round up but for everybody’s sake, I decided to split it roughly in half, so look forward to…

Music

33 min read

2023 Kpop Round-Up Review: Feb — Apr (SEVENTEEN, SHINee, and Lots of Girl Groups)
2023 Kpop Round-Up Review: Feb — Apr (SEVENTEEN, SHINee, and Lots of Girl Groups)
Music

33 min read


Sep 30, 2022

Rina Sawayama Attempts to Demonstrate Her Inner Child Healing in Sophmore Album “Hold The Girl” — Album Review

The year 2020, as everyone would agree, was heinous. It drove a wretch into all our plans, hopes, and dreams. Despite this, many more eyes with nothing to do but consume vast amounts of media led to the catapult of attention through the coveted internet word of mouth. On the…

Album Review

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Rina Sawayama Attempts to Demonstrate Her Inner Child Healing in Sophmore Album “Hold The Girl” —…
Rina Sawayama Attempts to Demonstrate Her Inner Child Healing in Sophmore Album “Hold The Girl” —…
Album Review

12 min read


Sep 15, 2022

SEVENTEEN Light Up the Newark Night at Final Stop of North American “Be The Sun” Tour — Concert Review/Recap (From a Carat)

On a rainy, early September Tuesday in Newark at the Prudential Center, the dreary weather did not damper any eager anticipation of fans waiting outside to experience the final stop of the “Be The Sun” North American Tour by Kpop boy group SEVENTEEN. This day held so much meaning for…

Concerts

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SEVENTEEN Light Up the Newark Night at Final Stop of North American “Be The Sun” Tour — Concert…
SEVENTEEN Light Up the Newark Night at Final Stop of North American “Be The Sun” Tour — Concert…
Concerts

13 min read


Jun 28, 2022

Seventeen Blaze Up a New Path and Dance in Their Own Ashes in 4th Full Album “Face The Sun” — In Depth Review

For the past few years in the Kpop industry, there has been a collective pitted fear from third generation group fans that has slowly been brewing and now has no choice but to come to surface. After seeing how the second generation is mostly wiped out from the dubbed ‘7-year…

Kpop

22 min read

Seventeen Blaze Up a New Path and Dance in Their Own Ashes in 4th Full Album “Face The Sun” — In…
Seventeen Blaze Up a New Path and Dance in Their Own Ashes in 4th Full Album “Face The Sun” — In…
Kpop

22 min read


Apr 1, 2022

Red Velvet Spring Back Into Their Own Rhythm in “The ReVe Festival 2022 — Feel My Rhythm” — In Depth Review

In a time where the Kpop industry is trying to openly move onto the next generation more and more each day, and the new artists are still trying to craft their own blueprint, Red Velvet have come back to swoop in and show everyone else what Kpop is like at…

Kpop

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Red Velvet Spring Back Into Their Own Rhythm in “The ReVe Festival 2022 — Feel My Rhythm” — In…
Red Velvet Spring Back Into Their Own Rhythm in “The ReVe Festival 2022 — Feel My Rhythm” — In…
Kpop

8 min read


Jan 27, 2022

My Best Albums of 2021

One of the two hidden gems I was incredibly happy to discover, was the fourth studio album, commonly shortened to “a touch of the beat”, by nostalgic faves, Aly & Aj. While “Potential Break Up Song” is considered a nostalgic disney channel classic that has flowed in and out of…

Pop Music

17 min read

My Best Albums of 2021
My Best Albums of 2021
Pop Music

17 min read


Jun 29, 2021

SEVENTEEN Convey Different Facets of Love Through 8th Mini Album “Your Choice” — In Depth Review

In this ungodly day and age, there are few things that keep you sane, and Kpop boy group ‘SEVENTEEN’ knows this well. While Seventeen have always aimed at comforting and healing fans and specifically those who are struggling through youth, they took that approach and this time aimed at a…

Kpop

7 min read

SEVENTEEN Convey Different Facets of Love Through 8th Mini Album “Your Choice” — In Depth Review
SEVENTEEN Convey Different Facets of Love Through 8th Mini Album “Your Choice” — In Depth Review
Kpop

7 min read


Jun 4, 2021

Olivia Rodrigo Exudes Teenage Girl Excellence in Debut Album “SOUR” — In Depth Review

If you were on the internet in January 2021, you might’ve heard something about this girl named Olivia who just got her driver’s license? Now all of a sudden, you know all about how the bridge of “drivers license” is breathtaking, the tricky relationship drama between the new era of…

Pop

11 min read

Olivia Rodrigo Exudes Teenage Girl Excellence in Debut Album “SOUR” — In Depth Review
Olivia Rodrigo Exudes Teenage Girl Excellence in Debut Album “SOUR” — In Depth Review
Pop

11 min read


Apr 5, 2021

What to Know and Look Forward to Before “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”

“You’re not sorry… Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta” Taylor Swift’s sophomore album “Fearless” is the epitome of ‘firsts’ in many ways. While the album tackles a first kiss, first date, first love, and first heartbreak, the now iconic album had earned Swift many career firsts as well. It garnered her…

Pop Music

8 min read

What to Know and Look Forward to Before “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”
What to Know and Look Forward to Before “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”
Pop Music

8 min read

Maxine Thao

Maxine Thao

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Music Journalist; Self Proclaimed Pop-timist. Buy Me a Coffee: https://ko-fi.com/maxinethao Contact Me: maxinethao1@gmail.com

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