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Pentagon Isn’t Afraid To Get A Little Weird
Natalie Morin
Sep 26, 2019
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Blackpink’s Makeup Artist Uses A Lighter To Curl Stubborn Lashes
Mi-Anne Chan
Sep 23, 2019
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SuperM Is About To Make Their U.S. Debut — Here’s Everything You Need To Know...
Tara Edwards
Sep 21, 2019
Music
Up Close & Personal With The Many Sides of Monsta X
Monsta X walk like men who know their power. It’s less of a stroll and more of a glide — controlled but not stiff, oozing confidence and sensuality wit
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Natalie Morin
Music
The Boyz Reveal The Things That Make Them Fan-Boyz
Every Friday this summer, Refinery29 explores the passionate, rollicking world of fandom. We’ll take a look at how we organize, create, debate and show o
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Natalie Morin
Music
From Record Players To Camila Cabello: K-Pop Stars Tell Us What T...
K-pop idols have devoted fandoms and communities. But what are
they
fans of?
by
Natalie Morin
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Music
Here's Why The MTV VMA Best K-Pop Category Is Controversial
Many fans feel that segregating Korean artists from the main awards is xenophobic.
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Natalie Morin
Music
The Complicated Euphoria Of Being A Black Girl In BTS’ ARMY
Black girls in BTS' ARMY share why their experience is far from one-dimensional.
by
Rebecca Thomas
Music
ATEEZ Are Finally Seeing Their Hard Work Pay Off
It’s June 20, and the eight members of South Korean group ATEEZ are freaking out. Dressed in all white, the band just performed their newest tropical-pop
by
Natalie Morin
Music
BTS Announce They're Taking An "Extended" Break To Rest — & Relax
Korean boy band sensation BTS have announced that they’re taking a break. The famously hardworking group decided to go on an “extended period of rest?
by
Meagan Fredette
Music
Meet (G)I-dle, The Women In K-Pop Who Are Unafraid To Grab The Mic
Halfway through South Korean girl group (G)I-dle’s newest music video, “Uh-oh,” the camera pans up to leader and rapper Soyeon, standing alone on a r
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Natalie Morin
Music
K-Pop Group Seventeen Is More Than Just A Number
When it comes to South Korean powerhouse Seventeen, it's easy to become fixated on the numbers. The group has 13 members — you read that right, 13 ?
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Natalie Morin
Music
RM of BTS' "Seoul Town Road Remix" Is A Clever Take On Lil Nas X'...
The internet threatened to explode when two of the biggest viral chart-toppers came together for the most 2019 collaboration imaginable. BTS' leader a
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Natalie Morin
Music
Seventeen Just Dropped A Dramatic Teaser, & Here Are Carats' Theo...
Seventeen, the beloved 13-member South Korean group, just dropped the highly-anticipated teaser for what appears to be their rumored August comeback. The v
by
Natalie Morin
Music
Tomorrow X Together Talk Embracing The Awkward Teen Phase & Using...
Tomorrow X Together, which is pronounced “Tomorrow by Together” and often shortened to TXT, felt all eyes on them when they made their debut in
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Natalie Morin
Music
BTS’ Jungkook Says He Felt Inspired By Ariana Grande’s Performance
In case you missed it, BTS's Jungkook is one of Ariana Grande’s biggest fans, and per a new interview the Korean superstar's passion for perfor
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Alexis Reliford
Pop Culture
K-Pop 101: The Terms You Need To Know Before You Stan
Every Friday this summer, Refinery29 explores at the passionate, rollicking world of fandom. We’ll take a look at how we organize, create, debate and sho
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Natalie Morin
Movies
BTS’ New
Bring The Soul: The Movie
: Everything You Need ...
A wonderful and not often mentioned part of being a part of ARMY, Korean superstars BTS' fandom, is that you never truly need to worry about feeling w
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Natalie Morin
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Tech
We Played
BTS World
, & It's The Game of ARMY's Dreams
Let's be honest — most of BTS' dedicated fandom, called ARMY, already spend their waking hours daydreaming about what it would be like to manag
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Natalie Morin
Fashion
BTS Is Teaming Up With UNIQLO For A Collaboration
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Natalie Morin
Music
BTS Are Too Big For This World — So They're Starting Their Own Wi...
Korean pop sensations BTS have taken the world by storm. What’s next after you’ve become a worldwide hit? Create your own world, of course. As part of
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Sarah Midkiff
Music
Stray Kids Is Your Next K-Pop Obsession — Here’s Why
Just a little over a year after exploding onto the K-pop scene, the young nine-member boy band Stray Kids stands onstage thousands of miles away from their
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Natalie Morin
Travel
South Korea Is Feeling The BTS Bump As The Super Group Brings In ...
In 2017, Korean super group BTS were the reason for one in every 13 tourists visiting South Korea. Now, they reportedly bring in over $3.6 billion a year t
by
Sarah Midkiff
Music
The Best Intimate BTS Moments You Missed From Their Latest Perfor...
After days of pouring rain in New York City, the sun finally came out for global superstars BTS, who kicked off ABC's Good Morning America Summer Conc
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Natalie Morin
Music
As BTS Continue To Rise, They Face A Ticking Clock
South Korean powerhouse BTS is unstoppable. Every day the group seems to garner yet another accolade, and rises even higher in critical and public esteem.
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Natalie Morin
Music
NCT 127 Talk Embracing Their Differences & The Women Who Taught T...
The throngs of fans gathered outside of Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center might seem like the average sold out concert, to the unsuspecting eye. But on Apri
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Natalie Morin
Entertainment
Nobody Had A Better Time At Coachella Than BLACKPINK
Judging by my Instagram feed alone, it seems like this year's Coachella Music Festival was a success. But even if you had a fantastic time with your f
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Natalie Morin
Music
How Are K-Pop Rookies ATEEZ Already Selling Out Venues Worldwide?...
In 2018 alone, 25 new female and male groups formed in Korea. This doesn’t include the 27 artists who made their solo debuts on top of that. So it undoub
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Natalie Morin
Music
NCT127 Surprise Fans With Debut Performance of "Superhuman" on
Among South Korean pop groups, NCT127 are an outlier. They play with a rotating roster of members, they incorporate unique sounds in their songs, and exper
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Natalie Morin
Music
BTS Lets You Into Their Universe With
Map of the Soul: Person...
BTS is currently the biggest boy band in the world. And now that more people have begun to notice, all eyes are on the South Korean septet’s newest relea
by
Natalie Morin
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