Maybe Happy Ending
Korea has done it again. The small Korean musical “Maybe Happy Ending” has won Best Musical at the 78th Tony Awards. Just as BTS became, in 2020, the first Asian act to top the modern Billboard Hot 100 (after 1970)—“Sukiyaki”…
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Background
Background This song has grown on me throughout the week, as I kept returning to the Echo album. From the very first notes, this ballad—the genre most attuned to Jin’s voice—captivates me, as if it had been crafted for his…
Nothing Without Your Love
Nothing Without Your Love While “Moon” is Jin’s heartfelt promise to remain ever near—to circle, to stay, to be a constant light—“Nothing Without Your Love” gently asks for the same devotion in return, yearning for the beloved to stay by…
Closer Than This
Closer Than This This is an irresistibly catch song with smooth beats and flowing melodies. But more than anything, it stands as a comforting gift from Jimin to ARMY, a tender reminder that our current separation is but brief. It…
Smeraldo Garden Marching Band
Smeraldo Garden Marching Band In contrast to RM’s somber lyrics in “The Truth Untold,”, where the Smeraldo Garden blooms only solitude and thorns of despair, Jimin’s garden is a place of happiness, where flowers dance everywhere. The melody is blissful…
Yongma Falls in Seoul
I know many of you, including some members of this very site, are coming to Korea this summer for BTS’s reunion. So I’d love to introduce a few hidden gems that most ARMYs don’t know about. Let’s start with Yongma…
Rebirth, Slow Dance, and Be Mine
Rebirth, Slow Dance, and Be Mine from Jimin’s MUSE album MUSE’s diverse genres—ranging from Taylor Swift-esque pop to instrumental, big band pop, R&B, Latin pop, and an anthem for ARMY—add a rich variety. Among these, “Rebirth” pulls at my heartstrings…
So Far Away
So Far Away I have often reflected on why SUGA chose Job’s story as the inspiration for his song, even quoting directly from the Book of Job, with many other lines echoing its verses. My sense is that he was…
Korean Bands 3: Broccoli, You Too?
The next band I’d like to introduce is an indie group with perhaps the quirkiest name in Korea: 브로콜리 너마저, which roughly translates to Broccoli, You Too? Many assume the name is a nod to Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and that…