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10 Black-Owned Businesses across Canada That You Can Support Today!
If you're looking for some Black owned businesses to support now and forevermore, here are 10 businesses that I would recommend.
Jun 29, 20209 min read
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Affordable SHEIN Try-On Haul
I purchased a bunch of items from SHEIN, so you can check out my honest review here! This review is NOT sponsored.
Jun 12, 20207 min read
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K-pop vs. The #BlackLivesMatter Movement
K-pop is heavily inspired by Black culture & its people yet K-pop idols RARELY show solidarity or support on behalf of Black people.
May 28, 20203 min read
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Wholesome K-pop Content to Watch in Self-Quarantine
This is about wholesome and relaxing K-pop content I'm watching right now, with the focus on NCT DAILY and VCAM.
May 12, 20205 min read
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How K-Pop Can Expand Its Presence in Global Music Markets
This article is about how Korean entertainment/K-pop companies can improve their marketing strategies to effectively reach global audiences.
Mar 30, 20209 min read
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South Sonder Verdict: My Holo Love (2020)
This article is a review of the Korean drama, My Holo Love starring starring Yoon Hyun-min and Ko Sung-hee.
Mar 26, 20204 min read
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VAV Are An Underrated Sensation, Coming to Shake Up the K-Pop Industry
VAV are a rising, 7-member K-pop group who debuted in 2015. Learn more about the band taking over Latin music market & the rest of the world
Mar 16, 20208 min read
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More Than K-pop: What’s Next For The Jess Lyfe Channel
With 111K+ subscribers on Youtube, The Jess Lyfe discusses her experiences as a Black woman interested in K-pop & the future of her channel.
Mar 4, 20207 min read
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The Traumatic Black Female Experience in K-Pop Fandoms
In this op-ed, I explore how being a K-pop music fan can be a fulfilling and yet contentious experience for Black women online.
Feb 20, 20207 min read
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The South Sonder Verdict: #1
The South Sonder Verdict is based on my reviews of tv shows & films. This review is about the Korean drama, Because This Is My First Life.
Feb 7, 20206 min read
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Confessions of a Tokyo Local: Is My Skin Too Dirty?
This article is about the beauty standards in Japan and how colourism affects it.
Jan 20, 202011 min read
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Look Out for Rising Pop Phenomenon, BREE RUNWAY, in 2020
This is about the rising pop phenomenon, Bree Runway. She is a trap pop artist from the UK and she's taking the music industry by storm.
Jan 1, 20204 min read
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There is Life Outside of Being A K-Pop Stan
There is life outside of being a K-pop stan.
Dec 15, 20195 min read
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How K-pop's Cancel Culture Exposed the Industry's Perfect Illusion
This article is about South Korea's cancel culture, the extreme cyberbullying that idols experience, and how netizens poorly react to it all
Dec 2, 20198 min read
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How Many MORE Women Need to Die?
This article analyzes how women are subjected to gender-based violence from sexist jokes to femicide across the GLOBE on a daily basis.
Nov 26, 20196 min read
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Let's #FightForWonho
#FightForWonho
Nov 1, 20195 min read
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Can Black Women Dare to be Themselves in the Writing Industry? Interview with author Sarah Raughley
Dr. Sarah Raughley discusses her life as an author, the struggles she faces being a black woman in the writing industry, and some advice.
Oct 7, 20199 min read
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MONSTA X's Organic Growth in the Most Dominant Music Market in the World
Monsta X are an exceptionally talented group from South Korea who are taking the world by storm one song at a time.
Sep 23, 20198 min read
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A Message to The Government of Canada
This post is about students demanding the Canadian federal parties to address education in their campaign promises for the upcoming election
Sep 3, 20193 min read
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Is Cultural Appropriation the backbone of K-Pop?
Cultural appropriation occurs often in K-POP, but it usually goes unchecked which harms not only their reputation, but their fans.
Aug 9, 20197 min read
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"Who says a dream must be something grand? Just become anybody. We deserve a life. Whatever, big or small, you are YOU after all."
BTS
Song Title: Paradise
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