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Ranking *all* of Girls' Generation (SNSD) solo debut songs.

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Previously , I ranked my top 5 SNSD Kdramas and now I'm ranking my favorite solo "official" debuts of all the Soshi members.

Taeyeon - "To. X" MV Review (+ a short mini album review)

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Kim Taeyeon is the leader of Girls' Generation who debuted solo with "I"  on October 7, 2015. "To. X" is the title track and lead single from her 5th mini album also titled  To. X.

Aespa - "Drama" MV Review (+ a short mini album review)

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Aespa (or  æspa ) is an SM girl group that debuted on November 17, 2020 and consists of 4 members Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning.  "Drama" is the title track and lead single from their fourth mini album also titled Drama.

20th Century Girl (2022) - Korean Movie Review

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20th Century Girl (20세기 소녀) is a Korean romance film written and directed by Bang Woo-Ri and released on Netflix on October 21, 2022, starring Kim Yoo-Jung, Byeon Woo-Seok, Park Jung-Woo and Roh Yoon-Seo.

RIIZE - "Talk Saxy" MV Review

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One month and 23 days (but who's counting?) after debuting on September 4 with " Get A Guitar " ( Review ), Riize has made their first comeback with the song  "Talk Saxy"

A look back at Spring Waltz (2006) - Kdrama Review

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Spring Waltz (봄의 왈츠) is a 20-episode romantic melodrama that aired on KBS in 2006 starring Seo Do-Young and Han Hyo-Joo as the main leads and Daniel Henney and Lee So-Yeon as the second leads.

IVE - "Off The Record" + "Baddie" + "Either Way" MV Review (+ a short I've Mine review)

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IVE (라이즈) is a Starship girl group that debuted on December 1, 2021, and consists of 6 members: Yujin (ex-Iz*One), Gaeul, Rei, Wonyoung (ex-Iz*One), Liz and Leeseo.  "Either Way" (pre-released on September 25), "Off The Record" (pre-released on October 6), and "Baddie" are the title tracks of their first Korean mini album I've Mine released on October 13, 2023.  -I will review the songs in the same order as they appear in the mini album- "Off The Record" "Off The Record" is a chill song, but not in a boring way. I can't get the chorus out of my head.  I loved the entire song a lot;, the pre-chorus, chorus, third verse, and bridge (especially the part of the bridge that sounds like the chorus of " Lovefool " by The Cardigans) are phenomenal. I love the instrumental ﹘ the bass sounds fantastic. I found the intro of the instrumental really interesting; the note progression is odd ﹘ it sounds similar to when you play a son...