(November 2023) Episode 533 is NCT 127. A month ago I listened to Taylor Swift to show my daughter that my musical curiosity was broad enough to include her favorite artist. The problem is I have two daughters. To avoid familial strife, I realized I had better do the other daughter’s favorite artist. NCT 127 is a K-pop group. It is a boy band. K-pop (out of South Korea) spans music, style, and culture and has a huge worldwide following. The acts are tied to corporations, and everything is hyper-marketed and choreographed (the dance moves, the appearances, the images). As my daughter has told me, NCT 127 is a subunit of a larger group, NCT. As for the music, it is about as far from music I enjoy as music can be. But I appreciate that my daughter is deeply into this fan culture. (I have my own fan culture: see my Star Trek page.)
Favorite album: none
Favorite song: none (but if you want to know what they sound like, here is their top-played song on Spotify, Fact Check)
Compared to expectations: same
Recommendation: My daughter really likes it.
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