I’m a bit bogged down a bit at the moment and thus catching up on K-pop releases and news, which makes the fact that I rushed to post about ARTMS‘s …
Read More »Mea Culpa: NMIXX’s “KNOW ABOUT ME” & INFINITE’s “Dangerous” both aged well
What’s important to remember about the ironically-named Mea Culpa feature is that I never get things wrong, it’s just that I just have so much wisdom to share that some …
Read More »[Review] CHUU’s “Only Cry In The Rain” and its MV deliver an emotional and nuanced standout
CHUU set the bar high all those years ago when she introduced herself with “Heart Attack“, perhaps a bit unfairly so, but she’s managed to put together a solid discography …
Read More »[Reviews] The Wind go full ‘BFRIEND’ on “Only One” & CLOSE YOUR EYES debut with the subtly engaging “All My Poetry”
While sorting through title tracks I wanted to review over the last few weeks or so, I found myself left wanting more than I expected. It continues a general trend …
Read More »[Review] KiiiKiii make their ‘debut’ and get the important stuff right on “BTG”
Starship Entertainment‘s KiiiKiii have been a surprisingly intriguing group so far, from their creative teasers to their trendy, laid-back, rather nondescript non-debut debut “I DO ME” to the hopefully-ironic-but-still-trying-too-hard “DEBUT …
Read More »[Review] YEJI’s addictive “Air” debut effectively establishes her soloist identity
With “Air“, ITZY member YEJI makes her solo debut, the first member of her group to do so. While she had established her persona and image within ITZY that made …
Read More »[Review] JENNIE’s cheeky, thumping “Like JENNIE” provides an amazing starter for ‘Ruby’
Truthfully, I wasn’t the most optimistic about Ruby when the rollout for JENNIE‘s album started with “Mantra“, which seemed like she was just going to rehash elements of her BLACKPINK …
Read More »[Review] YOUNG POSSE’s “COLD” music video is a dark tale of revenge that lingers with the viewer
YOUNG POSSE‘s latest comeback with “COLD” is notable for many reasons, the most obvious being the sharp change in directions for both their concept and sound (at least for this …
Read More »[Review] No such thing as TOO MUCH of Anderson .Paak on G-DRAGON’s funky “TOO BAD” comeback single
G-DRAGON has returned with his album Übermensch after topping the charts last year with “Home Sweet Home“, and he’s done so with two title tracks released on the same day …
Read More »[Review] ONF do what they do best on the funky, dramatic “The Stranger”
While ONF certainly aren’t nugus, the strength of their discography to this point unfortunately hasn’t been reflected in their level of popularity compared to other boy groups. Regardless, from singles …
Read More »