Given the pedigree of JYP Entertainment, ITZY were never going to be anything but an instant smash. Still, the girls have exceeded already-high expectations, delivering one of 2019’s only bonafide …

I’ve spent too much energy this month complaining about songs produced by Devine Channel. Between 1Team’s “Rolling Rolling,” Kang Daniel’s “What Are You Up To,” and EXO-SC’s very own “What …

It’s been almost a year since the last proper NCT Dream comeback, though with the way the ever-rotating NCT system works, these long hiatuses never feel quite as endless. New …

As Wanna One’s first center and a bonafide variety show star, Kang Daniel is easily the most anticipated of the group’s post-disbandment debuts. He’s spent the past few months locked …

Sometimes it feels like K-pop releases are preceded by endless weeks of teasers, so Mamamoo’s surprise drop of “Gleam” is a refreshing new strategy. It makes me wonder if an idol act …

The year of debuts rolls on with 2019’s second Wanna One-spawned idol group in CIX, who will likely enjoy instant success due to the presence of member Bae Jinyoung. They’re …

TVXQ have been busy in both Korea and Japan since both members were discharged from the military in mid-2017. But so far, nothing they’ve released has quite matched their pre-enlistment material in …

Before EXO’s Chanyeol and Sehun debuted as an official sub-unit, they paired together to deliver last year’s SM Station track “We Young“. That song offered a nice balance between hip-hop …

Hyoyeon’s transformation into an EDM DJ initially felt like a gimmick, but last year’s addictive “Punk Right Now“ proved that she was willing to have fun with the genre. With “Badster“, she …

Here’s a road map to the lead-up of Pentagon’s new comeback, as seen through my jaded eyes: 1. The group releases teasers for a summertime single. Good! Fun summery songs …