Hyorin didn’t waste any time continuing her solo career after the break-up of SISTAR, which isn’t all that surprising considering how active she’s been over the past year or so. …
Read More »Bomi did blackface while impersonating Michol, a beloved racist cartoon character
I missed ‘Saturday Night Live Korea‘ yesterday, but it continued its run of fucking up by having A Pink‘s Bomi do blackface to impersonate the cartoon character Michol from ‘Dooly …
Read More »UP10TION ride the latest fad with “Runner”, but forget to make it interesting
Okay, we’re going to have to start an intervention here. We’ve truly reached a breaking point with this tropical house/tropical pop trend. I know I sound like a broken record, …
Read More »Shannon continues to showcase potential on “Love Don’t Hurt”, but it lacks impact
When Shannon was first announced as a contestant for the final season of ‘K-Pop Star‘, I was skeptical about how it would all work out for her. She has obvious …
Read More »2PM’s Junho drops summer jam in “Ice Cream”, which excels thanks to its hook
Some songs just scream summer, and with July approaching, I’m hoping to hear quite a few of them soon. But the first single to really embrace the sunny pop stylings …
Read More »G.Soul’s laid-back “Tequila” betrayed by a one-note melody that ages quickly
Though he’s released a handful of singles and composed tracks for some of K-pop’s biggest artists, G.Soul has yet to break through in the way that other acts of his …
Read More »Heize’s “Don’t Know You” is what we’ve come to expect from her, for better & worse
Heize has become something of an ‘it girl’ in Korea, rising to the top of the charts with each release. This is helped along by the nature of her music, …
Read More »LOONA’s JinSoul shows promise on “Singing In The Rain”, limited by languid hook
As the monthly LOONA releases have continued to roll out, the girls’ material has seemed to grow sleeker and more mature. With so many different sounds and genres touched upon, …
Read More »BoA drops a flawlessly-constructed song in “CAMO” & it has a music video to match
BoA has finally decided to return to us with “CAMO“, something a little darker and more serious than I expected from the trippy teasers, but also something that definitely connected …
Read More »A Pink serve a generic but well-executed & catchy throwback comeback with “Five”
A Pink are back with “Five“, and not gonna lie, I expected this to be another uninteresting mess, thus continuing their recent trend. However, I was quite happy to instead …
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