Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
I was prepared to hate this. I could go on and on about how American/Western trends need to stay far away from K-pop, and how the tropical house sound in …
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iKON try to get their Big Bang on with “B-DAY”, emphasis on ‘try’
iKON have returned with double title tracks, and though “Bling Bling” is some kind of yolosweg nightmare, “B-DAY” is a bit more conventional in that we’ve heard it before from …
Read More »The East Light succumb to riding a trend that doesn’t fit them on “You’re My Love”
Another day, another tropical-inspired K-pop track. Last year, when I was complaining about the overuse of this particular sub-genre, I thought it would be on its way out. But so far …
Read More »HONEYST show promise with “Like You”, though the end product is not quite there yet
FNC Entertainment has been working overtime, debuting HONEYST just seven months after launching SF9. Both groups were featured in the agency’s ‘Dance Or Band‘ series, which — despite its competitive …
Read More »DEAN and Syd both excel on groovy and seductive “Love” collab
DEAN recently dropped “Love“, his collab with Syd from The Internet, and while this garnered a lot less hype than other collabs or crossover type of ventures, it certainly ranks …
Read More »Roy Kim manages to make springtime fun for once with light & breezy “Egoist”
Few K-pop artists could captivate with their voice alone, but Roy Kim is one of them. He could release the dullest song in the world and still knock it out …
Read More »TWICE’s “Someone Like Me” accused of plagiarizing Hailee Stanfield’s “Starving” … uh, k
Because it’s K-pop, we have another plagiarism accusation that’s gaining steam, this time TWICE‘s “Someone Like Me” being accused of copying Hailee Stanfield‘s “Starving“. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvHK7KzE4ZM It’s worth addressing because JYP …
Read More »Unnies’ “Right?” thrives thanks to jubilant hooks & dynamite melody
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for K-pop, with releases dwindling to a trickle in light of presidential elections and holidays and a general springtime slump. With such a …
Read More »VIXX live up to high expectations with seductive & beautiful “Shangri-La”
VIXX impressed me with this comeback just by their teaser pictures, which were among the most impressive and intriguing I’ve seen, so the expectations I had for “Shangri-La” were quite …
Read More »TWICE fall flat musically with uninteresting “Signal”, but there was the MV at least
TWICE are back with “Signal” as they look to build even further on their exploding popularity that has essentially made them the Nation’s Girl Group. The concept sees the girls …
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