Only two weeks in and SM Entertainment‘s second try at SM Station has given us its first non-traditional release. As a kick-off to what promises to be a performance-focused project …
Read More »IU & Oh Hyuk combine on smooth R&B effort, “Can’t Love You Anymore”
After IU tried to kill us all with her music, as she proved on “Through The Night“, she came back with a collab with Oh Hyuk called “Can’t Love You …
Read More »Indie Focus: Soma fits the feeling of emotional magic into ‘Somablu’
It was a music video that brought Soma to my attention. I believe it was first the visuals, then the vocals. At the time I was listening to a lot …
Read More »INX fails to distinguish themselves with generic “2GETHER”
Rookie boy group INX debuted last August with the promising “Alright“, opting for a classic synth sound that helped them stand out. Unfortunately, they went pretty silent shortly after. In …
Read More »IMFACT’s “Tension Up” boasts dynamite chorus and questionable choices elsewhere
Rookie boy group IMFACT have teased a monthly release schedule for 2017, but the month of March was conspicuously skipped. I have to assume this was due to preparation for new …
Read More »DAY6 successfully shift gears for summer with fun & breezy “I’m Serious”
Though I have my qualms about digital singles replacing album releases, the biggest upside of a monthly title track schedule is that it allows an artist’s material to change along with …
Read More »Dreamcatcher continue to excel with their metal pop sound on “Good Night”
After a successful reboot of their group with “Chase Me“, questions remains about whether Dreamcatcher‘s company were actually fully committed to the thing we lovingly dubbed ‘Satanic G-Friend’. Well, if …
Read More »Taeyeon’s “Make Me Love You” is a particularly bland & dated R&B effort
Taeyeon successfully released her album ‘My Voice‘ at the end of February, but is back now with a deluxe edition and additional songs, the lead of which is “Make Me …
Read More »WINNER’s “Fool” caps off their comeback with a filler effort dedicated to fans
“Really Really” already made WINNER‘s comeback a success in my book, but they had double title tracks and released a music video for “Fool” as well. Of course, after a …
Read More »WINNER remind us what we’ve been missing with successful “Really Really” comeback
WINNER are finally back after centuries of being locked away in YG Entertainment‘s dungeon, but thankfully their sound didn’t come back as dated, and “Really Really” deserves to put them …
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