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BAP are back together as a whole unit with the return of Bang Yong Guk, and were supposed to serve an “emotion revolution”, and they appear to have done just …
Read More »BAP’s “Wake Me Up” leans heavily on a repetitive falsetto to great effect
Day6 serve another promising idol rock dish in “How Can I Say”
It’s March 6th, which means another entry in DAY6’s 2017 monthly project. Three releases in and it’s clear that the quality of music will remain high throughout the year. But …
Read More »G-Friend switch concepts but keep the hits coming with “Fingertip”
G-Friend are unique not only in the sense that they’ve vaulted themselves from a nugu company to massive success, but that from debut to now, I’ve found all their releases …
Read More »BLANC7 debuts with”Yeah”, but fails to set themselves apart from the rest
In K-pop, there are two kinds of debuts. The first comes from an established agency and is usually teased extensively (sometimes with an entire reality show) before it’s unleashed on …
Read More »Anime director Yamamoto Yutaka says stabbing victim Tomita Mayu was “too careless”
In lieu of the sentencing for the attempted murder of Tomita Mayu‘s assailant, many on the J-pop side of fandom are talking about how, sadly, often attacks on idols are. For …
Read More »Victon’s “Eyez Eyez” is solid enough but falls short of truly standing out
Boy group Victon debuted last November and have quickly amassed a strong fanbase. Being label-mates with superstars A Pink certainly helps, but based on their music alone I still need a …
Read More »Kang Dong Won understandably criticized in pro-Japanese scandal, but get the whole story
Actor Kang Dong Won‘s career might be in jeopardy after it has emerged that his great-grandfather Lee Jong Nam was a Japanese collaborator during times of Japanese occupation of Korea. …
Read More »HIGH4’s “Love Line” never gets going and could be the last we hear from them
The story of HIGH4 is a frustrating one. Debuting in the spring of 2014 with a highly successful duet with soloist IU, the group seemed to be on the right …
Read More »Ailee provides an appropriately reserved performance on “Reminiscing”
In the midst of riding high on the success of her OST work with hit drama ‘Goblin,’ soloist Ailee released digital single “Reminiscing.” This comes after a subtle reinvention of …
Read More »Code Kunst’s weed-and-chill track “Fire Water” is subtle, sensual, and excellent
Code Kunst is dropping an album called ‘Muggles’ Mansion,’ which I definitely want to listen to, and a song called “Fire Water” featuring Tablo and G.Soul had a music video …
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