Listening to XXX‘s ‘Kyomi‘, it comes across pretty aggressive from the first track, “Liquor.” Hip-hop has a lot of different levels, and as you dive deeper you come to realize …
Read More »B1A4’s “Nightmare” is standout track off their ‘Good Timing’ album
B1A4 released their single, “A Lie,” off their ‘Good Timing‘ album yesterday, and I thought it was one of the rare K-pop ballads that was actually well worth my time. …
Read More »Zico, DEAN, Crush all bring it for “BERMUDA TRIANGLE”, featuring an elegant MV
Zico, DEAN, and Crush combined on “BERMUDA TRIANGLE“, and expectations were understandably high for that trio of talent. Individually, they definitely lived up to the hype, but the cohesiveness left …
Read More »B1A4 return with an ideal winter song & a beautiful music video for “A Lie”
B1A4 are back with “A Lie“, which is both a great example of a quality seasonal song and an absolute visual treat of a music video. Oh wow, lookie here, …
Read More »YG shamelessly lied & manipulated, thus making a mess of 2NE1’s disbandment
YG Entertainment announced earlier today that 2NE1 would be disbanding. That wasn’t all that surprising, but given some time to reflect on the timeline of events, it does make YG‘s …
Read More »Way’s Girls now have a ‘foundation’ & Crayon Pop are throwing gang signs up in public
Way’s Girls are now brazenly throwing up their gang signs in public, repping their set in public pictures and projects, specifically during filming for a music video with other gang …
Read More »Indie Focus: Jannabi enchants and lifts your spirits with ‘Monkey Hotel’
Even the most miserable wretch wouldn’t be able to resist the infectiously cheerful ‘Monkey Hotel‘. This sunny album from Jannabi, well-crafted and endlessly inviting, is a whirlwind of ear-catching melodies. …
Read More »AOA’s Jimin drops n-word covering Nelly’s “Get Like Me”, apologizes for being dumb
AOA‘s Jimin dropped the n-word while covering a Nicki Minaj verse in Nelly‘s “Get Like Me” and then promptly apologized for being a dumbass, basically. I think there’s a case …
Read More »Indie Focus: We Hate JH’s ‘Divert’ put their polish and growth on display
It’s been a little over a year since We Hate JH‘s ‘The Naive Kids‘ album, and since then they only released a single in May before dropping ‘Divert.’ If you …
Read More »Rookie Releases: Bulldok, BOYS24, Victon, The East Light, Eyedi, KATE, Bolbbalgan4
Personally, I think this particular ‘Rookie Releases‘ is chock full of gems, and I’m very excited to get started. As always when it comes to K-pop, creep with care and …
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