2020 has been a relatively down year for TWICE to this point, with neither “More & More” nor “Fanfare” eliciting much feeling, especially for such a high-profile group. With “I …
Read More »[Review] Crush and Taeyeon summon Satan in “Let Me Go”
Crush recently released a new mini-album, titled with HER which is composed of five songs with five different female collaborators. His title track, “Let Me Go”, featuring the lovely Taeyeon, …
Read More »[Review] LOONA continue to abandon melody for attitude on “Why Not”
Though I’ve been, ahem, busy with other happenings recently, a LOONA song is always something anticipated (especially internationally) and so there’s a lot of requests to cover it. Understandable, and …
Read More »[Review] Ailee does things her own way in “When We Were In Love”
Ailee is back(!) with her fifth mini-album, I’m. Headlining the album is the emotional ballad, “When We Were In Love”. Not only did Ailee gift us with a new mini-album …
Read More »[Review] More than anything, DAWN’s “DAWNDIDIDAWN” showcases his path forward
I’m going to try hard not to compare Dawn to G-Dragon throughout this entire review, but there are too many similarities to ignore. G-Dragon was one of my entry points …
Read More »[Review] Golden Child deliver an authentic burst of joy on “Pump It Up”
Golden Child have spent the past year exploring a musical trilogy that pulled their sound in darker, angstier directions. This resulted in some stellar songs, but the Golden Child I …
Read More »[Review] WEi’s anticipated “Twilight” debut is one to forget
New group WEi comes armed with an already-established fan base, thanks to its members gaining fame through the Produce 101 franchise. To be honest, they feel almost like a supergroup, …
Read More »[Review] BLACKPINK thankfully deliver a chorus on anthemic “Lovesick Girls”
Over the past few years, BLACKPINK singles have devolved into a clear formula. Now, formulas aren’t inherently bad, but when you’re only releasing a handful of tracks and they all …
Read More »Ballad Roundup: ChoA, Lee Suhyun, CHUANG2020, Red Velvet
Manifesting in 2020 Sorry for being away for a couple months, summer is not a particularly fruitful time for main-stage ballads, plus we’re all going a little COVID crazy, plus …
Read More »[Review] Jessica’s debut novel ‘Shine’ is entertaining if nothing else
Not sure what exactly possessed me to read and live-tweet former SNSD member Jessica‘s debut novel Shine on a Monday night, but I ended up blazing through it in one …
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