“A Song For You” is a track that INFINITE‘s Woohyun performed at one of his solo concerts, and only after requests from fans did he decide to release it as …
Read More »[Review] EXO excel vocally on “Love Shot” but are let down by the production
When writing about EXO‘s excellent album track “Gravity“, I mentioned that I never judge their albums before hearing the repackage. After all, some of the group’s most iconic singles (“Growl“, …
Read More »[Review] Twice’s holiday-adjacent “The Best Thing I Ever Did” is different but bland
Twice have had a truly prolific 2018. With “The Best Thing I Ever Did” acting as a capper, they’ve released seven official singles and a few additional music videos. Throughout it …
Read More »[Review] DAY6 successfully invoke 80s rock in “Days Gone By”
Almost six months after their title track “Shoot Me“, the second part of DAY6’s ‘Youth‘ series is upon us. Beyond the sequential numbering of the mini-albums, there doesn’t seem to …
Read More »Deep Cuts: Lovelyz, BTS, GFRIEND, (G)I-DLE
Deep Cuts is back in record time, baby! By next year I’ll only procrastinate until October instead of November, continuing the trend of improving by a month every year. —— …
Read More »Baseball Breakdown: EXID’s Jeonghwa tries to break her fingers while bunting
As I feel like I cannot adequately express the disdain I have for the Asian Junkie readers who hate baseball content on the site, I am now dedicating a goddamn …
Read More »[Review] UP10TION overloads on Auto-Tune for “Blue Rose”
Over the course of their three year career, UP10TION have never developed a signature style. Instead, they pinball from concept to concept, making their comebacks quite unpredictable. Over the past …
Read More »[Review] SHINee’s Onew makes a ballad compelling with focused & distinct “Blue”
The much-dreaded (but inevitable) SHINee hiatus begins next week when leader Onew will enlist to serve his mandatory military conscription. Before that, he’s gifted fans with his very first solo …
Read More »[Review] SHINee’s Key & Crush team up on a trendy & safe effort on “One Of Those Nights”
Now that Key has unleashed his first full-length album upon the world, the SHINee pentagram of solo releases is nearly complete. Leader Onew’s material is set for release next month, …
Read More »[Review] LABOUM’s “Turn It On” could’ve used punch, but is generally successful
With “Between Us“, LABOUM marked their debut as a five-member group by changing their musical direction, and they did so effectively. “Turn It On” continues much of that maturer and …
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