With “Air“, ITZY member YEJI makes her solo debut, the first member of her group to do so. While she had established her persona and image within ITZY that made …
Read More »[Review] JENNIE’s cheeky, thumping “Like JENNIE” provides an amazing starter for ‘Ruby’
Truthfully, I wasn’t the most optimistic about Ruby when the rollout for JENNIE‘s album started with “Mantra“, which seemed like she was just going to rehash elements of her BLACKPINK …
Read More »[Review] YOUNG POSSE’s “COLD” music video is a dark tale of revenge that lingers with the viewer
YOUNG POSSE‘s latest comeback with “COLD” is notable for many reasons, the most obvious being the sharp change in directions for both their concept and sound (at least for this …
Read More »[Review] No such thing as TOO MUCH of Anderson .Paak on G-DRAGON’s funky “TOO BAD” comeback single
G-DRAGON has returned with his album Übermensch after topping the charts last year with “Home Sweet Home“, and he’s done so with two title tracks released on the same day …
Read More »[Review] ONF do what they do best on the funky, dramatic “The Stranger”
While ONF certainly aren’t nugus, the strength of their discography to this point unfortunately hasn’t been reflected in their level of popularity compared to other boy groups. Regardless, from singles …
Read More »[Review] LISA finds the perfect formula on “BORN AGAIN” with Doja Cat and RAYE
Slowly but surely LISA‘s solo releases have been creeping up on me musically, with her getting closer and closer to finding a right balance, as stuff like “NEW WOMAN” was …
Read More »[Review] At a crossroads, CIX deliver the necessary “THUNDER”
Over five years into their careers, CIX find themselves at a bit of a crossroads following Bae Jinyoung’s exit. They’ve proven in the past they can churn out gold through …
Read More »[Reviews] GFRIEND’s “Season Of Memories” folds J-pop in nicely, while SEVENTEEN BSS’s “CBZ” delivers an energy drink of a track
More and more this year I’ll probably be discussing multiple songs at once and just jotting down my thoughts about them for review-type posts, both because I don’t think formal …
Read More »[Review] Yves earns her space on the strangely addicting “Viola”
While many loved Yves‘s much-anticipated solo debut, I felt it was more of an appetite whetter that showed promise and looked forward to where her musical journey might take her …
Read More »[Review] Born sweet VIVIZ kill it with their single “Shhh!” and new concept on ‘VOYAGE’ album
It’s been over a year since the last album from VIVIZ in VERSUS, and while they’ve done their first US tour in that time, nothing would prepare us for their …
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