While I’m quite frankly still not over the stellar B-side “Another Life“ off the same ‘Gasoline‘ album, Key of SHINEE has returned with the title track of the album today. …
Read More »[Review] TWICE walk that walk in playful, addicting “Talk That Talk”
While arguably not as overtly public friendly as before, TWICE have musically been as intriguing and competent as ever in the last few years, and with their contract renewal now …
Read More »[Review] IVE’s “After LIKE” more of a mixed bag than expected given its pedigree
After their wildly successful debut, IVE returned with one of the year’s best and most enduring songs in “Love Dive”. Trying to top that was always going to be difficult, …
Read More »[Review] Golden Child want to turn back time on “Replay” and manage to do so in the best way
Seemingly without a ton of fanfare, Woollim Entertainment boy group Golden Child have been quietly* building a quality discography. That said, their 2022 has got off to a bit of …
Read More »[Review] KB (OnlyOneOf) provides a funky and … well, free solo effort with the addictive “Be Free”
OnlyOneOf are apparently doing something like LOONA‘s pre-debut concept but in reverse with all of their solo releases coming now, and while I was skeptical of that plan given their …
Read More »[Review] Broken By The Scream return with refreshing idol sound on “Kokoro Harebare Harebare”
BROKEN BY THE SCREAM (BBTS) is a unique crossover idol/metal group that debuted in January 2017, an outfit that can be described as the perfect chaotic mix of low and …
Read More »[Review] PURPLE KISS return to form in dark & delightful “Nerdy”
After lavishing praise on PURPLE KISS for their 2021 debut for securing their place as my favorite rookies of the year, they started 2022 by kicking me the nuts by …
Read More »[Review] NewJeans makes surprise introduction by telling us what they want on “Attention”
When it was announced that former SM Entertainment creative director Min Hee Jin would be debuting a girl group under HYBE‘s sub-label ADOR, I expected the standard big company long …
Read More »[Review] COOING delivers one of 2022’s best with “ONE LAST TIME”
COOING is an indie singer-songwriter that debuted back in 2020 and is under Star It Entertainment. I’d be lying if I said I ever heard of her before stumbling across …
Read More »[Review] H1-KEY “RUN” toward a brighter future with this pop-rock comeback
With a pre-debut member controversy and then an “Athletic Girl” debut that was cringe enough to even put off a veteran cringe-tolerater like me, things didn’t start out great for …
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