Hello Venus have returned to us with “Mysterious” after what seemed like forever away — or maybe that’s because I just don’t remember how their last comeback even sounded. Either …
Read More »Rookie Releases: INA, VARSITY, Top Secret, MIXX
It’s 2017, there’s fresh blood in the water, and the K-pop Gods have said, “Let them debut.” Most of these are cringe in one way or another, so I hope …
Read More »Akdong Musician’s “Last Goodbye” is a song … and that’s about it
We are at the tail-end of winter releases and, of course, Akdong Musician has decided to add themselves to the fray. Their latest release “Last Goodbye” is the winter song …
Read More »NCT 127’s “Limitless” is SME trying to be YGE and getting mediocre results
NCT 127 has returned in some form or another with a different member lineup and two music videos for “Limitless“, one “rough” version and one “performance” version. Note: This post …
Read More »April come back with G-Friend influences on “April Story” and make it a success story
April have returned with “April Story“, which sees them ditching the baby concept and emulating G-Friend to impressive effect. If this reminded you in some ways of G-Friend, you aren’t …
Read More »WJSN fall on the wrong side of the J-pop line with “I Wish”, but it still looks great
WJSN have returned to us with “I Wish“, which continues to cement their sound as something familiar with J-pop anime themes. “I Wish” doesn’t even feel like an actual comeback …
Read More »Indie Focus: B9 make impressive no-frills rock debut with self-titled album
I only found out about B9 through YouTube recently, but picked up their EP right after. The self-titled release surprised me for two reasons. The first was that the band …
Read More »SES get the reunion they deserve with “Paradise”, also visually destroy my life
After serving me nothing but a gigantic letdown with “Remember“, SES bounced right back with what I will consider their actual title track in “Paradise“. Following a year filled with …
Read More »The iconic Uhm Jung Hwa returns with “Dreamer” & “Watch Me Move”, decimates all
Uhm Jung Hwa has finally returned to bless us with two fantastic dance tracks in “Dreamer” and “Watch Me Move.” I’ll talk about “Watch Me Move” first because I think …
Read More »AOA’s “Excuse Me” has a driving beat that grows on you and an excellent concept
In case it wasn’t clear enough, I didn’t much care for AOA‘s “Bing Bing“. Fortunately then, they also released “Excuse Me“, which was a much better overall effort. The soft …
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