Mino released his digital single “Body” a few hours ago, and even though I’m never the biggest fan of Korean idols trying to do this genre of music, this one …
Read More »Bobby’s still a mess on “HOLUP!”, but it’ll somehow work for him anyway
Bobby‘s teasers made me wonder if he was simply trying to become a living meme at this point, and the actual release of “HOLUP!” didn’t do much to dissuade one …
Read More »Red Velvet drop catchy/repetitive “Russian Roulette”, but the MV was amazing
Red Velvet dropped “Russian Roulette” moments ago, and while there are a bunch of catchy elements to it, ultimately the release seems to represent a regression of sorts … but …
Read More »Puer Kim releases an all English song, “Pearls”, and language proves to be a problem
Puer Kim previously caught my attention with satirical releases like her debut “Manyo Maash” and “Bank.” She’s now come back with the three-song single, ‘Gem‘, whose title track, “Pearls“, is a severe departure from her …
Read More »SPICA’s “Secret Time” repeats the group’s formula for better or worse
Over my years extolling the virtues of SPICA, even I could see that the group’s discography featured similar magical positives and slight, but undeniable, flaws.The group’s visuals and vocals were …
Read More »LABOUM’s “Shooting Love” is a well-conceived, well-executed bop with a MV to match
LABOUM are back with “Shooting Love“, and I’m still excited even though they trolled the fuck out of me by not releasing this shit at midnight like normal groups would. …
Read More »CL makes American debut with “Lifted”, a safe & pleasant song with a mismatched MV
All jokes aside, CL has finally made her American debut with “Lifted” and has produced one of her best solo efforts yet, but I’m left wondering how much that’s saying …
Read More »EXO (I think) get the life auto-tuned out of them for “Lotto”
EXO just released “Lotto” off their repackage album, and it leaves me with regret of how much of a missed opportunity this was. The instrumental itself actually had me bopping …
Read More »Cosmic Girls’ “Secret” is remarkably safe, but the music video saves everything
After a rather unsuccessful double single debut for Cosmic Girls, they’ve come back with “Secret“, and the song is nice and safe while the music video is thankfully anything but. …
Read More »Jong Shin Yoon’s “Empty City” is my go-to summer track
Jong Shin Yoon features Gaeko on this funky hip-hop inspired pop track, a song he wrote while thinking of those who still can’t take a vacation and are left remaining in an “Empty City.” This …
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