Younha teamed up with HA:TFELT and Cheetah for an star-studded collab single in “Get It“. While the trio always had potential because of the talent involved in the project, it …
Read More »DIA try to emulate G-Friend with “On The Road”, but fall short of goal
DIA are back for the first time in like nine months with “On The Road“, with the main news about them (besides ‘Produce 101‘ drama) being their fandom being named …
Read More »Hoody releases standard R&B with “Like You,” but is that enough?
Hoody is an R&B vocalist I think a lot of people have kept their eyes on ever since earlier singles like “Baby Oh Baby” and her featuring on Jay Park‘s “Solo.” She’s the …
Read More »EXO comes back with an effectively aggressive and quite impressive “Monster”
EXO are coming back with their third album, ‘EX’ACT‘, and one of the double title tracks off that album is “Monster“. Earlier, they released “Lucky One“, which left my thoroughly …
Read More »EXO’s “Lucky One” is a surprisingly basic disco sound that’s just too repetitive
EXO are coming back with their third album, ‘EX’ACT‘, and one of the double title tracks off that album is “Lucky One“. “Lucky One” starts off with a funky baseline …
Read More »Kisum winds down with “2 Beer,” a solid summer release
‘Unpretty Rapstar‘ has served as a platform for many female rappers in the Korean hip-hop scene, but few have truly been able to build off of that platform to attempt a …
Read More »Indie Focus: No Brain evolve with ‘Brainless’ but retain their punk rock roots
As one of the early punk rock bands, No Brain have shown longevity with 20 years in Korean music. Over time, the band has grown and evolved their sound, and …
Read More »EXID’s “L.I.E” is a somehow interesting quasi-ballad set in The Grand Bonerpest Hotel
EXID‘s “L.I.E” is an interesting case in that they had a late breakout success with “Up & Down“, continued that with a similar melodic formula in “Ah Yeah“, but appeared …
Read More »Junsu & The Quiett’s “Rock The World” is very interesting and very disorienting
Junsu has come back with a track featuring rapper The Quiett, and while there’s a ton of elements that work on “Rock The World“, I’m not sure if it all …
Read More »Luna perfectly executes the pop EDM song with addictive “Free Somebody”
After being involved in a lot of releases as a soloist recently, Luna finally dropped her solo debut in “Free Somebody“, and boy was it worth the hype and anticipation. …
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