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DEAN‘s “Bonnie & Clyde” is an impressive and rare take on modern R&B out of Korea. The instrumental itself was rather basic sounding, but DEAN effectively used his vocal as …
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Luhan’s “Adventure Time” boasts the lyrics of the year & a ready-made meme
Luhan is back with “Adventure Time“, which is somehow related to Vogue China and I guess explains the constant presence of the foreign model. Either way, the best part is …
Read More »GOT7’s “Fly” brings more maturity to the table for better and worse
GOT7‘s return with “Fly” was welcome after a successful teaser campaign that effectively built a lot of hype with a promise of a more serious concept than they previously had. …
Read More »Red Velvet’s amazing “One Of These Nights” MV letdown by paint-by-number song
After being delayed for a day due to quality reasons or something, SM Entertainment finally allowed Red Velvet to drop their comeback track, “One Of These Nights“. If you told …
Read More »Yuju & Sunyoul’s “Cherish” is the spring ballad everyone was trying for
Perhaps I’m a hopeless G-Friend stan. Or perhaps, after countless overly slow cookie-cutter ballads, I truly am desperate for anything that deviates even slightly from the formulaic norm. Whatever the …
Read More »Indie Focus: Run River North’s ‘Drinking From A Salt Pond’ is a potential classic
Run River North is a band I’ve been aware of for a little while. I saw the music video they recorded in their cars and their performance on ‘Jimmy Kimmel …
Read More »Indie Focus: O.O.O’s ‘Home’ uses unique qualities to separate from the pack
The first EP by band O.O.O (which stands for Out Of Office), ‘Home’ sets O.O.O apart and demonstrates the band’s unique qualities and sound. —– In various interviews after the …
Read More »YoonA & 10cm’s “Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway” is monotonous & ruins dreams
YoonA and indie band supreme 10cm have combined on “Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway” as a part of SM Entertainment‘s quest to invigorate their digital sales ranking by flooding Korean music charts …
Read More »Lee Hi’s “Breathe” is executed to perfection, but doesn’t do her talent justice
After a really impressive debut back in 2012 and a triumphant sophomore year in 2013, Lee Hi is now, somehow, having her first proper comeback in over two years. However, …
Read More »Cosmic Girls finally drop a poverty “Catch Me” MV, but at least the concept is better
Cosmic Girls have debuted with double title tracks, and “Catch Me” is thankfully the fierce flip side of the aegyo mess that was “Mo Mo Mo“. That’s not to say …
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