ONEUS impressed with their “Valkyrie” debut, effectively putting the group on the K-pop map. “Twilight” was less impressive, but they returned with “Lit“, which marks probably my favorite release of …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher deliver a standout in “Deja Vu” by turning the volume both up & down
Dreamcatcher are calling ‘Raid Of Dream‘ a special mini, likely due to the ‘King’s Raid‘ mobile game tie-in, but the teasers for “Deja Vu” also seemed to indicate they would …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher (barely) managed to make a mesh of trop house & rock work on “Breaking Out”
The primary reason I fell in love with Dreamcatcher was that their music meshed extremely well with my preferences. Sure, things escalated from there but it always comes back to …
Read More »[Review] CLC merge their past & present towards their future in relentless & catchy “Devil”
2019 has been a rough year for K-pop. It’s only motivated me to write a review, one way or the other, a handful of times in the past few months …
Read More »[Review] Pink Fantasy makes their mark with the standout “FANTASY”
People have been recommending Pink Fantasy‘s comeback to me since it was released, so now that I’ve had time to listen to it, I can provide my extremely timely thoughts …
Read More »[Review] Woosung (The Rose) makes solo debut with the effortlessly addicting “FACE”
I was surprised to find out that “FACE” is the solo debut of The Rose‘s Woosung, so I guess it just felt overdue. Honestly, I had no idea what direction …
Read More »[Review] Sori & Folded Dragons gives us drama & triumph on “I Am Not Alone”
Sori has finally done something relevant to me through her latest collaboration with Folded Dragons, as “I Am Not Alone” definitely represents an evolution for her artistry. “I Am Not …
Read More »[Review] GFRIEND’s “Fever” provides a summer vibe, but is disappointingly generic
GFRIEND had a stellar 2018 by my estimation (and they almost had my best song of the year) and they built on that to begin 2019 with the outstanding “Sunrise”. …
Read More »[Review] Red Velvet’s “Zimzalabim” is a nauseating ride you’d like to forget
Red Velvet have returned to their quirky and upbeat ‘Red’ side of things with their latest release, and that has usually been welcome news for me. However, “Zimzalabim” takes the …
Read More »[Review] TWICE “Breakthrough” with a hit in the present, also deliver proof of concept for their future
TWICE have dropped a pair of Japanese songs recently in “HAPPY HAPPY” and “Breakthrough“, and while the former is nice enough on its own, the latter is where my primary …
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