EXO are back with a cinematic and fun music video for “Power“, but a song that fails to do much at all. So the music video is cinematic and also …
Read More »DIA refurbish retread concepts to great success on addicting “Can’t Stop”
DIA have returned with “Can’t Stop” by taking a concept that’s been done over and over again and somehow making it feel interesting again. “Can’t Stop” definitely brings a public-friendly …
Read More »Jessica celebrates her 10th anniversary with inoffensive, light “Summer Storm”
Jessica is celebrating her 10th anniversary since debut, and she’s come back with “Summer Storm“, which doesn’t deviate too far from what Jessica has done musically thus far. Jessica’s music …
Read More »Weki Meki’s “I Don’t Like Your Girlfriend” debut is less messy fun & more just mess mess
Weki Meki have debuted with a lyric from Avril Lavigne‘s “Girlfriend” in “I Don’t Like Your Girlfriend“, which is sort of like SNSD‘s “I Got A Boy” but on steroids …
Read More »WANNA ONE make much-hyped debut with somewhat ironically-titled “Energetic”
WANNA ONE, the 11-man group that came out of ‘Broduce 101‘, has now debuted with “Energetic“. Unfortunately, the title doesn’t match all that well and their debut was a bit …
Read More »SNSD’s take on disco with “All Night” results in one of their best singles
Since “Holiday” was an upbeat dance track, I figured that surely “All Night” would be SNSD‘s sentimental anniversary mess. Again however, I was pleasantly surprised that they opted instead to …
Read More »WINNER continue to develop their sound with disco-infused “Love Me Love Me”
WINNER weren’t done with the gem of a summer track in “Island“, as they also released “Love Me Love Me” as their other title track. While some compared this to …
Read More »SNSD celebrate on “Holiday”, which has a strong hook & sounds like a musical number
SNSD are back for their 10th anniversary comeback with “Holiday“, and much to my surprise it’s not some mess of a sentimental tear-jerking quasi-ballad. Instead, it’s a light and fun …
Read More »WINNER go with even more Caribbean influence on “Island”, get another summer hit
WINNER are back after their mainstream breakthrough with “Really Really“, and they decided to continue in a similar direction with “Island“. Hey, if it’s not broke, why fix it, right? …
Read More »G-Friend return to powerful innocence with “Love Whisper”, but made it less catchy
G-Friend has had an incredible run of quality releases with their schoolgirl trilogy and then “Navillera” and “Fingertip“, but they’ve finally disappointed a bit with their most recent comeback, “Love …
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