Following their successful debut with “Discord”, QWER are finally back with their newest release “T.B.H“, and they continue to delight with their addictive J-pop-esque sound. Their debut mini album, MANITO, …
Read More »[Review] BABYMONSTER miss another chance to establish their own identity on “SHEESH”
BABYMONSTER represents YG Entertainment‘s hope for their next big girl group, and things got off to a rocky start, to say the least. Their “BATTER UP” debut was uninspiring and …
Read More »[Review] ARTMS get experimental with the deliciously ominous and unsettling “Birth”
Despite denials that ARTMS would be a group back when the name initially emerged, it is indeed a group consisting of ODD EYE CIRLE plus Haseul and Heejin, the other …
Read More »[Review] BAE173 deliver high-energy second-gen vibes with “Fifty-Fifty”
BAE173 have been around since 2020, but their sound had yet to really capture my attention. Enter “Fifty-Fifty“, which seeps with passionate energy but avoids falling into the anti-melodic pitfalls …
Read More »[Review] CRAVITY bring the relentless rock energy on “Love Or Die”
CRAVITY have been around since 2020, but despite regular comebacks, they hadn’t yet released a single that really connected with me. Needless to say then, “Love Or Die” left me …
Read More »[Review] Moonbyul finds her soloist identity and provides a standout with “TOUCHIN&MOVIN”
In my belated review of her pre-release track “Think About” (it’s still subtly catchy), I noted that MAMAMOO member Moonbyul had long musically seemed like a jack of all trades …
Read More »[Review] IU delivers an expansive, magical encouragement to be metaphorically greedy on “Shopper”
IU‘s first two singles for her The Winning return were a hit and then a miss, though neither song were in genres that resided in my personal wheelhouse. “Shopper” changes …
Read More »[Reviews] Zhang Hao’s “I WANNA KNOW” & Moonbyul’s “Think About” both find simple hooks that make things work
In the latest Rundown I alluded to songs I was going to cover later, and well, I decided to do it now. These two tracks sorta encapsulate the high-end of …
Read More »[Review] NEMOPHILA’s cross of metalcore and yurufuwa result in the extraordinary ‘EVOLVE’
After having some time to marinate with NEMOPHILA‘s newest album, EVOLVE, I find that I can’t stop diving back in. K-pop releases since its release have served as a quick …
Read More »[Review] VANNER mostly hit the jack to the pot with “JACKPOT”
VANNER debuted back in 2019, but count me among those who didn’t see much reason to take notice until they won on Peak Time. Their redebut with “Performer” was solidly …
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