Unfairly or not, comeback tracks by top-of-the-pack artists like EXO will always be held to a higher standard. K-pop moves so fast, with each month stuffed full of releases big …
Read More »KARD cleverly utilize callbacks and keep the success rolling with “Hola Hola”
After three quality ‘pre-releases’ in “Oh NaNa“, “Don’t Recall“, and “Rumor“, KARD are finally making their ‘debut’ with “Hola Hola“. Their existing catalog has already given them enough popularity internationally …
Read More »PSY & Taeyang team up on “Love”, the best song off his album due to its timeless charm
Better late than never, I suppose. Though “Love” doesn’t get a music video that actually features PSY and Taeyang in it, I’m happy that the song is still garnering some …
Read More »The Solutions deserve to be noticed after power pop “All That You Want” for ‘SM Station’
When the second season of ‘SM Station‘ was announced earlier this year, it was promised to feature collaborations from foreign artists and folks who were not part of SM Entertainment’s …
Read More »HOTSHOT find their lane and excel with the creative sounds of “Jelly”
‘Produce 101‘ hasn’t even been off the air for a month and we already have groups moving to capitalize on its success. Of course, this is exactly what these mid-to-lower …
Read More »Jessi’s juvenile “Gucci” feels like more of step back than progress
Ever since her high-profile resurgence with 2015’s ‘Unpretty Rapstar‘, Jessi has struggled to convert her immense charisma and variety show talent into a broadly successful music career. Though many pigeonhole …
Read More »Zico’s bouncy, off-kilter “Artist” rides enjoyable hook to disjointed success
Over the past few years, Zico has been much more prolific as a solo artist than as a member of his group Block B. Though he’s only released two mini …
Read More »Zico’s “Anti” masterfully tells the story of one of his … well, antis
Zico‘s return with “Anti” provided me with a reminder of why I liked him to begin with, getting away from the rap ballad bullshit, returning to things with a bit …
Read More »A Pink’s frenetic & peppy “Go! Go! More!” matches the group extremely well
A Pink have been pretty prolific lately, routinely bouncing between Korean and Japanese comebacks. While I’m afraid this heavy work ethic has taken a toll on the general quality of …
Read More »Xiumin & Mark’s “Young & Free” is the best 2017 ‘SM Station’ song, which isn’t saying much
So far, the 2017 “season” of SM Station has been pretty underwhelming. Even when bigger name artists have gotten involved, it’s usually been in the form of a ballad or …
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