Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
What I’ll say about the latest batch of high-profile post-Olympics releases is that it’s probably not the best sign if I had to look most of them up to make …
Read More »Rundown: LISA, Taemin, NMIXX, DRIPPIN, SF9, ARrC
Bada’s ‘Green Heart Bazaar’ will benefit children in Gaza, includes donations from Eugene, So Yujin, Kwon Eunbi, Suho, Chuu, Jo Kwon, Sandara Park, Heo Youngji, more
Before getting back to music stuff, I thought an uplifting story would be nice after the week of mess. And so, it was revealed that the 12th anniversary of the …
Read More »Bullet Points: Arrest made in Lee Sun Gyun case, Song Ji Eun’s marriage, Krystal & Yves sign, NINE.i’s legal dispute, a deepfake fancall, quick disbandments, more
Lots of news for this edition because it was a bizarrely busy time in terms of company movement and disbandment. ====== NINE.i (except EDEN) are in a legal dispute with …
Read More »Rundown: TAEYANG & LISA, Agust D, NCT DOJAEJUNG, ALICE, DRIPPIN, Xikers, BLITZERS
Not a ton of stuff here that I came all that close to enjoying, though if you don’t see a release mention here then it’s probably getting a review later, …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: November 2022 (BoA, KARA, Red Velvet, ITZY, B.I, Highlight, BIBI, CSR, AleXa)
November was, somehow, one of those months where it feels like every group possible decided to come back — I guess to get those winter sales in before it’s too …
Read More »Rundown: B.I, woo!ah!, DRIPPIN, CSR, Park Jin Young, Ryu Sujeong, SECRET NUMBER, more
A lot of releases since the last update and surprisingly a decent amount of quality. ====== VICTON – “Virus” Broken record from me but definitely tired of hearing verses like …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: June 2022 (Nayeon, Sunmi, PIXY, Kep1er, LOONA, Wonho, Youngjae, Fromis 9, KARD, more)
Every year, summer comes around and companies race to see who can be the biggest hit of the summer. For me, I try to make it through the hot months …
Read More »Quick Reviews: DRIPPIN’s “ZERO” adds welcome twists onto the typical fourth-gen boy group package
Gonna be straight up with you here, it’s possible I’m being brainwashed into thinking “ZERO” is a step above the typical fourth-gen boy group fare by the shockingly heavy guitar …
Read More »Rundown: JUST B, A Pink, BOL4, YOUNITE, DRIPPIN + more
Honestly, a lot of boring mainstream stuff aside from one exception, and a couple of solid indie releases I thought deserved some run. ====== Kind Of Poison – “Behind The …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: January 2022 (YENA, Yuju, Mirae, Kep1er, Fromis 9, BamBam, ENHYPEN, DRIPPIN, Pentagon)
Long time no see! It is I, your local playlist gremlin, back and ready to dive right into some b-sides I really liked during the month of January. Let’s go! …
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