Bewildered is probably the best way to describe my reaction to coming across “The Green Planet” by rappers Northfacegawd and J-Tong, as they and their crew of environmental gangsters wax …
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KISS OF LIFE has slowly but surely become one of my favorite new-gen girl groups, as what’s not to love between their collective star quality, good (and rapidly improving) discography, …
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After a rough start to their careers as effectively a quasi-2NE1/BLACKPINK cover group, BABYMONSTER do still maintain a similar quality on “FOREVER“, but begin to lean more into the vocal …
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Armageddon, aespa‘s first album, has already been a success in a way. Their single “Supernova” has been dominating the charts and they almost literally can’t make enough of the especially …
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Oh right, in the midst of everything going on, NewJeans also has a comeback. It’s a significant one considering their seemingly perilous situation, and it started off alright with “Bubble …
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TXT captured my attention in 2021 when they took a rock turn for a bit, and even since then it’s been nice that they at least try to rely on …
Read More »Quick Reviews: LUCAS returns with “Renegade”, a contrived diss track lacking bite
Controversial (gonna be honest, I still don’t know exactly what happened) former NCT member LUCAS is somehow still under SM Entertainment and has now returned with “Renegade“, which is seemingly …
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Read More »Quick Reviews: ILLIT debut with familiar-sounding and easy-listening “Magnetic”
ILLIT, the much-anticipated five-member girl group formed by survival show R U Next? and under HYBE‘s Belift Lab, has now made their debut with “Magnetic” off their Super Real Me …
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BTS‘s V is currently in the military, but like many others before him, there was still content to be released during that period to help keep him in the public …
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