Ladies, gents, beautiful they/thems, and everyone else, welcome to this extremely late edition of B-Side Spotlight for … February 2022. Oops? This one is pretty short and sweet, without my …
Read More »[Review] Rocket Punch’s “CHIQUITA” injects some life into 2022 with synthy quality
Things have been relatively dull in K-pop over the last month or so aside from maybe a few standouts, and at least I’m not alone in that feeling since Korea …
Read More »Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 9
Asian Junkie’s Best Of 2021 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Honorable Mentions Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 1 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 2 Top …
Read More »Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 2
Asian Junkie’s Best Of 2021 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Honorable Mentions Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 1 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 3 Top …
Read More »Eunbi & Juri have ‘PD48’ reunion for Epic Seven OST song, “I’ll Be Your Energy”
Imagine my surprise today when I opened Epic Seven to continue my degen gacha career and found that ex-IZ*ONE Eunbi and Rocket Punch‘s Juri were having a Produce 48 reunion …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: May 2021 (NCT Dream, Oh My Girl, TXT, SHINee’s Taemin, Heize, HIGHLIGHT, Ailee, Rocket Punch, EVERGLOW)
Hello! Hi there. The earth has heated up where I am, and in between me having my brain melt out of my ears (it’s not even that hot, I’m just …
Read More »[Review] Rocket Punch make their mark with a catchy, retro surprise in “Ring Ring”
It feels like I’ve been saying this about a lot of fourth generation groups recently, but Rocket Punch had yet to make themselves relevant to me with their musical efforts. …
Read More »YooA & Shindong have dance cover battle with groups, YooA does day/night covers of Harry Styles’ “Lights Up”
For I’m not sure what reason, Oh My Girl‘s YooA and Super Junior‘s Shindong did a dance cover battle recently, with Shindong taking on three girl group choreos —ELRIS‘s “Jackpot“, …
Read More »Rocket Punch do dance medley of INFINITE, SEVENTEEN, TWICE, IZ*ONE, SNSD, Lovelyz for ‘Idol Radio’
While their “Bim Bam Bum” debut left something to be desired, the girls of Rocket Punch themselves seems to be promising and they recently did a dance medley on ‘Idol …
Read More »[Review] Rocket Punch make solid “Bim Bam Bum” debut that could get lost in the crowd
When it comes to pop music, everyone’s got their biases. But, being a fan of an entire agency is a uniquely K-pop proposition. It’s akin to being a devotee of …
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