Hello there, playlist darlings. Without rambling on too much this month, cutting down tracks for this one was really quite a lengthy process. It seems like every company was trying …
Read More »Rundown: Park Bom, MCND, aespa, Billlie, Dino, NARSHA, ONE PACT, more
Heading into December now, which is usually a pretty bleak month, and it has a Rundown to match for the most part. ====== Park Bom (Feat. DAWN) – “I” Generic? …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: September 2023 (Key, Loossemble, PURPLE KISS, BOYNEXTDOOR, FTISLAND, EL7Z UP, Kep1er, CRAVITY, more)
Hello again, playlist darlings. It always feels a little odd to be writing about tracks that came out during the last throes of summer warmth when the nights have drawn …
Read More »Pinkpantheress interpolates f(x)’s “Ice Cream” on “Another Life” off her new album ‘Heaven Knows’
Pinkpantheress has interpolated f(x)‘s track “Ice Cream” off their NU ABO album on her track “Another Life” off her debut album Heaven Knows. In case you didn’t catch it, she …
Read More »Backlash against Taemin’s ‘Guilty’ photos seem misguided and reactionary
SHINee‘s Taemin has returned recently with the album Guilty, and fans are releasing unboxing videos for the album now. That has also found Taemin under fire a bit, as the …
Read More »[Review] Taemin turns up the drama to 11 with his “Guilty” return
Almost 2.5 years ago, SHINee member Taemin dropped “Advice” and then went to complete his military service. In his absence, there’s been a lot of admirable attempts to fill in …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: June 2023 (SHINee, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, Fromis 9, Kang Daniel, Taeyong, I.M, TNX, more)
I don’t often describe the world of K-pop as being quiet, but June was definitely a relatively quiet one by normal standards. Sure, we had a couple of absolutely massive …
Read More »Key, Taemin, and SHINee’s production team issue apologies for colorist remarks towards Minho, which is something at least
Okay wow, while I was busy getting excited about shitposts and Chuseok, apparently I missed a whole controversy with SHINee members Key and Taemin coming under fire for colorist remarks …
Read More »[Event] Let’s (finally) talk KCON LA 2023: The highs, the lows, the hygiene advice
Nearly a month after KCON 2023 LA, I’ve decided to finally put words to my feelings of the events that transpired. Let’s clear the air a bit. KCON has become …
Read More »Rundown: FT ISLAND, Weeekly, Cignature, XODIAC, Hur Youngji, KEY, Lee Chae Yeon, Rocket Punch, CRAVITY, more
Hello and welcome to me getting bogged down with work and catching up on a couple weeks worth of releases again. Fortunately, that means there’s a lot in here that …
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