I often feel that, if given complete creative freedom, most idols would release nothing but ballads and coffee-shop style acoustic tracks. For a fan of megawatt pop music, this suspicion …
Read More »[Review] NCT Dream’s “Candle Light” a warm, affable end to this iteration of the group
December is such a barren month for new K-pop releases, and what we do get tends to be an endless stream of ballads and mid-tempos. This languid pace makes it …
Read More »[Review] Seulgi, SinB, Chungha, Soyeon mesh well on alluring “Wow Thing” collab
“Seulgi X SinB X Chungha X Soyeon” is quite a mouthful of a name for a project group! Honestly, though, I can see why SM Entertainment would want to highlight …
Read More »[Review] EXO’s Chanyeol & Sehun team up and execute chill vibe nicely on “We Young”
Lately, it feels like SM Station has become an extended teaser for that new EXO album we’ve all been waiting for. It’s hard to believe that six years into their …
Read More »[Review] Baekhyun & Loco deliver on “Young”, which eschews trends but is limited by its melody
As the third season of the ‘SM Station‘ platform continues to shine light on unexpected collaborations, the pairing of EXO’s Baekhyun and rapper Loco arrives with much expectation. It’s been …
Read More »BoA & Siedah Garrett cover Michael Jackson’s “Man In The Mirror” for some reason
Just generally speaking, it’s a terrible idea to cover Michael Jackson songs because everybody usually knows what they sound like and thus it’s almost impossible to do the original justice. …
Read More »SME relegates Luna & Amber to generic prog house effort in “Lower”
At this point, I think I’d rather SM Entertainment abandon their digital ‘SM Station‘ project to focus more completely on full-fledged comebacks. It’s not that ‘SM Station’ hasn’t resulted in …
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 »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 …
Read More »Red Velvet’s “Would U” an understated but pleasant opening act for SM Station
March is always a pretty barren month when it comes to big K-pop releases, but it feels like we’re coming off of one of the driest spells in recent memory. That …
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