Following a hiatus after his bullying scandal, Stray Kids member Hyunjin will be rejoining the group for activities, according to a statement from JYP Entertainment. “Regarding the past times in …
Read More »Songs You May Have Missed: December Edition
NEW YEAR, NEW ME! Just kidding, it’s still me, your local curator goblin, rejecting all attempts at personal development to bring you all another playlist of songs you probably didn’t …
Read More »K-pop’s (BTS/Super Junior/Stray Kids) inroads in Saudi Arabia leads to understandably mixed reactions
Almost a week ago, Super Junior and then Stray Kids made history by becoming the first K-pop groups to perform in Saudi Arabia after they showed out at the Jeddah …
Read More »[Review] Stray Kids’ baffling, thrilling “Side Effects” seems more fit for dancing than listening
Stray Kids are a difficult group to decipher, and I’m starting to think they like it that way. March’s “Miroh” was a watershed moment for them, and remains one of …
Read More »[Review] Stray Kids blast forward with ambition with “Miroh”
At the end of last year, I picked Stray Kids as my top rookie of 2018. However, that was largely based on the incredible strength of their March debut. By …
Read More »[Review] Stray Kids unfortunately continue toning things down on “I Am YOU”
Stray Kids threw down the gauntlet with March’s awesome “District 9“, blending hip-hop and rock for a refreshingly old-school sound that turned things up to eleven to harness K-pop’s unashamed energy. …
Read More »[Review] Stray Kids’s “My Pace” goes for hype but suffers with erratic sound
Rookie group Stray Kids released my favorite debut of the year with March’s “District 9“. That track positioned them as an exciting new force in K-pop, blending trendy hip-hop with …
Read More »[Review] Stray Kids make a successful debut with aggressive, impactful “District 9”
Stray Kids is a new boy group from JYP Entertainment that has seemingly built up a ton of hype leading up to their debut, but for better or worse, I …
Read More »JYPE’s Stray Kids show potential on “Hellevator”, which is an uninspired retread
October will soon be cluttered with idol survival/debut series, from ‘The Unit‘ to YG Entertainment‘s ‘MIXNINE‘, to JYP Entertainment‘s ‘Stray Kids‘. Of the three, Stray Kids seems set to be …
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