Well, playlist darlings, Happy New Year once again. I hope you’re all keeping well and not overloading yourself with new year pressure. Hopefully this playlist goes some way towards giving …
Read More »Bullet Points: Kim Tae Hee/Rain stalker, Nam Tae Hyun sentenced, Jaejoong still dealing with sasaengs, marriages, births, oh my
It’s been almost a month since I did this feature last, so quite frankly, there’s been a lot that’s happened even so early in the year. ====== Hyerim (ex-Wonder Girls) …
Read More »YUKIKA’s final album, ‘Time-Lapse’, features remakes of NAMI, ANRI, Jang Pil Soon, and Junko Ohashi
YUKIKA has returned with a city pop remake album called Time-Lapse, where she provides her own take on four Korean and Japanese classics. She also simultaneously revealed on Instagram that …
Read More »Songs You May Have Missed: June 2022 (Kang Hyewon & Stella Jang, YUKIKA, CODE KUNST, DIAWINGS, Colde, BEBE YANA, CHEEZE, more)
You know, what’s really funny is that in person I am never, ever late for anything. Let’s go. ====== Acy Blu – “Finally” BEBE YANA – “1-2-3” CHEEZE – “Pong …
Read More »Rundown: ENHYPEN, WJSN CHOCOME, Max Changmin, YUKIKA, OnlyOneOf, MOMOLAND, MIRAE + others
Slowly but surely catching up on everything I’ve missed, but anyway here’s your Rundown to rant to. ====== KANGTA – “Slow Dance” As advertised, a chill vocal-centric track that’s fine …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: April 2021 (Wheein, STAYC, Yukika, Yoon Ji Sung, AB6IX, U-MIN, LUNARSOLAR)
Hello there. Don’t look at the date. Let’s go! —— Kim Jaehwan – “Get Antsy” A nice mid-tempo song with lovely vocals. Hwang Chi Yeul – “Rain” Insert “I’m not …
Read More »[Review] YUKIKA uses city pop to cure “Insomnia”
YUKIKA made her Korean debut just before the city pop revival took hold. This puts her in an enviable position. She comes across as a cool trendsetter, yet can also …
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