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 …
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Asian Junkie’s Best Of 2021 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Honorable Mentions Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 2 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 3 Top …
Read More »Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Honorable Mentions
Asian Junkie’s Best Of 2021 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 1 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 2 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 3 Top …
Read More »Asian Junkie’s Best Of 2021
Hello and welcome everybody to Asian Junkie’s year-end content for 2021. This post will serve as a clearinghouse for a year-long project where I basically listened to as many Korean …
Read More »[Review] ‘Cyber Trance Presents Ayu Trance 2’ is a timely reissue, reminder of J-pop’s once towering soft power
Do you like Trance? Do you like Ayumi Hamasaki? Are you a DJ? Then you probably know what this is. To the rest of you, this year marks the 20th anniversary of 'Cyber Trance presents Ayu Trance', an official remix project commissioned by Avex to get the biggest names in trance to remix their J-Pop superstar Ms. Hamasaki. It would end up being a hugely successful and influential endeavor, leading to another 3 volumes and Ayu finding her way into DJ crates around the world. For many outside of Japan, this was the gateway into 21st century J-Pop.
Read More »[Review] Younha releases one of the best singles of the year with “Stardust”
Fans worldwide are reeling over Younha‘s recently released sixth studio album, End Theory. What really is a great album overall, is notably anchored by its wonderful title track, “Stardust”. I …
Read More »[Review] Kai’s slow & sensual sound gets sluggish on “Peaches”
Just like last year, EXO’s Kai has returned at the tail end of 2021 to reassert his place in the industry. 2020’s self-titled debut proved to be a great success, …
Read More »[Review] IVE’s solid “ELEVEN” debut prioritizes establishing their image more than their sound
Starship Entertainment‘s new girl group IVE have made their debut with “ELEVEN“, and regardless of their musical output, it sure seems like the company would have to fuck things up …
Read More »[Review] Chungha’s “Killing Me” is welcome surge of impassioned pop
After releasing a mammoth 21 track album in February, Chungha has been pretty quiet. But, she’s back to close out the year with digital single “Killing Me“. After such a …
Read More »[Review] ACOUSOLJAH highlights acoustic reggae with the refreshing “Danbee”
Korean acoustic reggae isn’t exactly something I (or probably anybody) knew existed, much less sought out, but every once in a while following distribution YouTube channels proves worth it. Back …
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