‘Parasite’ gathered awards one after another like Pokemon since its release in 2019. From breaking records to garnering international praise, the movie achieved the highest honor at the notoriously local …
Read More »[Review] BVNDIT manages to make bratty & abrasive surprisingly “Cool”
Girl group BVNDIT spent their debut year releasing trendy music that didn’t reinvent the wheel. Though polished and well-performed, I felt like all of their singles suffered from the same …
Read More »[Review] New-look iKON gets back to their basics on “Dive”
Its not too often that an idol group loses their leader and their main songwriter in one fell swoop. But, this is the reality that iKON now faces after B.I …
Read More »[Review] LOONA unrelenting energy on “So What” likely divisive but more good than bad
For as popular as LOONA have become internationally, their agency has had a difficult time capitalizing on the hype. Sure, the girls attended last year’s KCON LA, but they’ve gone …
Read More »[Review] EPISODE provide early contender for worst debut of 2020 (or ever) with “Open My Door”
Though there is a version of their name in Hangul, I feel sorry for any international fans trying to search up information about new girl group Episode. Typing “Episode K-pop” …
Read More »[Review] Cignature’s “Nun Nu Nan Na” seems inspired by Red Velvet at least
Last year, rookie group Good Day sat atop my list of new K-pop acts with the longest hiatuses, and their endless break turned out to be their death knell. But, …
Read More »[Review] DKB continue the shortage of interesting debuts with “Sorry Mama”
Brave Sound’s new boy group has been teased for some time, but now DKB are officially upon us. Unlike last year, 2020 hasn’t seen all that many notable debuts so …
Read More »[Review] Yezi finally returns with a ballad in “My Gravity”, which is … interesting
When we last heard from Yezi, she was forging incantations into hip-hop magic with the addictive, experimental Anck Su Namun. It’s hard to believe that it’s already been two-and-a-half years …
Read More »[Review] New Johnny’s group Snow Man make their debut with “D.D.”
As part of Johnny’s Entertainment’s dual-debut week, Snow Man joined SixTONES in releasing their first official single. With an age range from sixteen to twenty-seven and a nine-member configuration, they’re …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher’s Siyeon definitely provides fans with a “Paradise”
While the promotion of the solo for Dreamcatcher’s Siyeon was much closer to just being a special clip than an actual single, at least it was delievered and she got …
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