Rather than a full-fledged comeback, “Lonely” is part of the second half of Jonghyun’s ‘Story OP‘ project, which collects songs he’s written based on stories sent in by listeners of …
Read More »Hyukoh basically just brings us all amazing everything in “Wanli”
Hyukoh have returned with the album ‘23‘, and while “Wanli” is not a title track off that album, it did get a music video and basically everything about this is …
Read More »KARD go 3-for-3 in pre-debut thanks to “Rumor”, but the portrait MV was terrible
KARD, who have still yet to debut but have two quality efforts under their belts already, are back with their third (and final?) pre-release in “Rumor“. While the same sonic …
Read More »IU & G-Dragon managed to make me fall for catchy, layered “Palette”
IU teamed up with G-Dragon to basically ensure “Palette” would be a smash hit, and while I seriously expected to dislike the effort, both of them ended up managing to …
Read More »14U debut with a lot of members and a pleasant surprise in “Very Very Very”
No, this is not a cover version of IOI’s hit from last year. It’s one of those happy surprises K-pop gives us every so often, arriving with absolutely no fanfare …
Read More »Yesung never given the chance to show what he can do on beige “Paper Umbrella”
With Kyuhyun soon to fulfill his mandatory military conscription, there’s a hole for another solo Super Junior balladeer to fill. Yesung seems to be up to the task, releasing the …
Read More »SF9 lean heavily on chorus to deliver their best effort yet with “Easy Love”
Breakout rookies SF9 are wasting no time establishing themselves, releasing a new mini album just two months after the last one. Thus far, the group has adopted an aggressive hip-hop …
Read More »DIA’s “Will You Go Out With Me” reminds of early Girl’s Day for better and worse
DIA are back with two new members in tow and “Will You Go Out With Me“, and though the results were a bit mixed, this was probably their best effort …
Read More »LOONA’s Vivi’s “Everyday I Love You” is retro & nostalgic with a wistful, melodic charm
Last month’s “Love & Live“ promotions finally felt like a step toward proper debut for the girls of LOONA. It’s not that the sub-unit were incredibly original or commercially lucrative, but it was …
Read More »Baekhyun’s “Take You Home” fails to generate any feeling, just as it was designed
We’re officially in spring overload. And with that, I have to apologize for my continued lack of enthusiasm over many of the “spring-like” songs released lately. More than almost any …
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