Rock group Buzz has been around for over a decade, not particularly well known to international audiences but beloved in Korea for their emotive ballads. 2017 has seen plenty of …
Read More »Yoo Young Jin teams with Taeyong and gets creative with emotional rock track, “Cure”
My K-pop loving heart skips a beat every time I hear the name Yoo Young Jin. Despite having vastly different styles, he and Sweetune are my all-time favorite K-pop composers. …
Read More »N.Flying find the right balance with energetic comeback with “The Real”
Newer K-pop fans would be forgiven for not knowing who N.Flying are. Despite being a rookie group from a sizeable agency, the guys haven’t made a Korean comeback in nearly …
Read More »WANNA ONE make much-hyped debut with somewhat ironically-titled “Energetic”
WANNA ONE, the 11-man group that came out of ‘Broduce 101‘, has now debuted with “Energetic“. Unfortunately, the title doesn’t match all that well and their debut was a bit …
Read More »Samuel lays a solid foundation on nimble “Sixteen” with help from Changmo
If any contestant seemed best primed for a debut with the boy group Wanna One, spawned from ‘Produce 101‘, it was Samuel. He’d already gained debut experience with duo 1Punch …
Read More »SNSD’s take on disco with “All Night” results in one of their best singles
Since “Holiday” was an upbeat dance track, I figured that surely “All Night” would be SNSD‘s sentimental anniversary mess. Again however, I was pleasantly surprised that they opted instead to …
Read More »WINNER continue to develop their sound with disco-infused “Love Me Love Me”
WINNER weren’t done with the gem of a summer track in “Island“, as they also released “Love Me Love Me” as their other title track. While some compared this to …
Read More »SNSD celebrate on “Holiday”, which has a strong hook & sounds like a musical number
SNSD are back for their 10th anniversary comeback with “Holiday“, and much to my surprise it’s not some mess of a sentimental tear-jerking quasi-ballad. Instead, it’s a light and fun …
Read More »WINNER go with even more Caribbean influence on “Island”, get another summer hit
WINNER are back after their mainstream breakthrough with “Really Really“, and they decided to continue in a similar direction with “Island“. Hey, if it’s not broke, why fix it, right? …
Read More »P.O.P debut with “Catch You”, which is surprisingly intense & makes them interesting rookies
My interest in new girl group P.O.P (Puzzle Of Pop) went from zero to a hundred the moment I read that their title track would be produced by the Iggy/Seo …
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