Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.

If the career direction of Shinsadong Tiger and Brave Brothers are any indication, composers are no longer simply composers but rather in-house corporate producers, idol group producers, entertainment label CEOs, and even TV personalities. So when surveys like this are held with no rules that prohibit composers from naming their own artists, it not only makes me dismiss the entire ... Read More »

A Pink have flown under the radar this year, and a lot of it has to do with the fact that their music, image, and approach hasn’t fallen into the popular trends of today’s mainstream media. However, somewhere in Korea, A Pink are doing something right because they’ve been the front running girl group for best new artist of 2011. ... Read More »

Wow. Talk about throwback K-pop. Pure 90s K-pop look with a 10s corporate K-pop budget. You know what though? It works perfectly. It’s a bit hard to explain, but it just felt as if S.E.S. or Fin.K.L could have done this song had it been around back in the day and it would have been a major hit. Plus, and ... Read More »