Though they’ve only released two singles so far, NCT Dream has quickly become my favorite NCT unit. While 127 has been focused more and more on a hip-hop driven sound, …

Back with double title tracks, Taeyang has made a long awaited comeback as mandatory military enlistment looms in the distance. While “Darling“ stripped back on production flourishes to shine a …

It’s been a long time coming, but 2017 seems to be the year of Big Bang members’ solo comebacks. First we had G-Dragon in June, and now it’s Taeyang‘s turn. …

Ever since Big Bang‘s ‘MADE‘ project in 2015, multi-month single album campaigns have become an increasingly popular mode of promotion for K-pop acts. It can be an especially enticing idea …

Sometimes the pure inanity of K-pop is a real sight to behold. I like to imagine a totally new reader stumbling upon The Bias List by accident and taking a …

While reviewing Wanna One’s “Energetic“, I mentioned how I felt that IOI’s debut year was hampered by a discography that forced a variety of sounds and styles at the girls …

After School‘s Raina was on the cusp of quite a solo career a few years ago with the release of mega-successful duet ‘A Midsummer Night’s Sweetness‘. But like After School …

After a burst of music show performances in the spring, last month’s ‘Every DAY6‘ release “Hi Hello“ didn’t seem to be pushed or promoted very hard. But though that song …

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 …

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. …