It’s ironic that the title of MAP6’s new single album is ‘Momentum‘, because I don’t know what kind of momentum their agency thinks the group is creating with their current …
Read More »Seventeen’s “Don’t Wanna Cry” barely avoids becoming a The Chainsmokers retread
I was prepared to hate this. I could go on and on about how American/Western trends need to stay far away from K-pop, and how the tropical house sound in …
Read More »The East Light succumb to riding a trend that doesn’t fit them on “You’re My Love”
Another day, another tropical-inspired K-pop track. Last year, when I was complaining about the overuse of this particular sub-genre, I thought it would be on its way out. But so far …
Read More »HONEYST show promise with “Like You”, though the end product is not quite there yet
FNC Entertainment has been working overtime, debuting HONEYST just seven months after launching SF9. Both groups were featured in the agency’s ‘Dance Or Band‘ series, which — despite its competitive …
Read More »Roy Kim manages to make springtime fun for once with light & breezy “Egoist”
Few K-pop artists could captivate with their voice alone, but Roy Kim is one of them. He could release the dullest song in the world and still knock it out …
Read More »Unnies’ “Right?” thrives thanks to jubilant hooks & dynamite melody
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for K-pop, with releases dwindling to a trickle in light of presidential elections and holidays and a general springtime slump. With such a …
Read More »Hitchhiker & Taeyong provide an exciting sort of chaos in “Around”
Hitchhiker has long been one of my favorite SM Entertainment producers, collaborating with acts like SHINee and Super Junior to brilliant effect. His experimental solo work is a little harder …
Read More »DAY6’s “Dance Dance” matches the season but tripped up a bit by melody
It was just announced that DAY6’s ‘Every DAY6‘ project will celebrate its halfway mark with a full album next month. Presumably, this will contain all ten tracks released so far …
Read More »VAV’s restrained “Flower” still lacks the punch the group has been missing
Boy group VAV have been around for six singles now, but they’ve yet to release a song that has had the impact necessary to shoot them to stardom. February’s 80s-influenced …
Read More »Lovelyz stick to a familiar script for “Now We” to mixed results
Regardless of how you feel about Lovelyz‘s music, they’ve been able to carve out their own sound within the girl group landscape. More often than not their material pulls in …
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