While being an SM Entertainment boy group puts RIIZE on everybody’s radar by default, they were of particular hope to me because from the start they seemed slanted towards pop …
Read More »LE SSERAFIM’s Coachella set causes a recycling of the same discourse about vocals
I feel like when I addressed the discourse that arose from LE SSERAFIM’s vocals a month ago, that was already like the second time the issue came up, so now …
Read More »[Review] ONF continue to deliver with the ethereal & dramatic “Bye My Monster”
About six months ago, ONF successfully returned from the military with “Love Effect”, and it was a welcome one. The group can usually be counted on to provide something great, …
Read More »[Review] KISS OF LIFE deliver 00s pop gold with “Midas Touch”
KISS OF LIFE burst onto the scene last year doing something different from most girl groups of the time, embracing a similar girl crush image but in more of a …
Read More »[Review] QWER return with an impressive throwback J-pop sound on “T.B.H”
Following their successful debut with “Discord”, QWER are finally back with their newest release “T.B.H“, and they continue to delight with their addictive J-pop-esque sound. Their debut mini album, MANITO, …
Read More »[Review] BABYMONSTER miss another chance to establish their own identity on “SHEESH”
BABYMONSTER represents YG Entertainment‘s hope for their next big girl group, and things got off to a rocky start, to say the least. Their “BATTER UP” debut was uninspiring and …
Read More »[Review] ARTMS get experimental with the deliciously ominous and unsettling “Birth”
Despite denials that ARTMS would be a group back when the name initially emerged, it is indeed a group consisting of ODD EYE CIRLE plus Haseul and Heejin, the other …
Read More »[Review] BAE173 deliver high-energy second-gen vibes with “Fifty-Fifty”
BAE173 have been around since 2020, but their sound had yet to really capture my attention. Enter “Fifty-Fifty“, which seeps with passionate energy but avoids falling into the anti-melodic pitfalls …
Read More »BREAKING: DETAILED SUMMARY OF RIIZE’s MASSIVE SCANDALS THAT ARE SHAKING THE INDUSTRY
There’s a lot of talk going around about RIIZE‘s ongoing scandals, and things can get extra confusing when some sites are releasing like 20 articles about it in half a …
Read More »Let’s Discuss: How much should fans care about idol vocals? Do they actually? Has there been a vocal decline in K-pop of late?
SPICA Hello and welcome to Let’s Discuss, another feature I made up in five minutes because I figured out it allows me to be lazy by taking discussions already happening …
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