Editorials

While sorting through title tracks I wanted to review over the last few weeks or so, I found myself left wanting more than I expected. It continues a general trend …

Starship Entertainment‘s KiiiKiii have been a surprisingly intriguing group so far, from their creative teasers to their trendy, laid-back, rather nondescript non-debut debut “I DO ME” to the hopefully-ironic-but-still-trying-too-hard “DEBUT …

With “Air“, ITZY member YEJI makes her solo debut, the first member of her group to do so. While she had established her persona and image within ITZY that made …

Truthfully, I wasn’t the most optimistic about Ruby when the rollout for JENNIE‘s album started with “Mantra“, which seemed like she was just going to rehash elements of her BLACKPINK …

YOUNG POSSE‘s latest comeback with “COLD” is notable for many reasons, the most obvious being the sharp change in directions for both their concept and sound (at least for this …

G-DRAGON has returned with his album Übermensch after topping the charts last year with “Home Sweet Home“, and he’s done so with two title tracks released on the same day …

While ONF certainly aren’t nugus, the strength of their discography to this point unfortunately hasn’t been reflected in their level of popularity compared to other boy groups. Regardless, from singles …

The use of avatars for musicians has come back into the news recently after comedian/host Kim Shin Young and fans of PLAVE clashed over her characterization of them, resulting in …

The KMCA (Korea Music Content Association) has issued a statement opposing an amendment proposed last September that called for a reduction in the maximum working hours for teenage entertainers (idols, …

Slowly but surely LISA‘s solo releases have been creeping up on me musically, with her getting closer and closer to finding a right balance, as stuff like “NEW WOMAN” was …