EXID are back with “Night Rather Than Day,” but they’re down Solji. While she’s out of commission, it seems like they experimented a bit with their sound, for better and …
Read More »Ten’s “Dream In A Dream” an elegant, captivating performance piece
Only two weeks in and SM Entertainment‘s second try at SM Station has given us its first non-traditional release. As a kick-off to what promises to be a performance-focused project …
Read More »IU & Oh Hyuk combine on smooth R&B effort, “Can’t Love You Anymore”
After IU tried to kill us all with her music, as she proved on “Through The Night“, she came back with a collab with Oh Hyuk called “Can’t Love You …
Read More »Indie Focus: Soma fits the feeling of emotional magic into ‘Somablu’
It was a music video that brought Soma to my attention. I believe it was first the visuals, then the vocals. At the time I was listening to a lot …
Read More »INX fails to distinguish themselves with generic “2GETHER”
Rookie boy group INX debuted last August with the promising “Alright“, opting for a classic synth sound that helped them stand out. Unfortunately, they went pretty silent shortly after. In …
Read More »IMFACT’s “Tension Up” boasts dynamite chorus and questionable choices elsewhere
Rookie boy group IMFACT have teased a monthly release schedule for 2017, but the month of March was conspicuously skipped. I have to assume this was due to preparation for new …
Read More »DAY6 successfully shift gears for summer with fun & breezy “I’m Serious”
Though I have my qualms about digital singles replacing album releases, the biggest upside of a monthly title track schedule is that it allows an artist’s material to change along with …
Read More »Dreamcatcher continue to excel with their metal pop sound on “Good Night”
After a successful reboot of their group with “Chase Me“, questions remains about whether Dreamcatcher‘s company were actually fully committed to the thing we lovingly dubbed ‘Satanic G-Friend’. Well, if …
Read More »Taeyeon’s “Make Me Love You” is a particularly bland & dated R&B effort
Taeyeon successfully released her album ‘My Voice‘ at the end of February, but is back now with a deluxe edition and additional songs, the lead of which is “Make Me …
Read More »WINNER’s “Fool” caps off their comeback with a filler effort dedicated to fans
“Really Really” already made WINNER‘s comeback a success in my book, but they had double title tracks and released a music video for “Fool” as well. Of course, after a …
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