Way’s Girls are now brazenly throwing up their gang signs in public, repping their set in public pictures and projects, specifically during filming for a music video with other gang …
Read More »Indie Focus: Jannabi enchants and lifts your spirits with ‘Monkey Hotel’
Even the most miserable wretch wouldn’t be able to resist the infectiously cheerful ‘Monkey Hotel‘. This sunny album from Jannabi, well-crafted and endlessly inviting, is a whirlwind of ear-catching melodies. …
Read More »AOA’s Jimin drops n-word covering Nelly’s “Get Like Me”, apologizes for being dumb
AOA‘s Jimin dropped the n-word while covering a Nicki Minaj verse in Nelly‘s “Get Like Me” and then promptly apologized for being a dumbass, basically. I think there’s a case …
Read More »Indie Focus: We Hate JH’s ‘Divert’ put their polish and growth on display
It’s been a little over a year since We Hate JH‘s ‘The Naive Kids‘ album, and since then they only released a single in May before dropping ‘Divert.’ If you …
Read More »Rookie Releases: Bulldok, BOYS24, Victon, The East Light, Eyedi, KATE, Bolbbalgan4
Personally, I think this particular ‘Rookie Releases‘ is chock full of gems, and I’m very excited to get started. As always when it comes to K-pop, creep with care and …
Read More »Nayeon telepathically makes Momo fall into a hole on stage just so she can save the day
Nayeon is a disgusting idol. TWICE stans want to deny it, but it’s true. It’s true, man. In addition to being guilty of a wide assortment of heinous past offenses, …
Read More »BTOB’s “I’ll Be Your Man” breaks their stasis & provides hope with step in right direction
Apparently all our whining over their past few sub-par ballad releases was not in vain, as BTOB have come back with a rich vocal-centered mid-tempo dance track in “I’ll Be Your Man.” I …
Read More »Indie Focus: Silica Gel debut with a remarkable self-titled effort
Here’s a few words I’m throwing around in an attempt to characterise Silica Gel’s self-titled debut album: colourful, scintillating, immersive, galactic (both in theme and scope). Yet those don’t even …
Read More »Indie Focus: Astronuts’ ‘Pale Blue Dot’ is another winner from a Busan-based band
I first heard of Astronuts through a clip on Facebook when former guitarist and vocalist of the Feverdogs, Lee Junsoo, told me his new band was in the process of …
Read More »Indie Focus: LA BAIE’s foundation in the old results in a unique sound on ‘The Bay’
It’s interesting to hear what different combinations of instruments can result in. LA BAIE is a great example of talented musicians creating music through limited means, but ending up with …
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