2PM is back with “Promise” or, more aptly, “A.D.T.O.Y.” 2.0. The absence of JYP’s quintessential whisper provides an ominous start to “Promise”. Sadly, the song fails to gain momentum after …
Read More »DIA’s “Mr. Potter” was another attempt by MBK to ruin the group completely
DIA are back with “Mr. Potter“, whose main goal has to be somehow aiming to avoid copyright infringement lawsuits. “Mr. Potter” actually starts out pretty alright, with a lively instrumental …
Read More »‘Never Gone’ was boring as hell, but at least Kris gave us gold
Kris starred in his second lead role in a film in ‘Never Gone,’ but it was a mess, and if not for the eye-candy lead actors I wouldn’t have bothered …
Read More »Yezi & Babylon’s “Chase” is quite standard stuff, but their execution carries it
Yezi teamed up with Babylon to release “Chase“, which is a relatively standard R&B/hip-hop track that is carried almost entirely by its stars. The template for “Chase” is rather basic …
Read More »ShuuKaRen do what they can in “UNIVERSE” debut, but results are a mixed bag
E-Girls members (and sisters) Karen Fujii and Shuuka Fujii recently formed the unit ShuuKaRen and dropped the music video for their debut single, “UNIVERSE“, but the result was a mixed …
Read More »Actor Takahata Yuta has rape charges dismissed despite his confession to the crime
In what is basically a horrifying result for public safety, actor Takahata Yuta is having sexual assault charges against him dismissed even though he confessed to authorities that he sexually …
Read More »Crayon Pop return to old style on “Vroom Vroom”, which boasts an infectious hook
Crayon Pop‘s company bankrupted themselves (probably) by using Crayon Pop’s money on debuts they couldn’t afford, so now Crayon Pop couldn’t afford a music video for “Vroom Vroom” and are …
Read More »Ga-In’s “Carnival” is a musical theatre marvel
There are not many guarantees in life, but a Ga-In music video is one of the few things in K-pop that I go into with full confidence that it will …
Read More »MOBB’s “Hit Me” has a hook and bridge that makes it a hit
Along with “Full House“, MOBB also released “Hit Me“, which is a lot different in tone and purpose. Still, the light-hearted music video hits the right spots and both the …
Read More »MOBB’s “Full House” is flawed and messy and I can’t stop replaying it
MOBB, the duo of Mino and Bobby, released “Full House” recently, and despite all the flaws and the typical pitfalls of swegness, they combined on a song that I enjoyed …
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