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 …
Read More »[Review] CRAVITY bring the relentless rock energy on “Love Or Die”
CRAVITY have been around since 2020, but despite regular comebacks, they hadn’t yet released a single that really connected with me. Needless to say then, “Love Or Die” left me …
Read More »CSR add toddler member to group in shock reveal
Like many K-pop groups of late, girl group CSR are very involved in making TikTok videos and doing challenges as a way to promote themselves. Recently, they danced to a …
Read More »[Review] Moonbyul finds her soloist identity and provides a standout with “TOUCHIN&MOVIN”
In my belated review of her pre-release track “Think About” (it’s still subtly catchy), I noted that MAMAMOO member Moonbyul had long musically seemed like a jack of all trades …
Read More »[Review] IU delivers an expansive, magical encouragement to be metaphorically greedy on “Shopper”
IU‘s first two singles for her The Winning return were a hit and then a miss, though neither song were in genres that resided in my personal wheelhouse. “Shopper” changes …
Read More »[Reviews] Zhang Hao’s “I WANNA KNOW” & Moonbyul’s “Think About” both find simple hooks that make things work
In the latest Rundown I alluded to songs I was going to cover later, and well, I decided to do it now. These two tracks sorta encapsulate the high-end of …
Read More »[Review] NEMOPHILA’s cross of metalcore and yurufuwa result in the extraordinary ‘EVOLVE’
After having some time to marinate with NEMOPHILA‘s newest album, EVOLVE, I find that I can’t stop diving back in. K-pop releases since its release have served as a quick …
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