Last we checked on the story of HyunA and Pentagon‘s E’Dawn being kicked out of Cube Entertainment, then not, then booted again, and then not again, there was a report …
Read More »AKB48 producer Akimoto Yasushi wrote lyrics to “Bird” for BTS, draws ire of Korean fans
AKS President Akimoto Yasushi, who recently participated in a collab with Mnet for ‘Produce 48‘, has been revealed as writer for “Bird“, a BTS song to be released in Japan. …
Read More »BTS get dragged into military exemption debate by opportunistic politicians/media
BTS and military service exemption are things that have been connected in the past, but I ignored it at the time because I didn’t take it seriously. I figured it …
Read More »[Review] Sunmi strikes gold with driving beat and retro sound on “Siren”
Following the disbandment of the Wonder Girls, Sunmi looked to re-establish herself as a soloist with her ‘Warning‘ trilogy, consisting of “Gashina“, “Heroine“, and now “Siren“. Well, mission accomplished. One …
Read More »Nicki Minaj features on alternate version of BTS’s “IDOL”, which is an … interesting choice
When BTS sent out a tweet praising Nicki Minaj‘s ‘Queen‘ album that was complete with links to buy, people wondered what was going on and if a collab would happen. …
Read More »[Review] BTS bring a lot of noise and not much of a chorus in “IDOL”
BTS have been off to a great start in 2018 by my estimation, with “Ddaeng“ standing out as particularly excellent. As usual there was a lot of anticipation for where …
Read More »[Review] CHERRY ON TOP debut with a diamond in the rough through “HI FIVE”
CHERRY ON TOP is a new girl group under United Creative that consists of four members — U, Ian, Yoonseul, and Naye — and they just made their debut with …
Read More »[Review] Nogizaka46’s “Sankaku No Akichi” provides emotion while remaining upbeat & addictive
Nogizaka46 recently released the music video for “Sankaku No Akichi“, and while they only officially provide the short version, thankfully there are kind souls that let us experience the full …
Read More »[Review] LOONA let down by chorus as they go with the safe route for “Hi High” debut
LOONA‘s long pre-debut (technically) journey has finally come down to this. After lead single “FavOriTe” was dropped, which easily could’ve been their debut in my estimation, LOONA has made their …
Read More »[Review] Minseo’s soundtrack-esque “Zero” truly soars behind orchestral instrumental
While I’m quite a bit late on Minseo and “Zero“, my excuse is that I have never heard of this person before. Fortunately, I did stumble upon this song while …
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