Nick & Sammy recently dropped “Belong To Me” and it’s something I could definitely see having staying power. Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised by the upbeat sound of this release, …
Read More »BTS change directions on rather generic “DNA”, which is torpedoed by nondescript hook
BTS have just made their comeback with their ‘Love Yourself: Her‘ album, which is supposed to represent a change in direction for the group. “DNA“, the title track for the …
Read More »Bobby showcases a different side on “Runaway” to great all-around success
Bobby has been used as a punchline around these parts for his still amusing take on what hip-hop is, but it’s been his sweg lord musical efforts with iKON and …
Read More »The A Pink-ification of G-Friend deepens with “Summer Rain”
G-Friend have returned with “Summer Rain“, which … sigh. I get that the album is ‘Parallel‘ and so “Love Whisper” and “Summer Rain” sounding similar is part of the concept …
Read More »EXO return with fun MV for “Power”, but also bring a generic & repetitive song
EXO are back with a cinematic and fun music video for “Power“, but a song that fails to do much at all. So the music video is cinematic and also …
Read More »Artsy Fartsy: Grace got Georgia O’Keeffe shivering with her recent artwork
Grace has painted a vagina peach, aren’t we lucky? As someone who did two-thirds of their degree in Critical & Curatorial Practices, I’m just glad can finally use this skill …
Read More »Yerin/Kai/Lizzy #DanceGate is incredibly dumb, and Pann continues to be garbage
Honest to god, I tried to stay out of #DanceGate when it started. No matter how many articles were written about it or how much fandom mess was involved, I …
Read More »HyunA’s “Babe” is her version of IU’s “Twenty-Three” and it makes quite the statement
HyunA made her 10th anniversary comeback with “Babe“, and while musically it wasn’t the most engaging piece to me, the subject matter was a different story. In many ways it …
Read More »YMC & MBC respond to Jaehwan controversy, and uh … Koreaboo lays out ideal response
The n-word controversy surrounding WANNA ONE‘s Jaehwan had previously caused an international incident between fans, but now it has made its way to the Korean media as well. As you …
Read More »WANNA ONE’s Jaehwan drops n-word (or a pun imitating it) in ‘Show Champion’ skit
Jaehwan of WANNA ONE is being accused of dropping the n-word in some kind of skit thing on ‘Show Champion‘, and it definitely sounds like it. Somebody slowed it down …
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