After a cornucopia of pre-releases and solo music videos, ITZY are back with their title track “UNTOUCHABLE” off their Born To Be full album. While the group’s music has admittedly …
Read More »[Review] Rookie girl group Geenius make an impressive debut “Voyage”
Geenius are a rookie girl group from new company HOMe, and I’m already predisposed to liking them since they are a quintet that escaped from Blockberry Creative and their maknae …
Read More »Lee Sun Gyun and the failures of the police and media
Generally speaking, I loathe to follow-up on cases like the death of actor Lee Sun Gyun, if for no other reason than being terrified of contributing to a Werther effect*. …
Read More »[Review] Hanbyeol’s “Every Time” is refreshingly no-frills synthwave fun
Honestly, I had not heard of Hanbyeol prior to this release, but you might recognize her as the runner-up on 2020 survival show CAP-TEEN. She made her solo debut shortly …
Read More »[Review] BABYMONSTER debut with an all-too-familiar sound on “BATTER UP”
For a group that carries a lot of hopes for YG Entertainment on its shoulders, it’s been a surprisingly tumultuous lead-up to debut for BABYMONSTER, including the exit of arguably …
Read More »[Review] KISS OF LIFE’s “Nobody Knows” is an alluring throwback R&B track & meaningful sequel to “Bad News”
This is a late review, but mainly because it caught my off guard that KISS OF LIFE released double title tracks. I wasn’t aware of that plan, but it’s a …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher’s new era gets off to a rocky start with “OOTD”
“OOTD” and Villains marks the start of a new era for Dreamcatcher, and they’ve perhaps spent the most effort I’ve seen yet in building up their lore and their visual …
Read More »[Review] J.Y. Park actually manages to turn back the clock to the best of the 80s on “Changed Man”
JYP, or J.Y. Park, is back yet again, this time enlisting the help (sorta) of 80s pop star Kim Wan Sun on “Changed Man“. While aspects of grandpa’s latest comeback …
Read More »[Reviews] APOKI’s stellar “Space” & Band UNI’s rocking “Blue Night”
When I said I had a backlog of songs to highlight (unfortunately mostly from lesser known artists), I wasn’t joking. Here’s a track from back in September with a virtual …
Read More »[Review] Golden Child deliver a heartfelt and melodic rock sound with “Feel Me”
Golden Child are one of those mid-tier groups in terms of popularity that have delivered pretty consistent quality with their releases over the years and deserve more credit than they …
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