What Samuel Seo offers is an evolution of the hip-hop-and-R&B fusion found in the Korean music scene. Along with peers like Giriboy, he brings melodicism and a more pensive attitude …
Read More »Taeyeon’s “I Got Love” shows she can go mature & sensual, but is undermined by production
SNSD‘s Taeyeon has dropped “I Got Love,” which is her pre-release track for her upcoming first full solo album. In it, she drops the airy, poppy act and gets mature …
Read More »KARD’s “Don’t Recall” is familiar but different and lives up to lofty expectations
Co-ed group KARD are back with “Don’t Recall,” and though they’re still technically pre-debut, the quality of their efforts so far have been anything but. KARD go back to the …
Read More »BTS return with “Spring Day,” which has meaning & soul but a rather uninspired sound
BTS are back with ‘You Never Walk Alone‘ (which I can’t not associate with Liverpool FC), which is a ‘Wings‘ repackage album, and the single off it is “Spring Day“. …
Read More »Masta Wu’s “SHIT” shows he’s a fan of truth in advertising
Masta Wu has dropped a music video for “SHIT“, which is a collab with Dok2 and a 100% appropriate title for this release. How is it possible to make something …
Read More »Zion.T returns with surprisingly average, “The Song”
Zion.T, one of my favorite solo artists in Korean entertainment, purely for the gold mine that was ‘Red Light‘ back in 2013, has comeback with a style that is a slight …
Read More »Indie Focus: Ahn Ye Eun’s self-titled debut album is a lovely crossover gem
‘K-Pop Star‘ runner-up Ahn Ye Eun does not waste any time trying to make a sunny first impression in her self-produced debut album’s opener, “Elope.” Sass seeps in the spaces …
Read More »MC Sniper continues to make following his career worth it on “The Woman And Man Behind”
MC Sniper‘s latest single “The Woman And Man Behind” features vocal talent AG Sung Eun, but was released with almost no promotion and minimal fanfare. That shouldn’t influence your opinion …
Read More »AOA’s B-sides prove the strength of their album, ‘Angel’s Knock’
AOA isn’t a group known for their B-sides, however being someone who listens to quite a lot of albums I’ve noticed that they do have quite a few golden ones. …
Read More »Monsta X’s Jooheon fails to get into “Rhythm” in his absolute mess of a pre-release
Jooheon of Monsta X will be releasing a mixtape soon, and “Rhythm” is the pre-release track that’s supposed to whet our appetites for what’s to come. It took me a …
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