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Red Velvet have been away for seemingly forever in the K-pop world (two years), which has left a notable hole in K-pop landscape as they’ve been one of the more …
Read More »[Review] Red Velvet return with surprisingly conservative “Queendom”
[Review] Ten (NCT) continues to excel as a soloist on the pop-punk “Paint Me Naked”
I know Ten is probably a busy man and all that. Between NCT and WayV and whatever else I’m sure he has things to do, but after releasing “New Heroes” …
Read More »[Review] AKMU’s “Hey Kid Close Your Eyes” simultaneously haunting & fun
While “NAKKA” was a well-crafted take on synthpop and an understandable choice for the single, it’s “Hey Kid Close Your Eyes” featuring Lee Sun Hee that might be AKMU’s best …
Read More »[Review] Sunmi’s “You Can’t Sit With Us” tries to make fetch happen
While everybody is now riding the retro wave, Sunmi has been there and done that for a while now, dating back to the Wonder Girls and some of her recent …
Read More »[Review] AKMU & IU explore the upside to falling on “NAKKA”, an addictive rhythmic gem
When an AKMU and IU collab was announced for the former’s collab album, a sound like “NAKKA” was not at all expected. Yet based on the end product of the …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher will love you to death on the delightfully creepy “BEcause”
Dreamcatcher ended their dystopian trilogy to begin 2021 with the addicting “Odd Eye” and are now releasing what they are calling a special album that seems to be a one-off …
Read More »[Review] Ali simplifies the complicated in new single, “Are You There”
Showing off her powerful vocals in her new ‘adult ballad’ single, “Are You There”, Ali reminds us of the popular old K.I.S.S. principle — “keep it simple, stupid!”. To get …
Read More »[Review] Pink Fantasy compare favorably with Dreamcatcher on potent “Poison”, which deserves to be their breakout
Honestly, I was concerned about Pink Fantasy for a while. After making their debut back in 2018, they transitioned to a darker horror type concept in mid-2019 with “Fantasy” that …
Read More »[Review] Brave Girls deliver on their summer anthem promise with the undeniably fun “Chi Mat Ba Ram”
By their own admission, Brave Girls were about to disband earlier this year, but following the famous revival of “Rollin’” the group now has new life and have shot up …
Read More »[Review] TWICE step out of the box on “Alcohol-Free”, which could’ve used a shot
TWICE have made a conscious effort to mature their sound of late, with standout tracks like “I Can’t Stop Me” and “Cry For Me” showcasing that they can definitely do …
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