It feels like I’ve been saying this about a lot of fourth generation groups recently, but Rocket Punch had yet to make themselves relevant to me with their musical efforts. …
Read More »[Review] Siyeon & Dami of Dreamcatcher spice up an OST with rock ballad “Shadow”
Perhaps a sign of their gradual ascent in Korea following their rise internationally, Dreamcatcher members Siyeon and Dami appeared on the Dark Hole OST with “Shadow“. It’s a chance for …
Read More »[Review] (G)I-DLE’s Yuqi delivers a true standout in excellent “Bonnie & Clyde”
While I’ve already essentially spoiled my thoughts on “Bonnie & Clyde” in the review of “Giant”, it’s important for me to flesh out exactly how impressed I was by what …
Read More »[Review] (G)I-DLE’s Yuqi makes impressive solo debut with addictive rock ballad “Giant”
Not gonna lie, when I initially saw the news that Yuqi would be (G)I-DLE‘s next member to have a solo debut, my reaction was: 1) assuming it would be in …
Read More »[Review] Aespa remakes “Next Level” from the ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ OST, which ends up just as tiresome as the original
Being an SM Entertainment girl group, Aespa obviously arrived with a lot of fanfare and expectations. Their “Black Mamba” debut had some odd choices and didn’t impress, but hey that’s …
Read More »[Review] WJSN The Black marks successful debut with groovy, seductive “Easy”
While WJSN continues to chug along successfully with their generally ethereal sound, they’re also diversifying nicely, with WJSN Chocome being their quirky and cute sub-unit and now WJSN The Black …
Read More »[Review] HOT ISSUE debut with “GRATATA”, which makes it hard to not think of BLACKPINK
HOT ISSUE is the debut girl group from S2 Entertainment, a company started recently by CUBE Entertainment founder Hong Seung Sung. The group itself made their debut today with “GRATATA“, …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher only check the anime OST boxes with “Eclipse”
Dreamcatcher have sort of been hovering around, lurking in Japan and waiting for a chance to get on an anime OST, and with “Eclipse” they got one through their ‘King’s …
Read More »Ballad Roundup: Mailbag (John Park, Lim Jae Bum, KARD, AKMU), Hwang Chi Yeul, Crowd Lu, Wendy
John Park, Respected Entertainer Sprinkling mailbag goodies in with some more recent content. —— Hwang Chi Yeul – “Two Letters” On the Bugs chart (at the time of me writing …
Read More »[Review] SHINee’s “Atlantis” is right in their wheelhouse, but results more good than great
After reflecting on it a bit, it’s safe to say that SHINee is my all-time favorite K-pop boy group in terms of musical output. Throughout the years they’ve continually churned …
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