Wonho began his solo career abruptly and with a bunch of question marks, but after his seductive, addictive debut with “Open Mind”, he at least laid a solid foundation for …
Read More »[Review] Kang Daniel manages to make deeply personal “Paranoia” appealing musically as well
As somebody who didn’t get into Broduce 101, I mainly know of Kang Daniel for being famous (or the ex-boyfriend of TWICE’s Jihyo), and while his solo releases have been …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher’s “Odd Eye” delivers one of their most memorable melodies
As the years have gone by, Dreamcatcher have kept their rock influence but their fusion sound has definitely hopped around from genre to genre. It’s been hard to argue with …
Read More »[Review] Susan delivers one of 2021’s best with “Amateur Lover”
In terms of releases that seemed to come out of nowhere, Susan’s “Amateur Lover” may be one of the most surprising. Not only had I never heard of her before, …
Read More »[Review] (G)I-DLE’s uniquely appealing “Hwaa” compares favorably with “Hann”
(G)I-DLE raced out the gates during their 2018 debut year, releasing two great singles and a great album, by my count. For most they’ve only continued their ascension since, as …
Read More »[Review] Taeyeon makes an acoustic-driven, indie-type single appealing with “What Do I Call You”
As SNSD’s star vocalist, over the years Taeyeon’s solo career has received a lot of hype and scrutiny to go along with it. I haven’t been the biggest fan of …
Read More »Ballad Roundup: OST Edition – B1A4’s Sandeul, Red Velvet’s Joy, EXO’s Chen, Lee Hi, Sohyang
Seoul-icon Valley The MAMA awards are coming up, so it’s as good a time as ever to touch on the nominations for OST (that I haven’t already covered) and then …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher go as heavy as they ever have with “No More”
Dreamcatcher have been drifting from their hard rock formula in Korea to something still unique but a bit more mainstream in their fusion, and it’s hard to blame them as …
Read More »[Review] “Black Mamba” makes some odd choices as Aespa end up crafting rather standard fare
As SM Entertainment‘s next generation girl group, Aespa was always going to be heavily scrutinized, and there was a predictable amount of discourse surrounding everything about them prior to debut. …
Read More »[Review] GFRIEND go disco on undeniable “MAGO”
Mago is the dude who gets his tongue ripped out through this throat by Khal Drogo on Game Of Thrones, one of the objectively most badass moments in television history. …
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