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. …
Read More »[Review] TWICE inject life into their 2020 with 80s standout “I Can’t Stop Me”
2020 has been a relatively down year for TWICE to this point, with neither “More & More” nor “Fanfare” eliciting much feeling, especially for such a high-profile group. With “I …
Read More »[Review] Crush and Taeyeon summon Satan in “Let Me Go”
Crush recently released a new mini-album, titled with HER which is composed of five songs with five different female collaborators. His title track, “Let Me Go”, featuring the lovely Taeyeon, …
Read More »[Review] LOONA continue to abandon melody for attitude on “Why Not”
Though I’ve been, ahem, busy with other happenings recently, a LOONA song is always something anticipated (especially internationally) and so there’s a lot of requests to cover it. Understandable, and …
Read More »[Review] Ailee does things her own way in “When We Were In Love”
Ailee is back(!) with her fifth mini-album, I’m. Headlining the album is the emotional ballad, “When We Were In Love”. Not only did Ailee gift us with a new mini-album …
Read More »Ballad Roundup: ChoA, Lee Suhyun, CHUANG2020, Red Velvet
Manifesting in 2020 Sorry for being away for a couple months, summer is not a particularly fruitful time for main-stage ballads, plus we’re all going a little COVID crazy, plus …
Read More »[Review] Jessica’s debut novel ‘Shine’ is entertaining if nothing else
Not sure what exactly possessed me to read and live-tweet former SNSD member Jessica‘s debut novel Shine on a Monday night, but I ended up blazing through it in one …
Read More »[Review] EVERGLOW’s “La Di Da” deserves to be their breakout hit
EVERGLOW is one of those girl groups whose presence was difficult to ignore, but for my money, hadn’t quite yet lived up to their potential. The pieces were always there, …
Read More »[Review] Taemin’s “Criminal” is a star operating at the top of his game
Taemin’s solo career has always been a success, filling a much-needed male pop soloist void. Behind subdued yet funky and groovy notes, there hasn’t been much objectionable that he’s dropped, …
Read More »[Review] Sori delivers a synth-heavy gem in “Initial S”, which is hopefully not her swan song
Following her previous release, Sori found herself on the verge of giving up her dream of singing and presumably focusing on acting going forward. Thankfully, she seems to have given …
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