Sori has been active on YouTube and on various television shows, but she hasn’t made a musical release since last July. Recently though she launched a new Kickstarter project to …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher close better than Mariano Rivera on “BOCA”
From their debut, Dreamcatcher’s trajectory has always pointed up, but in recent comebacks things seem to have escalated, and “BOCA” feels like it could be a pivotal moment for the …
Read More »[Review] SuperM may want to go “100”, but the song certainly didn’t
Over time, I’ve come to embrace the concept of SuperM. Sure, it’s cynical and inorganic, but it’s unabashedly so and in a way it kinda represents K-pop well because of …
Read More »[Review] From the “First Line”, Shin Yong Jae brings us all the feels
Shin Yong Jae‘s newest release “First Line” shows us it doesn’t matter whether he’s melting our hearts with 4Men or belting it out as a solo independent artist – this …
Read More »[Review] Sunmi’s “Pporappippam” is great, so I’ll have to remember how to spell it eventually
Sunmi‘s last two singles have been entertaining, either through messaging or visuals, but they didn’t appeal to me musically as strongly as essentially all of her previous solo efforts. Thankfully, …
Read More »[Review] How “Lovely”: Minzy returns as a solo, independent artist
Remember how good 2NE1 was? For such a successful group, it’s hard to imagine why none of their members haven’t hit it big as a solo artist yet since their …
Read More »Ballad Roundup: ‘Youth With You’, BOL4, BTOB’s Eunkwang, Jo Jung Suk, NCT 127
“Baby, this is what you came for…” Or “Hojo Rattling On About YWY2 In The Guise Of A Column About Ballads”. —— Team B – “Miss You 3000” For the …
Read More »[Review] Agust D (BTS’s Suga) delivers an irresistible mesh of traditional & contemporary with “Daechwita”
Almost four years ago, BTS‘s Suga dropped his first mixtape, the self-titled Agust D. It was certainly impressive in some aspects but sonically I wasn’t as deeply enamored with it …
Read More »[Review] TXT get a bit serious, a bit rock with quality “Can’t You See Me?” comeback
TXT have burst onto the scene to significant popularity with the advantage of being the younger brother group of BTS. However, they have failed to capture my incredibly important, certified …
Read More »[Review] IU & Suga look back in “Eight” at the meaning of memories & forever
IU and age-themed singles are nothing new, as following ‘Twenty-Three” at 23, she came back with something for 25 with “Palette“, and now 28 with “Eight“. Of course, much like …
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