While the promotion of the solo for Dreamcatcher’s Siyeon was much closer to just being a special clip than an actual single, at least it was delievered and she got …
Read More »[Review] Taeyeon returns with hard-hitting pop ballad, “Dear Me”
Right off the bat, it’s important to state — I am a big Taeyeon fan. Actually, I’m a really big Taeyeon fan. She is one of the few artists who, up …
Read More »[Review] Exploring the Korean ballad with Younha’s “Dark Cloud”
The ballad; though still the perfect palate to express nostalgia to many, and a genre of arguably very social importance in everyday Korean life, it is gradually, conceivably, losing its …
Read More »[Review] IU’s upbeat, playful “Blueming” is a refreshing hit
IU is a force of nature in Korean music. No matter what else is going on, you can depend on IU releases to be dominating the charts. “Blueming,” her latest …
Read More »[Review] GOT7 deliver their best in the form of the sophisticated “You Calling My Name”
I’ve always been kinda weird about GOT7. Their members are quite likable, so I get why they have such an enthusiastic fandom, but outside a handful of songs I’ve never …
Read More »[Review] SuperM have ‘Avengers’ ambition but “Jopping” is more like ‘Justice League’
SuperM seemed like a questionable idea from the start, with many fans initially skeptical at best and angry at worst. However, as the hype machine rolled along, predictably many fans …
Read More »[Review] ONEUS ride the traditional/hip-hop fusion cheat code to success on “LIT”
ONEUS impressed with their “Valkyrie” debut, effectively putting the group on the K-pop map. “Twilight” was less impressive, but they returned with “Lit“, which marks probably my favorite release of …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher deliver a standout in “Deja Vu” by turning the volume both up & down
Dreamcatcher are calling ‘Raid Of Dream‘ a special mini, likely due to the ‘King’s Raid‘ mobile game tie-in, but the teasers for “Deja Vu” also seemed to indicate they would …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher (barely) managed to make a mesh of trop house & rock work on “Breaking Out”
The primary reason I fell in love with Dreamcatcher was that their music meshed extremely well with my preferences. Sure, things escalated from there but it always comes back to …
Read More »[Review] CLC merge their past & present towards their future in relentless & catchy “Devil”
2019 has been a rough year for K-pop. It’s only motivated me to write a review, one way or the other, a handful of times in the past few months …
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