Reviews

When it comes to boy groups, it seems like the majority of international fans prefer a darker, more brooding concept. I’m the exact opposite, which makes Golden Child a gift …

RM of BTS recently dropped what’s being called a “playlist”, and one of the songs off that “playlist” recently got a lyric video in “Seoul“. The whole effort was a …

At the beginning of October, singer Babylon released a music video for “One More Night“, a song that featured VINXEN. It took me a while to get around to listening, …

Expectations were high for BoA‘s “Woman“, as the teasers to its release seemed to promise something impressive. Thankfully she’s managed to deliver an addictively dirty track with a confident and …

The K-pop industry has always had a tricky relationship with mental health. Its performers put on an impossibly cheerful façade, so much so that media training is almost as important …

What’s up with this month’s strongest boy group tracks going to acts so under-funded that their management can’t even properly encode a music video? Seriously, the video for N.Tic’s second single, …

Thanks to my daily publication schedule, there’s very little in the K-pop world that passes me by. But every once and awhile, I miss a song that deserves my attention. …

Stray Kids threw down the gauntlet with March’s awesome “District 9“, blending hip-hop and rock for a refreshingly old-school sound that turned things up to eleven to harness K-pop’s unashamed energy. …

As much as I love anything EXO-related, I’ve always found Lay’s solo music to be oddly hookless. His songs have mood and texture, and I enjoy his vocal tone and …

When I think of the artists I would have pegged to go the tropical route, Lee Hongki wouldn’t have even entered the conversation. As the front man of rock band …