People have been recommending Pink Fantasy‘s comeback to me since it was released, so now that I’ve had time to listen to it, I can provide my extremely timely thoughts …
Read More »[Review] Viini (Kwon Hyunbin) has himself a disaster of a solo debut with “GENIE”
With YG Entertainment in continual freefall, the company seems unable to release anything but threadbare solo albums from its artists. BLACKPINK’s stuck in a one-per-year promotional schedule, iKON is in …
Read More »[Review] A Pink’s Hayoung has solo debut with “Don’t Make Me Laugh”, which is light and pleasant enough
A Pink have quietly become one of the longest running girl groups still active in today’s idol industry. They rarely make waves (at least internationally), but have sustained their popularity …
Read More »[Review] EVERGLOW invoke obvious comps with “Adios”, continue to commit to high energy
In a year flush with debuts, Everglow’s “Bon Bon Chocolat“ stood out thanks to its edgy sound. I wasn’t as enthralled with the song as others seem to be, but …
Read More »[Review] THE BOYZ’s “D.D.D” has more pluses than minuses, comes with creepy MV
This April, The Boyz explored lighter territory with the bubblegum pop of “Bloom Bloom.” While I will always be leading the charge for more bright boy group material, the incessant …
Read More »[Review] Red Velvet find success with straightforward summer sound for “Umpah Umpah”
Red Velvet’s past three Korean title tracks have split opinion, each becoming more experimental than the last. It’s a wonder, then, that the group have maintained their popularity with music …
Read More »[Review] Pentagon settle into a holding pattern with “Happiness”
Pentagon made their bid for a summer hit with last month’s “Humph“, but my feelings about the song could basically be summed up by its title. I hate to see …
Read More »[Review] WINNER’s Jinu debuts solo with “Call Anytime”, which lacks distinctive sound
I first gained interest in Winner via a solo release. In fact, it happened before Winner was even a thing. Back in the summer of 2013, Kang Seung Yoon dropped …
Read More »[Review] Weki Meki’s straightforward & sunny “Tiki-Taka” is made for summer
K-pop’s summer is starting late this year, as idol groups are finally remembering that it’s time for those high-energy blasts of sunny pop music. Oh My Girl offered their bid …
Read More »[Review] Fanatics spring a flat tire with generic “Sunday”
Prior to their full group debut today, Fanatics’ sub-unit Flavor delivered a quirky little synthpop song last November that hinted at interesting things to come. But as is the case …
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