Quality tracks coming out of nowhere are always appreciated even if it feels wasted cause it should be promoted. BTS‘s “Ddaeng” counts as one of those efforts, released as a …
Read More »Deep Cuts: INFINITE, iKON, Chungha, SF9
Deep Cuts will just be a feature where the best Korean songs that don’t get promoted will be revealed. Simple enough, right? Right. Now if you want an idea of …
Read More »[Review] LOONA YYXY adds an actual chorus to a familiar formula on delightful “Love4eva”
LOONA‘s 500th sub-unit, LOONA YYXY, consists of members Yves, Chuu, Go Won, and Olivia Hye. Notably, their debut with “Love4eva” also has contributions from Grimes, though unless she worked on …
Read More »[Review] PRISTIN V is a sub-unit success thanks to addictive & well-executed “Get It”
PRISTIN have already turned to a sub-unit called PRISTIN V, which consists of Kyulkyung, Nayoung, Roa, Eunwoo, and Rena. Their debut is with a track called “Get It“, and at …
Read More »[Review] BTS’s “Fake Love” is a grower that excels thanks to surprising & standout pre-chorus
BTS have returned with “Fake Love“, which is one of those releases that isn’t bombastic or loud, but manages to never slip into boring and ends up as an effort …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher produce another rocking standout in “You And I”
Dreamcatcher have made their comeback with “You And I“, and though the teasers revealed enough of the instrumental and chorus that it would be hard for them to mess up, …
Read More »[Review] BABYMETAL finally return with new direction on darker & grittier “Distortion”
After a wait of what seemed like 100 years, but was actually somehow just two, BABYMETAL has finally blessed us with new music. “Distortion” and its music video was dropped …
Read More »[Review] HALO excel by using funk on surprisingly excellent “OMG”
HALO, a group I’m quite sure I have never written about before, made a comeback a while back with “OMG” that I kind of overlooked. However, I recently got around …
Read More »[Review] Class Mate’s eminently listenable “Feel Good” is a funky, addictive treat
If you’ve never heard of Class Mate, that’s okay, because neither had I until I watched this music video. Fortunately, their first impression on me has been a positive one, …
Read More »[Review] Drunken Tiger starts the beginning of the end with excellent “Yet”
“Yet” is just the pre-release off the 10th and unfortunately final Drunken Tiger album, but that definitely doesn’t make the offering any less potent. Credited with helping make hip-hop mainstream …
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Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.