WANNA ONE, the 11-man group that came out of ‘Broduce 101‘, has now debuted with “Energetic“. Unfortunately, the title doesn’t match all that well and their debut was a bit …
Read More »SNSD’s take on disco with “All Night” results in one of their best singles
Since “Holiday” was an upbeat dance track, I figured that surely “All Night” would be SNSD‘s sentimental anniversary mess. Again however, I was pleasantly surprised that they opted instead to …
Read More »WINNER continue to develop their sound with disco-infused “Love Me Love Me”
WINNER weren’t done with the gem of a summer track in “Island“, as they also released “Love Me Love Me” as their other title track. While some compared this to …
Read More »SNSD celebrate on “Holiday”, which has a strong hook & sounds like a musical number
SNSD are back for their 10th anniversary comeback with “Holiday“, and much to my surprise it’s not some mess of a sentimental tear-jerking quasi-ballad. Instead, it’s a light and fun …
Read More »WINNER go with even more Caribbean influence on “Island”, get another summer hit
WINNER are back after their mainstream breakthrough with “Really Really“, and they decided to continue in a similar direction with “Island“. Hey, if it’s not broke, why fix it, right? …
Read More »G-Friend return to powerful innocence with “Love Whisper”, but made it less catchy
G-Friend has had an incredible run of quality releases with their schoolgirl trilogy and then “Navillera” and “Fingertip“, but they’ve finally disappointed a bit with their most recent comeback, “Love …
Read More »Dreamcatcher deliver pop perfection with “Fly High”, their best release yet
Dreamcatcher got me hyped for their “Fly High” comeback with pictures and videos and trailers, though there was some concern over the sound being lighter for seasonal reasons. While “Fly …
Read More »LABOUM successfully builds a summer hit around the standout chorus of “Only U”
LABOUM upped the anticipation for their summer release “Only U” with teaser pictures, and both the song and music video lived up to the bright and lively promises. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NafyjkXjGfs Man, …
Read More »KARD cleverly utilize callbacks and keep the success rolling with “Hola Hola”
After three quality ‘pre-releases’ in “Oh NaNa“, “Don’t Recall“, and “Rumor“, KARD are finally making their ‘debut’ with “Hola Hola“. Their existing catalog has already given them enough popularity internationally …
Read More »Zico’s “Anti” masterfully tells the story of one of his … well, antis
Zico‘s return with “Anti” provided me with a reminder of why I liked him to begin with, getting away from the rap ballad bullshit, returning to things with a bit …
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