Reviews

I really don’t know what’s going on in Big Hit Entertainment’s head this year. As the agency rapidly expands, their 2020 musical choices have left me cold. BTS’s ON arrived …

More often than not, K-pop agencies play the long game with their trainees, recruiting young with the hope of rearing a world-conquering star. This is usually a behind-the-scenes process, but …

Lay has a storied past on this site, scoring a few of my more colorful reviews. To be honest, I have a soft spot for his music – even if I …

Twice built incredible momentum throughout 2019. I mean, they were already the biggest K-pop girl group on the planet, but they managed to successfully mature their sound and evolve in …

After a two-week delay, Monsta X has returned with their eighth (!) mini album. At this point, there’s not a lot to say about their title tracks. Apart from the …

Rookie group DKB fit right within 2020 expectations by debuting with a noisy hip-hop track. But as forgettable as I found it to be, “Sorry Mama” did manage to incorporate …

“Baby, this is what you came for…” Or “Hojo Rattling On About YWY2 In The Guise Of A Column About Ballads”. —— Team B – “Miss You 3000” For the …

Despite a fair amount of online buzz, OnlyOneOf have largely flown under my radar. However, their 2019 title track “Sage“ ended up growing on me quite a bit after watching …

KEEMBO consists of ex-SPICA members Kim Boa and Kim Bohyung, re-debuting as a duo. They’ve gotten precious little attention so far, but I’m here to change that for one very …

Almost four years ago, BTS‘s Suga dropped his first mixtape, the self-titled Agust D. It was certainly impressive in some aspects but sonically I wasn’t as deeply enamored with it …