Tiger JK has returned for one final comeback as Drunken Tiger, which got off on an excellent note thanks to the pre-release single “Yet“. That release would’ve been hard to …
Read More »[Review] Lafee’s “Love Fever” is an unexpected favourite this season
“Love Fever” is a new single released by artist Lafee, a female solo act I haven’t heard of personally. Not knowing much about her, I was grabbed by her charming raspy …
Read More »[Review] 14U jump on Latin dance trend and ride it to success with “NEWS”
14U are a boy group that debuted last year but had yet to do much of anything to catch my attention, musically or otherwise. “NEWS” changes that as they hopped …
Read More »[Review] With the help of 3LAU, Hyoyeon delivers convincing dance track in “Punk Right Now”
Earlier this year, I spent much of my review of Hyoyeon’s first DJ HYO track bemoaning its lack of structural risk-taking. It slavishly followed the standard EDM, beat-drop archetype. And the …
Read More »[Review] BLACKPINK’s Jennie makes “SOLO” debut, which feels surprisingly empty
The solo debut of BLACKPINK‘s Jennie with “SOLO” always seemed a bit confusing, both the timing of it by YG Entertainment and the rather vague buildup for it through the …
Read More »[Review] H.U.B pick up on Latin trends to comeback with satisfactory “Finale”
H.U.B, who you may only know through Hyosun‘s light popularity on ‘The Unit‘, are taking another stab at the charts with comeback song “Finale.” Or maybe you only know that Rui is hot …
Read More »[Review] DreamNote debut with unfortunately inauthentic-sounding “Dream Note”
As 2018 draws to a close, I can’t help but think the year has been short on memorable debuts. Sure, there were the big ones (LOONA, Stray Kids), but even …
Read More »[Review] Gugudan have hopefully found their sound going forward with “Not That Type”
Gugudan’s unique “acts” concept has allowed them to explore a variety of styles since their debut in 2016. While this diversity can be exciting and unpredictable, it makes it difficult …
Read More »[Review] TWICE rise above listener fatigue with peppy, mature “Yes Or Yes”
Whenever a group is as active as Twice has been this past year, they run the risk of succumbing to listener fatigue. Between Korean and Japanese releases, the girls’ brand of quirky cute has been omnipresent. …
Read More »[Review] EXO’s “Tempo” is fun, creative, memorable mix that deserved a better hook
Though members of EXO have kept busy with solo projects and sub-units, it feels like forever since we’ve been treated to a full comeback from the group. Their new album, …
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