It would be an understatement to say I’ve been underwhelmed by most ‘SM Station‘ releases, but with the recent collaboration by Kim Bum Soo and Kenzie all has been forgiven. This Latin-inspired ballad is …
Read More »FAKY continue to pump out quality with their best yet in “Candy”
FAKY have released the music video for “Candy“, completing the belated schedule of music videos they’ve been releasing for songs that were dropped back in October of last year. No …
Read More »Lovelyz wins the day with “Destiny”, a dramatic song made for an anime ending
After all the build to this showdown of three groups, much to my surprise it may have been Lovelyz that came out on top with the dramatic “Destiny“. Holy shit, …
Read More »TWICE’s “Cheer Up” is an amazing MV that’s letdown by a flat hook
TWICE are back after sorta taking the K-pop world by storm after releasing “Ooh-Ahh“, and as a result, the hype was real for their comeback with “Cheer Up“. Much like …
Read More »SEVENTEEN return with incredibly flat and disappointing “Pretty U”
SEVENTEEN were always going to have an uphill climb to match “Mansae” in my book, and rather than try to outdo that type of track, they went a different direction …
Read More »BTS drop meaningful music video with an eminently listenable “Young Forever”
BTS dropped “Young Forever” seemingly out of nowhere, as I don’t remember them building much hype for this. Apparently, it’s also the end of some kind of trilogy that I …
Read More »VIXX’s “Dynamite” gets me on the bandwagon with a jam oddly fit for summer
VIXX have always been a group that never managed to catch my attention musically. I never disliked them but I never got into them either, mainly because I guess nothing …
Read More »Block B don’t return with an upbeat track, but somehow make it work for “Toy”
After getting me to begrudgingly to admit their rap ballad “A Few Years Later” was actually quality, Block B are back with a chill song in “Toy” that I really …
Read More »JYP teams with Conan O’Brien & Steven Yeun to drop hot “Fire” #StanConanOppa2K16
The much anticipated Conan O’Brien episode in Korea has arrived (which I’ll cover later), and as part of that, JYP has released “Fire“, which features Conan, actor Steven Yeun, and …
Read More »NCT U switches gears for “Without You”, but the end product is unfortunately similar
NCT U dropped the sweg from “The 7th Sense“ and changed gears for “Without You“, and while I think they got much closer with this effort, I can’t characterize the …
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