JYP has returned to us with “Still Alive“, which seems more like a skit for ‘Saturday Night Live Korea‘ than an actual attempt to make quality music, but that’s just …
Read More »NCT U aims to bore everybody to death with “The 7th Sense”
NCT U, SM Entertainment‘s revolving boy band that came with their own sasaeng creator, released the music video for “The 7th Sense” recently, and boy is it … a whole …
Read More »Chen and Heize save ‘SM Station’ and bless us with disco-inspired “Lil’ Something”
Chen of EXO and Heize of ‘Unpretty Rapstar 2‘ fame combined on “Lil’ Something” for ‘SM Station‘. While this wasn’t Heize’s first collab with an EXO member, thankfully this EXO …
Read More »LABOUM’s “Imagine More” an imperfect but ultimately appealing upbeat comeback
LABOUM got my attention with the outstanding “AALOW AALOW” and they aimed to keep it with their latest effort, “Imagine More“. “Imagine More” got off to an enjoyable start, with …
Read More »IOI, the ‘Produce 101’ group, drops poverty MV for noisy song in “Crush”
IOI, the girl group from ‘Produce 101‘, released the music video for “Crush” late yesterday. I was not impressed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6qYxXGH_-U I don’t watch ‘Produce 101’, but I’ve been hearing about …
Read More »N-SONIC’s “Excalibur” is a surprisingly addictive percussion-driven jam
If you’re like me, then you basically had no idea who N-SONIC was prior to this article (*Searches Articles Database* *Zero Results* Yup), but they’ve earned my attention with “Excalibur“, …
Read More »Block B’s “A Few Years Later” is begrudgingly enjoyable despite being a rap ballad
After a teaser that pissed me off, Block B‘s “A Few Years Later” turned out to be not nearly as bad as I was anticipating, even if it wasn’t what …
Read More »Oh My Girl’s “Liar Liar” has an amazing hook surrounded by a shrill overall sound
Just about anything was going to mark a regression from “Closer“, and though Oh My Girl‘s “Liar Liar” definitely marks a step back, at least it’s not a significant one. …
Read More »BABYMETAL’s “THE ONE” marks a stunning return to live performance music videos
BABYMETAL didn’t make enough people deceased with their “KARATE” music video release, so they decided to drop another music video, this time going back to filming their epic live performances …
Read More »Amber’s “Borders” has an excellent premise, unfortunate execution
Amber released “Borders” as part of ‘SM Station‘, and it’s quite the shift in that it’s not a power ballad nor is it trying to be coffee house indie. Amber …
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