4Minute have returned with the Skrillex-produced EDM hip-hop track, “Hate“. Conceptually, at least, I found “Hate” interesting. The song’s verses start off slow and melancholy, gradually build like swelling emotion …
Read More »WINNER go 1-for-3 with a HR with “Baby Baby”, “I’m Young”, “Sentimental”
After much fandom drama, WINNER has returned with three songs and three music videos in “Baby Baby“, “I’m Young“, and “Sentimental“. While I realize this was something fans were hyped …
Read More »The Black Skirts’ “Everything” needed to be less era imitation, more era influenced
Recently The Black Skirts signed to Tablo‘s fresh underground label HIGHGRND, and “Everything” is their first release with the label. I’ll have to admit, I didn’t know much about the …
Read More »FAKY continue to excel and make their mark with “You”
Following up on the intriguing “Afterglow“, FAKY is back again with “You“, which marks yet another quality release that I wish/hope would get traction in the Japanese market. “You” drew …
Read More »Yezi manages to deliver on the hype with “Cider”
Following her pre-release track “Crazy Dog“, which was made famous on ‘Unpretty Rapstar 2‘, Yezi announced that she would be releasing a mini-album by the name of ‘Foresight Dream‘. That …
Read More »Dal Shabet rides the 80s wave to produce a gem with “Someone Like U”
Dal Shabet have returned to us with their latest attempt to reach girl group relevancy with “Someone Like U“, and if the world was just, this 80s jam would propel …
Read More »Zico continues his run of quality on “VENI VIDI VICI” by teaming up with DJ Wegun
Zico teamed up with DJ Wegun for “VENI VIDI VICI“, which proved to be the right move for the release because the instrumental sets everything off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YxcL9oz5gE&feature=youtu.be On the surface …
Read More »Zico & Zion.T team up for “Eureka”, the saxy unrepentant thirst anthem of 2015
Zico and Zion.T pairing up just seemed like a good idea, but based on Zico being Zico and Zion.T being willing to co-sign on just about anything, “Eureka” could easily …
Read More »CL’s “Hello Bitches” falls short of even what I thought it would be
The moment that YG Entertainment and CL and everybody else on that team has been hyping forever is here, as “Hello Bitches” has finally been released. In the end, though, …
Read More »IU’s “Twenty-Three” is 3:54 dedicated to gloriously destroying souls
IU‘s “Twenty-Three” was a joy to watch and listen to, if not for the song itself, than just for the message it sent. Musically speaking, “Twenty-Three” started rather slow, but …
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Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.