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 »Ryeowook’s “The Little Prince” falls short of expectations, but will do well anyway
Following in fellow Super Junior member Kyuhyun’s footsteps, Ryeowook’s much-anticipated (…by SuJu fans, at least) solo debut was with a ballad, titled “The Little Prince” (and a mini-album of the …
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 »G-Friend graduates from the school girl concept as “Rough” completes the trilogy
G-Friend recently dropped the music video for “Rough“, which has basically solidified their throwback sound for good. —– “Rough” is appealing musically, partly because it’s the epic winter version of …
Read More »Indie Focus: Jung Joon Il’s ‘Underwater’ showcases rare depth
It’s not often that an album completely and utterly blows your mind, but Jung Joon Il‘s ‘Underwater‘ is truly one of those rare albums, and I’m already certain this will …
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 »Indie Focus: iamnot’s ‘Whoami’ showcases the past and future of blues
Crossover is not a new genre in the Korean indie scene. The Barbarettes are doing superb stuff with girl group music, Vivis is bringing back late 90s/early aughts electronica, and …
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