After a debut year stuffed with upbeat funk pop comebacks, DONGKIZ explored edgier sounds in 2020. Neither concept has brought them much attention, but I think a youthful, exuberant style …
Read More »This Is So Stupid: Nancy has her graphic design career unintentionally ended by MOMOLAND fan
Oh dear, oh dear. Oh me, oh my. My gods. Nancy of MOMOLAND recently celebrated a birthday, and to commemorate the date, the official Instagram account for the group posted …
Read More »‘Sing Again’ – Episodes 8-10: Top 10 determined, including IMFACT’s Taeho & Ladies’ Code’s Sojung + ballads predictably dominate
The first seven episodes of Sing Again were either auditions or head-to-head battles in some format, but now that they’ve whittled things down to the cream of the crop, they’re …
Read More »[Update] Staff from Aespa’s DAZED shoot under fire for allegedly taking molka pics, SME makes statement
A DAZED Korea staff has come under fire recently after fans spotted what appeared to be a man taking a molka picture of Aespa in behind-the-scenes video of their Givenchy …
Read More »Amaki Sally teaches weebs practical Japanese, gives dating advice, does streamer audition
Well, it’s about damn time I catch up on Amaki Sally shit, since unfortunately for her* I have not stopped paying attention to her but have simply been lazy about …
Read More »[Review] Kang Daniel returns with sluggish “Antidote”
As somebody who didn’t get into Broduce 101, I mainly know of Kang Daniel for being famous (or the ex-boyfriend of TWICE’s Jihyo), and while his solo releases have been …
Read More »[Review] Dreamcatcher only check the anime OST boxes with “Eclipse”
Dreamcatcher have sort of been hovering around, lurking in Japan and waiting for a chance to get on an anime OST, and with “Eclipse” they got one through their ‘King’s …
Read More »Ballad Roundup: Mailbag (John Park, Lim Jae Bum, KARD, AKMU), Hwang Chi Yeul, Crowd Lu, Wendy
John Park, Respected Entertainer Sprinkling mailbag goodies in with some more recent content. —— Hwang Chi Yeul – “Two Letters” On the Bugs chart (at the time of me writing …
Read More »[Review] STAYC are capable of more than generic “ASAP”
STAYC were my favorite girl group debut of 2020, and that’s off the strength of a single song. “So Bad” — as many Black Eyed Pilseung tracks tend to be …
Read More »[Review] SHINee’s “Atlantis” is right in their wheelhouse, but results more good than great
After reflecting on it a bit, it’s safe to say that SHINee is my all-time favorite K-pop boy group in terms of musical output. Throughout the years they’ve continually churned …
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