Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
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] Kang Daniel returns with sluggish “Antidote”
[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 …
Read More »[Review] YUKIKA uses city pop to cure “Insomnia”
YUKIKA made her Korean debut just before the city pop revival took hold. This puts her in an enviable position. She comes across as a cool trendsetter, yet can also …
Read More »Bullying Allegations Roundup: (G)I-DLE’s Soojin, A Pink’s Chorong, SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu, The Boyz’s Sunwoo, Shim Eun Woo
While I’ve been a bit busy over the last couple weeks since the last roundup, there’s been a bunch of major updates on the bullying front. —— (G)I-DLE’s Soojin: After …
Read More »Jung Joon Young’s ex speaks out on dropping charges against him back in 2016
Back in 2016, rapist Jung Joon Young had charges filed against him by an ex-girlfriend for illegal filming during sexual situations, but they were eventually dropped and things certainly seemed …
Read More »[Review] BLACKPINK Rose’s “Gone” is a generally dull affair
When Rosé’s “On The Ground” was released, I noticed that quite a few fans seemed to prefer its b-side “Gone.” So of course, I immediately checked it out. But more …
Read More »Deep Reviews: Red Velvet Wendy is back with “Like Water”
Well, I’m happy that Red Velvet Wendy is back after her terrifying injury that quite frankly deserves further consequences than have been handed out to date. As far as “Like …
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