What’s up, holy shit are there a lot of releases flooding in to begin 2022. Or maybe it just feels that way for me since I’ve been playing catch up. …
Read More »Songs You May Have Missed: September 2021 (Hot Issue, WJSN, CL, Fromis 9, NELL, ASTRO, ICHILLIN’)
September was a weird month, right? Some really great stuff, and some other stuff that … didn’t wow me, even if I tend to stay away from discussing things I …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: April 2021 (Wheein, STAYC, Yukika, Yoon Ji Sung, AB6IX, U-MIN, LUNARSOLAR)
Hello there. Don’t look at the date. Let’s go! —— Kim Jaehwan – “Get Antsy” A nice mid-tempo song with lovely vocals. Hwang Chi Yeul – “Rain” Insert “I’m not …
Read More »[Update: Confirmed] Jungkook, Eunwoo, Jaehyun & Mingyu spent night out in Itaewon + concerns over ignored COVID-19 self-isolation recs
Following reports of Gyuri and then Mino being out partying at the time of social distancing, now four other idols are being criticized for doing similar, with BTS‘s Jungkook, ASTRO‘s …
Read More »[Review] ASTRO dull themselves to match trends on “Knock”
In an all-too familiar K-pop template, Astro’s increasing success has come with a shift in their music. Their once bright, energetic style has dulled to a generic, moody haze — …
Read More »[Review] ASTRO’s “Blue Flame” surprisingly uninspired
Well, this seems to be the week where all my favorite, once-bright boy groups go dark. I’m not sure what alternate timeline I’ve stumbled into, but I want out. With …
Read More »ASTRO’s Moonbin yeeted AB6IX’s Woong in ssireum wrestling for ‘ISAC’
Yesterday, it was of the utmost importance to share Eric of The Boyz doing a comedy act straight out of a cartoon. Today, the pressing matter is fancam clips of …
Read More »Kang Sung Hoon (ex-SECHSKIES) calls current idols ‘fucking ugly’, allegedly held a fan beauty pageant
Following his scandal with a fansite that led to him being booted from SECHSKIES, it has recently emerged in a video that Kang Sung Hoon was also talking shit about …
Read More »N.Flying’s “Rooftop” surges on the charts + their excellent mashup medley of K-pop songs
N.Flying released “Rooftop” back on January 2, their first as a quartet, and at the time the song did not chart in the top 1000 of Melon‘s daily chart. However …
Read More »[Review] ASTRO keep things interesting, but “All Night” unfortunately limits them by going mid-tempo
It feels like it’s been forever since ASTRO was active as a group. They released their ‘Rise Up‘ mini album last summer (led by the underrated “Always You“), but scheduling contracts prevented …
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