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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] STAYC are capable of more than generic “ASAP”
[Review] A Pink can’t miss, score another standout in “Dumhdurum”
The sudden maturation of A Pink‘s sound has been as startling as it has been successful. It’s like they re-signed in 2017, decided to shoot for the moon, and they …
Read More »[Review] TWICE make comfortable evolution with “Fancy”
The month of April has been unusually slow for K-pop releases, punctuated only by new music from some of the industry’s leading acts. BLACKPINK and BTS have already delivered their …
Read More »[Review] “%%” continues to take A Pink down the successful path “I’m So Sick” started
A Pink have never been out of the spotlight for long in Korea, but they enjoyed an unexpected bump last summer with the ear-catching “I’m So Sick“. Heading in an edgier …
Read More »[Review] Hyorin’s “See Sea” unsurprisingly sees SISTAR delivering another solid summer jam
The past two months have seen a veritable army of girl groups vying for the ‘Queens Of Summer’ title previously held by the now-disbanded SISTAR. But the season wouldn’t be complete …
Read More »[Review] A Pink finally switch things up with an excellent twist on the tropical trend in “I’m So Sick”
A Pink has recently become known more for sticking to a similar safe pop concept and sound for years than for a lot of the quality work they did at …
Read More »TWICE are back on track with Black Eyed Pilseung and the catchy, indelible “Likey”
In 2017, Twice has continued to dominate charts and secure their position as the number one girl group in Korea. But neither of their singles this year packed quite the …
Read More »WJSN’s “Happy” abandons their spacey pop identity for a too familiar template
Now that Sistar has officially disbanded, WJSN are Starship Entertainment’s sole remaining girl group. Over their past two releases, the girls have started to develop an intriguing, spacey pop style …
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