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Read More »Rundown: Kohjiya, Sik-K, IVE, BLACKPINK, EVERGLOW
Lunar New Year really delayed notable releases for quite a while, but we’re back … for better or worse. ====== Kohjiya (Feat. MIKADO, G-k.i.d, Tete) – “Ma Boyz” Honestly, I …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: March 2025 (JENNIE, YEJI, SEULGI, LE SSERAFIM, STAYC, XG, FANTASY BOYS, TEN, MARK, XIUMIN, JUST B, more)
Well, it’s that time again, playlist friends, where we talk about the albums (and minis) that came out last month and try to pick our favourite B-sides. Some months are …
Read More »Rundown: I-DLE, ROSE, BOYNEXTDOOR, DAY6, Ablume, MEOVV, TripleS, VVS
Oh hey, I actually caught up with K-pop so I’m doing a relatively timely one this week. It’s also because there wasn’t much I wanted to review, but nevertheless! ====== …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: February 2025 (IVE, G-DRAGON, LISA, JISOO, CHUNG HA, PLAVE, ONF, RESCENE, ZB1, more)
Hello playlist darlings, how’s it going? I’m so happy to be back to share some B-sides from last month with you all, and honestly this is one of my favourite …
Read More »Rundown: ZB1, LISA, G-DRAGON, J-Hope, INFINITE, BTOB, TREASURE, more
Lot of big names in this one, and a lot coming in the next week as well, but not a lot of remarkable stuff, unfortunately. ====== ZEROBASEONE – “BLUE” I’m …
Read More »[Review] JENNIE’s cheeky, thumping “Like JENNIE” provides an amazing starter for ‘Ruby’
Truthfully, I wasn’t the most optimistic about Ruby when the rollout for JENNIE‘s album started with “Mantra“, which seemed like she was just going to rehash elements of her BLACKPINK …
Read More »[Event] BABYMONSTER deliver a “DREAM” performance for ‘Hello Monsters’ tour stop at the KIA Forum in Los Angeles
(Photo: YG Entertainment) YG Entertainment‘s seven-member K-pop girl group, BABYMONSTER, unveiled an unforgettable night to MONSTIEZ at the KIA Forum during the Los Angeles stop of their Hello Monsters World …
Read More »LISA, Doja Cat, RAYE do a James Bond musical tribute at the 2025 Oscars, which was a choice
For reasons that are above my understanding, LISA, Doja Cat, and RAYE were all invited to perform at the 2025 Oscars, but not for anything related to their song “BORN …
Read More »Rundown: JENNIE, CHUNG HA, JISOO, ONE PACT, LUN8, EVNNE, LUN8, I:MOND
I guess it’s not that K-pop has been necessarily bad in 2025, it’s just that there’s been a lot of fringy, solid, and/or interesting but flawed stuff more than immediate …
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