Much like award shows, I have minimal interest in year-end music show stages unless they are of the special variety, as K-pop is rather unique in that we usually have …
Read More »[Review] RM and Youjeen deliver on emotional “Wild Flower”
While I’m actually like a week behind on music releases at the moment, I carved out some time to give a listen to RM‘s solo effort “Wild Flower“, which features …
Read More »Quick Reviews: BTS’s Jin pleasantly fits “The Astronaut” into a moody niche
It definitely sucks that solo debut of BTS‘s Jin comes as basically a hiatus song to fans before he heads to the military, as it feels like we still don’t …
Read More »BTS officially announces the group will enlist in military, starting with Jin in late October
After an extended debate over whether BTS would be granted an exemption from mandatory military service, HYBE put the question to rest in an announcement. Jin will cancel the delay …
Read More »Rundown: Hyosung, Lee Changsub, EXID, Xiumin, Crush, Kep1er, Yoojung, mimiirose, RoaD-B, more
I swear I’ll catch up on reviews for the stuff I’ve really liked soon. I swear. Surely. Anyway, catching up on the other stuff, there’s been some quality releases. ====== …
Read More »BTS exemption would be ‘difficult’ according to Defense Minister, as military service debate continues on
The issue of BTS‘s military service has been a subject of debate for years now, with the group being tossed every which way for the purposes of everything from political …
Read More »Rundown: ATEEZ, BLACKPINK, BTS, Yena, Stray Kids, TRI.BE
Some of this is a bit late, but I got busy, so sue me. There’s like a couple nice tracks and a bunch of cynical garbage. ====== BLACKPINK – “Ready …
Read More »Quick Reviews: J-Hope keeps things refreshingly simple on “Arson”
Following J-Hope‘s intriguing and promising yet intro-sounding “MORE“, the single for the BTS member’s Jack In The Box album was dropped in “Arson“. Surprisingly, it too did not seem to …
Read More »Rundown: VIVIZ, Suga (BTS), Heize, Younha, Mark Tuan (GOT7), ENHYPEN, IRRIS
Actually some interesting stuff this week and if your faves were skipped then it may (?) be a good sign, at least if you care what I think. ====== Heize …
Read More »Quick Reviews: J-Hope (hopefully) sets the tone for his album, but doesn’t do much “MORE”
“MORE” is J-Hope‘s pre-release for Jack In The Box and essentially marks a new era of BTS member output after their non-hiatus hiatus. The song essentially expresses that while he’s …
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