Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
As somebody who has always been partial to BTS for their rap line more than anything else, Suga‘s solo ventures have always been a welcome change of pace to the …
Read More »[Review] Agust D’s (BTS’s Suga) “Haegeum” is a tour de force
Rundown: Agust D, Apink, Mark, Ryu Sujeong, Kim Woo Seok, MAMAMOO+, Xikers, ‘Boys Planet’
Actually glad to say there was more stuff this time around that was nice and a borderline review decision than not. ====== MAMAMOO+ – “GGBB” A harmless song with a …
Read More »Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto passes away at 71 years old
Japanese musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has passed away at the age of 71. Sakamoto was a part of the trailblazing electronic pop band Yellow Magic Orchestra. With his bandmates, Sakamoto established the foundation for modern electronic pop, both in its sound and in its technical composition.
Read More »Rundown: Jimin, MAMAMOO+, BOBBY, Sunmi & BE’O, So!YoON!, Kim Jae Hwan, YEEUN, KINGDOM
Pretty rough couple of weeks in K-pop, but there were a couple of interesting releases where I could understand their appeal to others at least. ====== So!YoON! (SE SO NEON) …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Jimin’s “Like Crazy” doesn’t go nuts, but it’s rather quite nice
Yeah yeah, I’ve already seen pockets of comments here and there saying they’re tired of the retro stuff and synth-pop in particular, but I don’t care whether it’s a trend …
Read More »RM reportedly saved BTS from involvement in HYBE’s flopping NFT venture
BTS member RM is being credited for keeping the group away from HYBE‘s flopping NFT venture, which is the kind of heartwarming news I’m always on the lookout for. —— …
Read More »Taeyang guests on Suga’s ‘SuChwiTa’ talk show, where they show each other love and thus cause stan meltdowns
BTS member Suga had a special guest for the third episode of his SuChwiTa talk show in BIGBANG member Taeyang. Both of them talked about music, shared stories from their …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Superstar collab of Taeyang & Jimin successfully deliver a “VIBE”, but one that could’ve been more
The collab of BIGBANG‘s Taeyang and BTS‘s Jimin on “VIBE” is basically a guaranteed hit due to the fame of the duo, and that certainty is further reinforced by the …
Read More »LE SSERAFIM use 2022 SBS Gayo Daejeon to showcase their arsenal of talents + a few other interesting covers
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 …
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