A few days ago it was announced that (G)I-DLE would be making its English-language debut under 88rising with the album HEAT and their single “I DO“. While these advancements are …
Read More »‘Queendom Puzzle’ Episode 3: Big twists and tasty schadenfreude as 7-on-7 Battle ends and Re-mix Battle begins
We left off last episode with Cherry Bullet's Jiwon and Bora in the driver's seat for the 7-on-7 battle. Jiwon picked a couple of aces and some complimentary pieces, while Bora flexed the 'J' portion of her Myers-Briggs, monopolizing on the few rappers available.
Read More »Quick Reviews: YENA gets back to pop-rock on straightforward, serotonin-boosting “Hate Rodrigo”
The name of YENA‘s title track, “Hate Rodrigo“, generated a wave of criticism, which seems pretty clearly what it intended to do from the start. Of course, anybody with a …
Read More »‘Queendom Puzzle’ Episode 2: Contestants get sweaty as the (frontloaded) Up-Down Battle concludes and the 7-vs-7 Team Battle begins
Hello and welcome back to your weekly Queendom Puzzle coverage, and we’re halfway through the introductory Up-Down Battle from last episode, only pausing for a quick dinner break before going …
Read More »Quick Reviews: (G)I-DLE’s “Queencard” starts well before hitting a wall
(G)I-DLE have always been popular, but around last year they really kicked it into high gear, combining physical sales with digital chart toppers. While I came around on “Tomboy” and …
Read More »Quick Reviews: (G)I-DLE’s “Allergy” is almost like a modernized 2NE1’s “Ugly”
“Allergy” is the pre-release song for (G)I-DLE‘s upcoming return, and generally it checks off all the boxes in terms of being a pop-rock romp that throws us back to the …
Read More »(G)I-DLE’s Yuqi delivers impressive cover of Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” + Maneskin’s “Beggin'”
The covers of (G)I-DLE member Yuqi are borderline infuriating at this point, though in a complimentary way because they make me want more than the two fucking solo singles she …
Read More »2022 MBC Gayo Daejejeon has all-star 99-liners cover KARA’s “STEP”, CLASS:y does Koyote’s “Sad Dream” justice
Welcome to 2023, folks. Almost mercifully the year-end festivals are over, but at least we got a cover of KARA‘s “STEP” out of it. Speaking of that, it sure seems …
Read More »(G)I-DLE’s Soyeon disses MAMA, continues tradition + my default award show hate
This year’s round of year-end Korean music industry popularity awards has already kicked off, and normally all I care about is any special stages (which are getting rarer and shittier …
Read More »‘Music Bank’ in Chile only called off after (G)I-DLE could barely stand on stage due to rain & hail
Because apparently nobody learns their lesson from past mistakes, Music Bank in Chile was only cancelled due to horrible weather conditions halfway through the show when it became apparent that …
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