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 »B-Side Spotlight: August 2022 (SNSD, IVE, TWICE, KEY, YENA, Billlie, ONF, Golden Child, Rocket Punch, more)
Hello again, it is I, your favourite playlist gremlin. No, you’re not imagining that the username is different. New name, same bitch, same playlists. Let’s go! ====== YENA – “WithOrWithOut” …
Read More »[Review] IVE’s “After LIKE” more of a mixed bag than expected given its pedigree
After their wildly successful debut, IVE returned with one of the year’s best and most enduring songs in “Love Dive”. Trying to top that was always going to be difficult, …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: April 2022 (PSY, IVE, Dreamcatcher, Onew, Miyeon, Monsta X, HA:TFELT, YOUNITE, ICHILLIN’, more)
Every month I sit down to put together these playlists and I am faced with just how much there is to listen to. My playlist of idol B-sides this month …
Read More »[Review] IVE’s solid “ELEVEN” debut prioritizes establishing their image more than their sound
Starship Entertainment‘s new girl group IVE have made their debut with “ELEVEN“, and regardless of their musical output, it sure seems like the company would have to fuck things up …
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