Alright, catching up on the week in K-pop, there’s been a few songs that probably would get longer write-ups if I wasn’t lazy as hell, which is a good thing. …
Read More »Korean government try to use K-pop to save face after World Scout Jamboree (Fyre Festival 2.0) debacle
In case you didn’t know, the South Korean government is under heavy fire for letting the 2023 World Scout Jamobree descend into what is arguably a national embarrassment. The infamous …
Read More »‘Queendom Puzzle’ Episode 5: Extreme corn tea product placement can’t save boring, filler-like 1st half of All-Rounder Battle
Yeah this one wasn't a very interesting one. Predictable results, unpolished stage performances, no character development and no memes, this episode felt like one great-but-not-legendary performance and a whole lot of wasted time. I couldn't believe two hours had passed at the end of it all.
Read More »Rundown: Brave Girls, J-Hope, YUJU, KAI, Nicole, Cherry Bullet, WOODZ, The Boyz, TRI.BE, OnlyOneOf, CRAVITY
Phew, it’s been a while. Sorta lost track of time, but I’m here now with my takes for you to complain about when you should instead be mindlessly devoted to …
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 »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 »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 …
Read More »BTS’s J-Hope makes it into Drake’s “In My Feelings” music video
Yesterday, Drake released his music video for “In My Feelings“. Towards the end of it there was a skit with Shiggy, the man who started the #InMyFeelingsChallenge, and afterward they …
Read More »BTS’s J-Hope does #InMyFeelingsChallenge, gets over 6.5 million views in around a day
J-Hope of BTS posted a video on Twitter yesterday of him doing the #InMyFeelingsChallenge, based on a song by Drake and a dance by Shiggy, and in just over a …
Read More »[Review] BTS’s J-Hope surpasses my modest expectations with surprisingly solid “Daydream”
J-Hope of BTS dropped his long anticipated mixtape, titled ‘Hope World‘, and a music video for the single “Daydream” was released as well. Unlike most, I wasn’t all that hyped …
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