What’s up, holy shit are there a lot of releases flooding in to begin 2022. Or maybe it just feels that way for me since I’ve been playing catch up. …
Read More »[Review] The sleek “I’m A B” relies on Hwasa’s charisma to carry it
Mamamoo’s success has provided an equally successful launching pad for its members’ solo careers, with Hwasa being the biggest beneficiary. In addition to her solo music, she’s a regular on …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: September 2021 (STAYC, PURPLE KISS, HyunA & DAWN, Baek Yerin, NCT 127, ITZY)
September was a good, good month for b-sides. A couple of my choices for this playlist have become some of my favourite songs ever from the groups mentioned — even …
Read More »Wheein leaves RBW but will continue in MAMAMOO until at least 2023, which is a decent & surprising compromise
With MAMAMOO‘s contracts with Rainbow Bridge World up for renewal in 2021, it was reported recently the three of the four members had renewed, but Wheein would be leaving the …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: April 2021 (Wheein, STAYC, Yukika, Yoon Ji Sung, AB6IX, U-MIN, LUNARSOLAR)
Hello there. Don’t look at the date. Let’s go! —— Kim Jaehwan – “Get Antsy” A nice mid-tempo song with lovely vocals. Hwang Chi Yeul – “Rain” Insert “I’m not …
Read More »[Review] MAMAMOO’s “Hip” represents a sensible progression in their sound
Fresh off their success on Queendom, MAMAMOO are back with their second title track of 2019. This has been a fruitful year for them, particularly Hwasa. Her name has been …
Read More »‘Queendom’ gives fans the power of choice, with predictably mixed results
After rather mediocre episodes of ‘Queendom‘ thanks to unit battles that weren’t all that compelling, the fan-choice portion of things figured to be much more compelling and it was. But …
Read More »‘Queendom’ separate for unit performances, with vocals struggling but dancers excelling
Last time we left off with ‘Queendom‘, they performed covers, mostly of the other groups from the show. They then teased units and that’s exactly what we got on these …
Read More »Mnet’s ‘Queendom’ begins with debuts performances & rankings, (G)I-DLE starts strong as Lovelyz lags behind
Mnet‘s new show consisting of established girl groups debuted recently and Queendom seemed to deliver at least some interesting moments at least. MAMAMOO, Park Bom, Oh My Girl, (G)I-DLE, Lovelyz, …
Read More »[Event] KCON LA expo recap includes more hits than misses with beauty, food, and music
Throughout the years KCON LA has featured various aspects of Korean culture, but perhaps none so cut and dry as it did this year. The KCON LA 2019 expo set-up …
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