Hello and welcome to the first Rundown of 2023. Surprisingly, it’s a rather solid start, with a lot of stuff I could see people being really into. Not necessarily me, …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: October 2022 (LE SSERAFIM, Seulgi, Dreamcatcher, MAMAMOO, Acid Angel From Asia, Kep1er, WONHO)
I say this every month, but October had so many b-sides, and they were really difficult to choose between. Let’s go! ====== Seulgi (Red Velvet) (Feat. BE’O) – “Bad Boy, …
Read More »PURPLE KISS cover “Psycho”, MeloMance & STAYC collab, Kihyun (Monsta X) performs a pair, and Younha’s dreams come true on ‘K-909’
Well, K-909 continues to be the only broadcast music show that holds my attention and there’s now enough clips to write it up. —— Let’s start off strong with one …
Read More »Rundown: TEN, Kihyun, Jo Yuri, Pink Fantasy, CLASS:y, TFN, more
So many releases, so little quality … for the most part. I disagreed with you guys about K-pop last year, which I thought was actually a quite good year, but …
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 »B-Side Spotlight – March 2022 (Weeekly, Ailee, (G)I-DLE, Brave Girls, Kihyun, Stray Kids, Red Velvet, Oh My Girl, NCT Dream, PURPLE KISS, Younha, more)
Y’all want any b-sides? Let’s go. ====== TEMPEST – “Find Me” Weeekly – “Where Is My Love?” Kim Wooseok (UP10TION) – “Ghostin’” Ailee – “Ain’t Talkin’ About Me” (G)I-DLE – …
Read More »Rundown: Miyeon, E’LAST, Soyou, Monsta X, Lee Su Jeong, others
Mainly there’s one standout that deviates from the latest boy group trend that’s interesting. Other than that, a lot of pleasant but forgettable stuff. ====== Lee Su Jeong – “Walk …
Read More »Rundown: (G)I-DLE, NU’EST, Solar (MAMAMOO), Junsu, Kang Seung Yoon (WINNER), Lee Hi, Kihyun (Monsta X) + bunch of others
Wow, the attack of all these notable releases was unexpected, and some of them were quite solid. ====== (G)I-DLE – “TOMBOY” As I caught up on what I missed while …
Read More »Songs You May Have Missed: September 2021 (Hot Issue, WJSN, CL, Fromis 9, NELL, ASTRO, ICHILLIN’)
September was a weird month, right? Some really great stuff, and some other stuff that … didn’t wow me, even if I tend to stay away from discussing things I …
Read More »BTOB’s Minhyuk & Peniel talk to MONSTA X’s I.M & Kihyun on ‘Midnight Idol’ about wanting to change the culture around greetings
BTOB members Minhyuk and Peniel were recent guests on Naver NOW‘s Midnight Idol, hosted by MONSTA X members Kihyun and I.M. For one of the segments, they discussed how it’s …
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