Telling my kids this is The Last Supper. NCT DREAM are back with their Dream( )scape mini, and most importantly their new single, “Smoothie“. At the bare minimum it gave …
Read More »Rundown: AIMERS, Daesung, Yugyeom, A.C.E, ICHILLIN’, RESCENE, H1-KEY, NOMAD, more
It’s been weeks since the last Rundown and I apologize for that, but I was a bit busy and there was almost like a week off in that time anyway …
Read More »Netizens put up an impressive 24-hour period of hating (featuring Lee Seo, Jaemin, Giselle, Hyunjae, Kyujin)
Idols getting hate from netizens is obviously nothing new, but the recent spate of controversies has been remarkable even to me. In the span of about 24 hours, five articles …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: July 2023 (INFINITE, Queenz Eye, ZB1, ODD EYE CIRCLE, NCT DREAM, TEEN TOP, SATURDAY, more)
Hello, playlist darlings. How have you been? The long, rainy summer actually genuinely put me in the mood for the upbeat summer comebacks, because even if I do not personally …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: May 2022 (LE SSERAFIM, ASTRO, ONEUS, Yerin, GOT7, Kang Daniel, LIGHTSUM, SEVENTEEN, NCT Dream, more)
You know that one TikTok that’s like “millennial culture is listening to throwback jams to get through working a corporate job”? Well, that’s me except sometimes I switch from throwbacks …
Read More »Rundown: NCT Dream, WONHO, woo!ah!, SECRET NUMBER, bugAboo, OMEGA X, BDC, more
Haven’t done one of these in almost two weeks, which mainly reflects the lack of notable releases, though it seems like the calm before the late-June storm. If you don’t …
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: Red Velvet, Oh My Girl, NCT Dream, PURPLE KISS, Heize, MAJORS + others
Writing about things I enjoyed takes me longer, and there’s a lot of it I have yet to publish, so apologies if things have come off overly grumpy. But also, …
Read More »Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 4
Asian Junkie’s Best Of 2021 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Honorable Mentions Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 1 Top 100 Korean Songs Of 2021: Part 2 Top …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: May 2021 (NCT Dream, Oh My Girl, TXT, SHINee’s Taemin, Heize, HIGHLIGHT, Ailee, Rocket Punch, EVERGLOW)
Hello! Hi there. The earth has heated up where I am, and in between me having my brain melt out of my ears (it’s not even that hot, I’m just …
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