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 …
Read More »Deep Reviews: Against all odds, NCT Dream’s “Hot Sauce” is not a CF song
I was certain that NCT Dream‘s “Hot Sauce” was just another branded release for some conglomerate’s new product, so I wasn’t that concerned with the musical effort. I mean, it’s …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: April Edition
Hello! Welcome to my first ever B-Side Spotlight, which will cover all those idol tracks that maybe didn’t get the shine they deserved. This is by no means a definitive …
Read More »[Review] NCT Dream goes “Ridin” with refreshing ambition
NCT’s rotational nature is in full effect this year, with the news that Mark would be re-joining NCT Dream later in 2020. Before that happens, the unit’s six-member configuration has …
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