P1Harmony has been one of my favorite male K-pop groups in this modern age. My taste actually tends to veer towards the R&B side with artists like DEAN, pH-1, and …
Read More »Bullet Points: Ryu Jun Yeol speaks, Baekhyun & MC Mong unite after all, Matsumoto Jun leaves STARTO, Candy Shop member added, charity stuff, more
Not like a ton of news outside of the gigantic mess I committed myself to covering, but enough significant stuff that people probably want to discuss. ====== Ryu Jun Yeol …
Read More »Rundown: Beomhan, ICHILLIN’, Yugyeom, Super Junior L.S.S., YOUNG POSSE, P1Harmony, more
Not a ton released recently that I could get excited about, but it’s not often a debut can steal the show, and Beomham certainly managed that. ====== Ryu Sujeong (Lovelyz) …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: June 2023 (SHINee, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, Fromis 9, Kang Daniel, Taeyong, I.M, TNX, more)
I don’t often describe the world of K-pop as being quiet, but June was definitely a relatively quiet one by normal standards. Sure, we had a couple of absolutely massive …
Read More »Rundown: AB6IX, P1Harmony, BOYNEXTDOOR, The Boyz, SECRET NUMBER, CIX
A lot of actually quite pleasant stuff this week, but also a lot of stuff that just sorta stops at that point. ====== SECRET NUMBER – “DOXA” Here’s a rarity, …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: November 2022 (BoA, KARA, Red Velvet, ITZY, B.I, Highlight, BIBI, CSR, AleXa)
November was, somehow, one of those months where it feels like every group possible decided to come back — I guess to get those winter sales in before it’s too …
Read More »[Event] The ballad of KAMP LA 2022: Arrests, rain, technical mess, artists shading organizers, and … fun?
Because I had to get this off my chest, this is a retelling of the infamous doomed festival KAMP LA 2022, told from the perspective of an actual attendee. I’ve …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: July 2022 (Sunye, aespa, Heize, SF9, VIVIZ, ATEEZ, STAYC, WJSN, Hyolyn, HyunA, more)
Some of my absolute favourites dropped albums or were featured artists last month, and I love that for me — it’s the energy I deserve. Because of that, this playlist …
Read More »FNCE felt they had to give us the details on P1Harmony’s Jiung doing half of the crying, pissing, shitting, throwing up meme
FNC Entertainment has come under some criticism after the P1Harmony official account announced that member Jiung would be absent from a fansign event. However, the complaints weren’t about him being …
Read More »Rundown: ENHYPEN, Sunye, Nicole, P1Harmony, Xdinary Heroes, TAN, CSR, more
Actually a rather nice week in terms of songs that range from listenable to good even if they haven’t quite hooked me yet. ====== ENHYPEN – “ParadoXXX Invasion” I can’t …
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