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Read More »B-Side Spotlight: January 2022 (YENA, Yuju, Mirae, Kep1er, Fromis 9, BamBam, ENHYPEN, DRIPPIN, Pentagon)
Long time no see! It is I, your local playlist gremlin, back and ready to dive right into some b-sides I really liked during the month of January. Let’s go! …
Read More »Rundown: M.M.D, Yein, NATURE, PENTAGON, Golden Child, Kyuhyun, Def. + others
Man, I know there are ebbs and flows in terms of quality releases since they can come in batches, but for me January of 2022 in K-pop has been a …
Read More »Songs You May Have Missed: April 2021 (Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, Davichi, Colde, 3YE, IZ)
If I told you I’m the kind of person who’s always early for everything, would any of you still believe me? Thanks for being patient, anyway. Let’s go! Editor’s Note: …
Read More »B-Side Spotlight: March 2021 (IU, Sejeong, WOODZ, ATEEZ, Rain, Pentagon, Weeekly, B.I, Super Junior)
My name is Hels and I’m behind schedule. Now, you may be asking yourself: Hels, what do you do all day that you can be two months behind schedule? Well, …
Read More »Mnet confirms ‘Road To Kingdom’ lineup of Pentagon, ONF, Golden Child, The Boyz, VERIVERY, ONEUS, TOO
The lineup for Mnet‘s follow-up to ‘Queendom‘, ‘Road To Kingdom‘, has been speculated on for a couple weeks now, and now they’ve finally confirmed the seven groups involved: Pentagon, ONF, …
Read More »[Review] Pentagon settle into a holding pattern with “Happiness”
Pentagon made their bid for a summer hit with last month’s “Humph“, but my feelings about the song could basically be summed up by its title. I hate to see …
Read More »Chinese K-pop idols express support for One-China policy, some also directly support HK police
(Via Ilgan Sports) Yesterday I wrote about Lay ending ties with Samsung over them offending China by not abiding by their One-China policy, and he also warned Calvin Klein about …
Read More »KARD’s BM, Pentagon’s Hongseok, and Sean set thirst traps in the jungle on ‘Law Of The Jungle’
Not sure what they were hoping to catch on ‘Law Of The Jungle‘, but KARD’s BM, Pentagon‘s Hongseok, and Sean were setting thirst traps anyway. At least for BM, this …
Read More »[Review] Pentagon’s “Humph!” blends in with the crowd
Here’s a road map to the lead-up of Pentagon’s new comeback, as seen through my jaded eyes: 1. The group releases teasers for a summertime single. Good! Fun summery songs …
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