Well, can’t say “Slow Dancing” soundscape was unexpected, as BTS member V had prepped us for this with “Love Me Again” and “Rainy Days”. Like those, it’s basically lo-fi and …
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While the groups of I.O.I members may have been cursed, Kim Sejeong herself certainly hasn’t, as her acting career has made her a star. However, while she’s less established as …
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“I Love My Body” marks the start of (MAMAMOO) Hwasa‘s P Nation era, which also appears to be the start of her Meghan Trainor era (specifically “All About That Bass“), …
Read More »Quick Reviews: H1-KEY angle for a tourism ad spot with “SEOUL”
After their uneven debut and subsequent member change, H1-KEY have explored different sounds, but the one constant has been quality singles like “Run” and “Rose Blossom”. The latter of those …
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NCT U‘s “Baggy Jeans” seemingly includes attempts at melodic moments only at gunpoint so the vocalists have something to do, otherwise opting for signature K-pop hep-hap™ and repeating “baggy” about …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Back after a lengthy hiatus, EVERGLOW pick up where they left off with “SLAY”
It has seemed like EVERGLOW has been away forever now, but perhaps that’s more of an indictment of the frenetic pace of the K-pop industry than anything, as they’re now …
Read More »Quick Reviews: aespa and “Better Things” to do with my time, indeed
After the quality aespa delivered in English with “Hold On Tight”, expectations were ramped up a bit for the release of “Better Things“, though the result here was a bit …
Read More »Quick Reviews: BTS’s V offers another lo-fi release with “Rainy Days”, this one with more mixed results
Following the release of “Love Me Again”, I got the feeling that the general soundscape of V‘s upcoming Layover album probably wasn’t gonna be up my alley. However, I think …
Read More »Quick Reviews: “Love Me Again” is for fans of BTS’s V’s voice
BTS member V has dropped a pre-release single for his solo debut album Layover, including a music video (I assume the first of many) for “Love Me Again“, and it …
Read More »Quick Reviews: BB GIRLS’ “ONE MORE TIME”, THE BOYZ’s “LIP GLOSS”, JEON SOMI’s “Fast Forward”
Couldn’t wait on putting this trio of releases into a Rundown type of post, so here they are now. Aren’t you glad? ====== BB GIRLS – “ONE MORE TIME” First …
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