JYP Entertainment has always aimed to continue that girl crush/empowered teen concept they established at the outset with ITZY, but since 2020’s “Wannabe” they have not been able to recapture …
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Oh My Girl is back to claim the title of Summer queens with “Summer Comes“, though quite frankly by the end of it they had me hoping it was just …
Read More »Quick Reviews: ITZY’s pre-release “None Of My Business” is none of my business
ITZY are coming back with KILL MY DOUBT in just over a week or so, and “None Of My Business” serves as the now-prerequisite pre-release track. It can be hard …
Read More »Quick Reviews: NewJeans’ “Cool With You” has Jung Ho Yeon and Tony Leung in the MV at least
NewJeans are seemingly releasing a music video for every song on their album, and following “Super Shy” , their next offering off Get Up is “Cool With You“. At risk …
Read More »Quick Reviews: EXO get back to basics a bit with vocals-focused “Cream Soda”
EXO are finally back with their title track for EXIST after a lot of build and a lot of drama surrounding the comeback. In the end, “Cream Soda” gets EXO …
Read More »Quick Reviews: NewJeans again deliver a vibe with “Super Shy”, but are hamstrung by lack of development
NewJeans‘ comeback got off to an ideal start yesterday with their self-titled intro for Get Up being a The Powerpuff Girls collab that proved to be a perfect fit for …
Read More »Quick Reviews: YENA gets back to pop-rock on straightforward, serotonin-boosting “Hate Rodrigo”
The name of YENA‘s title track, “Hate Rodrigo“, generated a wave of criticism, which seems pretty clearly what it intended to do from the start. Of course, anybody with a …
Read More »Quick Reviews: SHINee deliver their take on a type of 4th gen boy group song with “HARD”
SHINee are back with the title track “HARD“, and it represents an interesting tack for the direction of their music to take, because it’s trendy in the sense that it …
Read More »Quick Reviews: ATEEZ prioritize making it “BOUNCY” and bombastic for performances
While they’ve always made performance-oriented music, which is something a lot of boy groups have adopted of late, ATEEZ have really eschewed any semblance of trying to accomplish anything else …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Taeyong (NCT) fails to impress in “SHALALA” solo debut
Gonna be honest, I’m not exactly sure who was clamoring for a Taeyong solo, but we got one anyway in “SHALALA“. If nothing else, this debut drives home that giving …
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