The year-long wait for Fromis 9 to return doesn’t seem especially terrible when measured in time, but with the departure of Jang Gyuri and some minor scandals that nobody with …
Read More »Quick Reviews: Stray Kids stumble into the MIXX Pop stash on dizzying “S-Class”
Stray Kids had an excellent 2021 by my watch, though their results since then have been decidedly more polarizing. If nothing else, “S-Class” will do nothing to change that, as …
Read More »Quick Reviews: BOYNEXTDOOR are … uh, ‘naturally snatched’ on “One And Only”
BOYNEXTDOOR got off to a somewhat slow start on the anonymous “But I Like You”, though considering they had triple title tracks, I figured maybe that really was more of …
Read More »Quick Reviews: BOYNEXTDOOR provide a BRIEF glimpse of what’s to come on nondescript “But I Like You”
HYBE companies debuted LE SSERAFIM and NewJeans in 2022 to much success, and those girl groups have since only grown into their roles as fourth generation leaders. BOYNEXTDOOR is supposed …
Read More »Quick Reviews: ENHYPEN’s “Bite Me” is mostly good, but I’ve implemented an improvement
While I’ve been doing a lot of ENHYPEN’s marketing work recently for DARK BLOOD, I have also been generous and helped to make a tiny adjustment to “Bite Me” as …
Read More »Quick Reviews: (G)I-DLE’s “Queencard” starts well before hitting a wall
(G)I-DLE have always been popular, but around last year they really kicked it into high gear, combining physical sales with digital chart toppers. While I came around on “Tomboy” and …
Read More »Quick Reviews: (G)I-DLE’s “Allergy” is almost like a modernized 2NE1’s “Ugly”
“Allergy” is the pre-release song for (G)I-DLE‘s upcoming return, and generally it checks off all the boxes in terms of being a pop-rock romp that throws us back to the …
Read More »Quick Reviews: aespa’s “Spicy” could’ve used a bit more seasoning
Those who were looking forward to aespa‘s title track taking a similar tack to recent releases “Hold On Tight” and “Welcome To MY World” won’t get what they were looking …
Read More »Quick Reviews: aespa’s “Welcome To MY World” sorta works as an introductory pre-release
Honestly not sure if it’s the fact that “Welcome To MY World” could be an extension of aespa‘s Epic Seven collab in terms of tone, but it definitely feels like …
Read More »Quick Reviews: “Unforgiven” relies on LE SSERAFIM’s charisma to carry it
LE SSERAFIM have rocketed to the top of the girl group tier, securing both physical and digital successes with only two singles under their belt. Despite that, I had yet …
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