After a near 2 year hiatus, April came roaring back with the fantastic Kara-esque Lalalilala. That song has gone onto become one of my favourites of the year and this raised expectations for followup Now or Never. And while it may not be another Lalalilala, it's an upbeat summer time smash perfect for the season. … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Now Or Never – April
ATEEZ are one of those groups who have yet to disappoint me. After an incredible 2019, they started the year off with a bang with the phenomenal Answer. This kind of consistent quality has been hard to find with many recent groups but the groups willingness to stick with the same few producers since their … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Inception – ATEEZ
This song is just sunshine in a bottle. I'd been debating about whether or not I would give it a full review but after a few spins I realised just how freaking great it is. I've said before that the K-pop summer of 2020 is shaping up to be pretty great and tracks like this … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Beach Again – SSAK3
Despite 2020 being a rather underwhelming year for K-pop so far, it's great to see that we are at least getting a pretty decent streak of summer singles. 2019 had one of the weakest K-pop summers in recent memory and in comparison, 2020 is shaping up to be much more enjoyable. We've slowly been seeing … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: ‘Gotta Go – Soyou
While I predominantly cover singles on here, I’ve always been an avid consumer of albums. More often than not, this results in some songs that I adore but others that I detest. As a remedy to this issue, we have Beast Sides! These songs put the Beast in B-side and are either stronger than their … Continue reading Beast Sides: Lemonade – Oh My Girl
Year Released: 2007 It's hard to understate the impact of Girls' Generation's momentous Into The New World (다시 만난 세계) on not just K-pop but Korea as a whole. Few songs, let alone debuts have had such far reaching effects but almost like a sign of things to come, it kickstarted a whole new wave … Continue reading KPOP HALL OF FAME: Into The New World – Girls’ Generation (SNSD)
After a very messy first few months, Kang daniel has quickly risen to become one of Korea's most popular solo idol artists. And while I didn't think much of his debut, most of his following work has been quite decent. It's taken a much more groovy route than I would have expected and I'm not … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Waves – Kang Daniel (feat. Simon Dominic & Jamie)
AleXa - Villian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGA4F5WOXOs Most of AleXa's work has adhered to the staple girl crush sound with loud clatter trap backing tracks and even louder drops that sacrifice enjoyable melodic refrains for often underwhelming drops with incredibly cringeworthy hooks. Villian is the biggest offender of this sound adhering very heavily to most of what made … Continue reading Quickie Catchup Reviews: AleXa, Dongkiz I:KAN, Great Guys, HYO, Jeong Eunji, Jeong Sewoon, Pink Fantasy, Yukika
While I predominantly cover singles on here, I’ve always been an avid consumer of albums. More often than not, this results in some songs that I adore but others that I detest. As a remedy to this issue, we have Beast Sides! These songs put the Beast in B-side and are either stronger than their … Continue reading Beast Sides: Shade – Yukika
One of my favourite songs of all time is Sunset by American Synthwave band, The Midnight. It's a song that perfectly incorporates elements of modern synth wave to create a song that feels like a brilliant encapsulation of everything great about the 80's into one nostalgic and immensely satisfying track. It's one of those songs … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Midnight Romance – The Midnight Romance
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