I’ve always had a bit of a problem with Korea’s chart system so i thought, why not come up with my own! Let me introduce the Kbopped weekly charts! These charts will be solely based on my own play history and will feature my top 20 most played tracks of the week be it Korean, … Continue reading KBOPPED Weekly Charts: 17/08/20
1TEAM - ULLAELI KKOLLAELI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2QesBxZbx4 A wonderfully fun track that utilised its punchy rock guitar to great effect, ULLAELI KKOLLAELI helped beef up 1TEAM's rather languid and generic discography. And while it's use of vocal effects and autotune hinder it from being a total standout, it's hard to not get won over by its charms … Continue reading Quickie Catchup Reviews: 1TEAM, 1THE9, ENOi, Hyolyn, Lucy, Saturday, Wonho, Yi Saebom
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: PLACEBO – Kenshi Yonezu feat. Yojiro Noda (Radwimps)
To many, Japanese singer songwriter Eir Aoi would be known thanks to her work on the soundtrack for the popular anime, Sword Art Online. Songs like Ignite and especially Innocence were both cultural sensations within community and till this day remain two of my favourite songs by her. And although it's been 6-7 years since … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Unreal Trip – Eir Aoi
Ah Brave Girls. Now that's a name I havn't heard in a long time. In fact it's a name that's all but disappeared from the Korean music industry for the past 3 years. The last we heard from the girls was with their 2018 tropical remix of their 2017 hit Rollin'; a song which was … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: We Ride – Brave Girls
A SuperM comeback has been almost imminent for some time now. After gracing us with last years divisive but surprisingly great Jopping, the SM super group have been undertaking personal activities with either their groups or own solo ventures. But without much teasing at all, news dropped that the group were coming back with the … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: 100 – SuperM
A month back, I gave my thoughts on what I consider to be the best K-pop songs of the year so far. Well now, after endless bouts of procrastination I've come up with the Japanese equivalent of that list. Now while this delay may make it seem like I was less enthused to write about … Continue reading KBOPPED’S Favourite J-Pop Songs of 2020: Mid-Year Edition
Of all the trends that have come to dominate the K-pop landscape over the past year, the retro revolution is one that I'm fully on board for. After the gargantuan success of western acts such as the Weeknd and Dua Lipa, Korea have quickly latched onto this now global appreciation of music of the days … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: When We Disco – JYP (Duet With Sunmi)
One thing that's managed to help Jpop retain much of its early bombastic routes is its ties to the anime industry. Many of these larger than life shows require such soundtracks and so we get fantastic songs like this. Dreamin' On is the groups first attempt at anime opening and acts as the 23rd!! opening … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Dreamin’ On – Da-ice
Since his stint on Produce X 101 and resulting group X1, I have been completely charmed by Han Seungwoo. He singlehandedly got me to pay more attention to Victon's discography and his talent as a musician really shouldn't be underestimated. He reminds me alot of INFINITE's Dongwoo, an idol who can both rap and sing … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Sacrifice – Han Seungwoo (VICTON)
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