After adhering to the one release a year schedule for the first four years of their career, ONF blitzed fans with a total of 3 incredible projects throughout 2021. Both 'Beautiful, Beautiful' and its repackage 'City of ONF' alongside August's 'Popping' were all very strong records, each melding the groups youthfulness and funk laced electro … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: ONF – Goosebumps
Due to the very nature of music, there are going to be songs that many of us will have very strong personal connections to. They might be songs that we adore purely on musical merit or they might be tied to memories or moments that linger within our minds every time the track replays. With … Continue reading Personal Picks: Woozi (SEVENTEEN) – Simple
So 2021 has been a year of subverted expectations. We've been duped many a time by teasers and comeback descriptions that promise greatness but resort to rather lacklustre or underwhelming production or tracks. But at the same time we've also been surprised many a time with tracks that initially didn't seem very exciting before release … Continue reading 2021 Q3 Songs that subverted my expectations
Though not from one of the Big3, Black Eyed Pilsung's StayC have experienced a meteoric rise since their debut almost exactly a year ago with the brilliant So Bad. A song that I loved on release but has since gone onto become one of my favourite K-pop debut songs not only in recent memory but … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: StayC – Stereotype
When it comes to the EXILE group, I've recently realised that they are basically just a bigger, more dramatic version of Korea's NCT. Both franchises have multiple sub-units each with their unique sound and musical approach but while NCT have kind of dropped the ball in recent years, EXILE have absolutely flourished. The most obvious … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Fantastics – Stop For Nothing
"ahem" *clears throat* *breaths in* Incoming! Sticker, tagging, tagging, tagging, tagging I got what you need, 원하는 걸 골라 붙여I can show you need, hip 하지 나란 stickerBang, bang, 한껏 힘을 준 애들 좀 봐 봐NCT, we will show you the vibe, hi우리들의 로고를 총 모양으로, woo, woo Baby (Yeah, yeah, yeah)겁을 내지 말아 줘 … Continue reading Thoughts on NCT 127’s Sticker
I don't think it would be an understatement to say that ATEEZ ruled 2019. Their epic Treasure series was and still is one of the most ambitious and ground breaking projects in K-pop history and while still relatively strong, their Fever series has lacked the kind of truly killer moments that characterised its predecessor. Sure … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: ATEEZ – Eternal Sunshine
With University (Computer Science will be the death of me one day) and life generally getting pretty hectic over the past few months, I've been a little negligent with the posts on this blog. And because of that, I even forgot to do a write up on my mid year roundup of my favourite b-sides … Continue reading KBopped’s Best K-Pop B-Sides of 2021: Q3 Edition
The rise of Brave Girls has been one for the ages. The kind of tale that you would expect to see in an uplifting drama or film and one that definitely would seem unlikely in the real world. But yet here we are. From the lowest of lows to the highest of highs, the girls … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Brave Girls – After We Ride
With the release of May's 0x1=LOVESONG, TXT ushered in a completely new sound for themselves. One that helped an already unique group tread the long deserted waters of heavy, pop-rock in the mainstream K-pop boy group sphere. And while this could have gone any number of ways, TXT's assured performance and some stunning production assured … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: LO$ER=LO♡ER – TXT
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