Though he was one of the more popular members of Monsta X before his untimely departure, I don't think anyone expected Wonho to debut with the dark, futuristic synthpop of Open Mind last September. It was a song that certainly painted a distinct sound for him and alongside mass acclaim from fans and critics alike, … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Lose – Wonho
Ever since their debut with the explosive Treasure and experimental Pirate King, ATEEZ have had an incredible, no filler all killer singles run. The triple punch of Wave, Wonderland and Answer remains one of K-pop's all time best and the groups adherance to a bombastic yet heavily melodic sound was one that clicked with me … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Fireworks (I’m The One) – ATEEZ
Check Out The Previous Rankings! 100-91 // 90 – 81 // 80 – 71 // 70 – 61 // 60 – 51 // 50 – 41 // 40 – 31 // 30 – 21 // 20 - 11 10. Centimillimental – Kizuato (“given” Opening) Released: 2019 As my favourite J-pop song of 2019, there was no doubt that Centimillimental's Kizuato would find a place on this list regardless of … Continue reading The 100 Best Anime Openings Of All Time (10-1)
With the burgeoning growth of K-pop in its current state, many newer fans are unaware of many of the genres past classics. That’s why I will be taking a look back at some of K-pop’s most exciting and iconic tracks that were released before the conception of this blog to shed some light on this now bygone … Continue reading Retro Rewind: Rollin’ – Brave Girls
*Repost of original post with the mv and concept photo. The previous b-side post will remain up while this will be used for all further references to the track. Still absolutely over the moon that this got an mv. Also that final chorus just gets better and better with every listen. Somthing I didn't even … Continue reading RAVE REVIEW: Breathe – Golden Child
You know, it's 2:00am and I was going to go to sleep but I realised that i kind of have to talk about this song. After being forced to go MIA for around 2 weeks because of my own idiocy (spilt coffee on mac and as a result didn't have a laptop btw), I've decided … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Beautiful Beautiful – ONF
Check Out The Previous Rankings! 100-91 // 90 – 81 // 80 – 71 // 70 – 61 // 60 – 51 // 50 – 41 // 40 – 31 // 30 - 21 20. FLOW – Sign (“Naruto Shippuden” Opening 6) Released: 2010 An emotional sucker punch of an opening, Sign signaled a drastic shift in tone for long running shounen classic Naruto and ushered in … Continue reading The 100 Best Anime Openings Of All Time (20-11)
With last years majestic, city pop inspired Pporappippam, Sunmi officially bowled me over with a song that cruised to the top of my favourite K-pop songs of 2020 list and has since then only gotten better and better the more I've listened to it. It was a true masterwork, which put much expectation on what … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Tail – Sunmi
Check Out The Previous Rankings! 100-91 // 90 – 81 // 80 – 71 // 70 – 61 // 60 – 51 // 50 – 41 // 40 - 31 30. Ikimongakiri – Blue Bird (“Naruto Shippuden” Opening 3) Released: 2008 Another Naruto opening that thrives on its sense of emotion, Blue Bird has since gone onto outgrow the series and become an absolute sensation. … Continue reading The 100 Best Anime Openings Of All Time (30-21)
It's been a long time coming but after almost 2 years away from the scene, industry legends and personal favourites SHINee are back. During their mandatory military enlistment, we've gotten a few solo releases here and there and some great projects by maknae Taemin but this is the first time in a long time that … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Don’t Call Me – SHINee
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