In an industry that's come to favour boy groups going harder and edgier over the last few years, it's been refreshing to see a group like MCND debut with such a goofy and over the top sound. Sure, much of their material hasn't been the most original, but the boys have a unique vocal blend … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Crush – MCND
Now that I've counted down my favourite and least favourite K-pop songs of the year, it's finally time to have a look at some of my absolute favourite J-pop songs of the year. Unlike K-pop, which experienced a strong but rather unspectacular year, Japan had an absolutely incredibly year musically. My countdown here is probably … Continue reading The 50 Best J-Pop songs of 2020 (50-26)
I don't talk about them on the blog nearly as much I should but Spyair are one of my all time favourite J-rock bands. Their influence within the J-rock and anime community is not to be underestimated and while their recent work hasn't been particularly to my tastes, they've got a back catalogue full of … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Wadachi – Spyair
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 every week 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 … Continue reading Retro Rewind: Call Anytime (Feat. Mino) – Jinu (Winner)
While woo!ah! debuted with a certain level of hype surrounding them, the rookie girl group completely managed to fly under my radar. Such too was the case with follow up Bad Girl, which improved upon their debut but still failed to really elicit any sparks. Thankfully, the group have chosen to promote album track I … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: I Don’t Miss U – woo!ah!
Ah, it's finally that time of the year again. After counting down my absolute favourite K-pop songs of the year and giving my thoughts on my favourite artists of the year, It's finally time to look at the uglier side of the industry. Much of 2020 has been underwhelming but the tracks down below are those … Continue reading The Top 25 Worst K-pop Songs of 2020
The retro trend is in full swing right now within the Korean music industry and if there was one man to continue that trend, it has to be the man himself, Park Jinyoung. When We Disco, his disco inspired collaboration with Sunmi remains one of 2020's most enjoyable tracks and he's once again chosen to … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Switch to me – Rain x JYP
Well. That was one hell of a year wasn't it. When I started this blog around a year ago, I did so with the intention of covering your average year in Korean and Japanese Pop music. Oh but how naive late 2019 Arpydarpy was. In reality 2020 was anything but ordinary, casting a near permanent … Continue reading Kbopped’s 2020 In Review
It's finally time for me to reveal the top K-pop artists of 2020! Unlike other lists or award shows that determine the top artists of the year on a chart basis, here at Kbopped, we (and by we, I mean myself) like to present our rankings on a more "merit" basis. This means that the … Continue reading The Top 10 K-Pop Artists of 2020
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: Ghosting – TXT
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