So we're going do it a little different this year. Instead of doing the standard K-pop countdown first, we're going to swing over the ocean a little bit and count down my favourite J-pop songs of the year first instead. Now you might also notice that the number of tracks in the countdown has gone … Continue reading Top 30 J-pop Songs of 2022 (30 – 11)
In many ways, JO1 heavily remind me of Wanna One. Produce spawned groups that both have immense talent and have that one legendary song under their belt (Energetic and Born To Be Wild respectively) but are often relegated to material that isn't inherently bad but doesn't make the greatest use of their talents. However, despite … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: JO1 – SuperCali
Ever since last year's immense Born To Be Wild, I've had my eyes firmly locked on JO1 and their rapidly growing discography. And though we sometimes get wildcards like last month's excellent Move The Soul, it's been a venture that's failed to bear as much fruit as I had initially expected. They've had solid songs … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: JO1 – With Us
As someone who's kind of bored with the state of music right now, I've spent most of time either going back and listening to some of my favourite songs of all time or, at least according to last.fm, Taylor Swift (I know I know). And though I never really thought to really put all my … Continue reading Every 10/10 of the Past Five Years (2017 – 2021)
After counting down my top 100 K-pop songs of the year, it’s finally time for me to visit their neighbours and look at my top 50 J-pop songs to come out in the past year. 2020 was a real stunner of a year for the J-pop industry, giving us two once in a life time … Continue reading Top 50 J-pop Songs of 2021 (10 – 1)
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’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: 31/08/20
While JO1 might be leading their comeback with the single OH-EH-OH, I knew from the moment I heard it that Go would also be a standout. It essentially acted as a pre-release and while I do love me the crazy rock and house influenced goodness of the title track, I think I like the sleek … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Go – JO1
Despite its many controversies in its home country of Korea, the Produce franchise has blossomed in neighbouring countries China and Japan. JO1 are the product of the first Japanese season of the show and debuted with the rather generic Infinity. It was a track that didn't do much to excite but with the groups two … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: OH-EH-OH – JO1
Though the Produce franchise has all but crumbled in its home country of Korea, it has seen much popularity in neighbouring Japan and China. JO1 is the resulting group of Produce 101 Japan's first season. I adored the dynamic Young from the show, and I've had my hopes raised for the debut of this group … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: INFINITY – JO1
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