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
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
Chunga's first full length studio album has been teased for almost a year now with a number of very strong pre-release singles and alluring teasers. Songs like Stay Tonight and Play saw Chungha at her strongest, which only raised expectations for what could have been one of the most momentous comebacks of the year. Unfortunately, … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Bicycle – Chungha
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: Believe – U-Kiss
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 RAVE REVIEW: Breathe – Golden Child
As SM entertainments newest girl group, Aespa have a monolith of expectations to live up to. Their aggressive and instantly memorable debut Black Mamba acted as a strong introduction to the girls and while I personally didn't think much of it, there's no denying its success. But as successful as a debut may be, a … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Forever – aespa
Due to the relentless release schedule that us K-pop and J-pop fans have to endure, it’s not easy to consume all the content at once. That’s why I thought it would be fun at the end of each month, to look back at my top 5 K-pop singles and B-sides along with my top 3 J-pop … Continue reading KBOPPED Monthly Roundup: January 2021
Despite debuting with immense promise with the wonderfully slinky and effortlessly cool Movie Star, CIX and I have failed to really connect past that initial effort. I haven't enjoyed any of their albums and neither of their past two lead singles did much for me either. As such, my expectations for Cinema were rather reserved. … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Cinema – CIX
Despite her essentially being one of K-pop's all time great figures, I've never had much of a thing for HyunA's own musical output. Her work with 4minute resulted in some stunning tracks but her singles usually fell short. I adore her as a performer and her more vocal driven tracks are a real treat but … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: I’m Not Cool – HyunA
Although I already enjoyed much of their musical output beforehand, 2020 was the year where Dreamcatcher truly became one of my favourite K-pop groups. The more electronic influences truly opened a new door for the group and tracks like Scream and Boca were the perfect vessel to channel that new energy. And so coming off … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Odd Eye – Dreamcatcher
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