After a very messy first few months, Kang daniel has quickly risen to become one of Korea's most popular solo idol artists. And while I didn't think much of his debut, most of his following work has been quite decent. It's taken a much more groovy route than I would have expected and I'm not … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Waves – Kang Daniel (feat. Simon Dominic & Jamie)
AleXa - Villian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGA4F5WOXOs Most of AleXa's work has adhered to the staple girl crush sound with loud clatter trap backing tracks and even louder drops that sacrifice enjoyable melodic refrains for often underwhelming drops with incredibly cringeworthy hooks. Villian is the biggest offender of this sound adhering very heavily to most of what made … Continue reading Quickie Catchup Reviews: AleXa, Dongkiz I:KAN, Great Guys, HYO, Jeong Eunji, Jeong Sewoon, Pink Fantasy, Yukika
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: Shade – Yukika
One of my favourite songs of all time is Sunset by American Synthwave band, The Midnight. It's a song that perfectly incorporates elements of modern synth wave to create a song that feels like a brilliant encapsulation of everything great about the 80's into one nostalgic and immensely satisfying track. It's one of those songs … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Midnight Romance – The Midnight Romance
When considering reality show spawned groups that really got the short end of the stick, 1THE9 immediately come to mind. Despite stemming from the decently successful "Under Nineteen", the group have been grossly under promoted to say the least. This coupled with some fairly generic and uninspiring singles and it's fair to say that many … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Bad Guy – 1THE9
Over the past few months I've come to the realisation that I'm a slave to Dreamcatcher. I've come to love almost every song in their discography and have realised that I've gotten to the stage where regardless of what they release I'll enjoy it to a certain degree. Such is the case with new single … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: R.o.S.E BLUE – Dreamcatcher
Somi's been through a lot in her life. From Sixteen to Produce 101 and finally her transfer to the Black Label, it seems like she's been through an entire careers worth of events. This all culminated in her debut last year with the surprisingly safe and generic Birthday. But while most of the reception surrounding … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: What You Waiting For – Somi
Ah it's been a while since I've written a proper post on the blog. Although I've been posting sporadically for the past few weeks, most of those were pre-written articles that I posted just to make sure my blog didn't completely die for a few weeks. During this period I was rigorously revising for some … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Count 1,2 – TOO
While July 19th may seem like an ordinary day for many, it's a day that might just go down in K-pop history. Exactly 1 year ago, viewers tuned in to what would be the final episode of Produce 101 in Korean TV history. We watched as Kim Yohan of OUI Entertainment narrowly beat out UP10TION's … Continue reading Remembering Produce 101: The Top 15 Songs from Korea’s Produce 101
Although I’ll primarily be reviewing singles, there are some albums that are too influential or strong to not cover. In this segment, I will be spotlighting those standout albums and giving my thoughts on each and every track After being acquired by Bighit Entertainment, Gfriend have embarked on a new album series that can only be … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: GFRIEND – 回:Song Of The Sirens
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