As the complete musical antithesis to many of the ever-present sounds of the k-pop landscape, NewJean's sudden debut and almost instantaneous growth remains a welcome surprise. Their sheer vitality and magnitude of success however remains utterly insane regardless, with each single almost always dominating the charts. And much like everyone else, I wasn't immune to … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: NewJeans – OMG
Now, before we get into it, we gotta set some ground rules: To be eligible for this list, the song must have been released between the 1st of January 2022 and 15th December 2022. Song must be paired with a full music video and be promoted to some extent. Songs must be by a Korean … Continue reading The Top 50 K-Pop Songs of 2022 (10 – 1)
Now, before we get into it, we gotta set some ground rules: To be eligible for this list, the song must have been released between the 1st of January 2022 and 15th December 2022. Song must be paired with a full music video and be promoted to some extent. Songs must be by a Korean … Continue reading The Top 50 K-Pop Songs of 2022 (40 – 31)
When NewJeans debuted with the surprise one two punch of Attention and Hype Boy in late July last year, few would have expected just how much of a phenomenon the group would become. Not only have the girls taken their home country by storm, dominating the charts with almost every release but they've also amassed … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: NewJeans – Ditto
aespa - Girls A mammoth SMP-style throwback from one of Korea's biggest and most popular groups, Girls reaches back to the SM sounds of old to create one of the years most magnetic singles. Endlessly creative and consistently thrilling, Girls stands as the groups most vocally exciting and instrumentally bombastic track yet, harnessing their many … Continue reading 2022 K-pop Roundup (July – August)
Well. It's been kind of rough hasn't it. To put it simply, 2022's been kind of a bore for the K-pop landscape. Don't get me wrong, I've like a lot of stuff but few have felt as essential or as iconic as anything released within the past few years. I've mentioned it a lot before … Continue reading Best Kpop Songs of 2022: Mid-Year edition
Due to their unique debut rollout alongside their status of being the latest girl group to join the ever growing number of HYBE subsidiaries, NewJeans have been all the hype over the past few weeks. And though controversy has surrounded the group due to the members age alongside debut single Cookie's oddly provocative lyrics, the … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: NewJeans – Hype Boy
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