Ah Brave Girls. Now that's a name I havn't heard in a long time. In fact it's a name that's all but disappeared from the Korean music industry for the past 3 years. The last we heard from the girls was with their 2018 tropical remix of their 2017 hit Rollin'; a song which was … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: We Ride – Brave Girls
After almost two years, TREASURE are finally here! In standard YG fashion, the boys have been pulled out of the dungeon to debut with a grand total of...... 2 tracks! It's the kind of release formula the company have always favoured and one that I for the life of me can't understand. But January's Going … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: BOY – TREASURE
When it comes to my favourite Korean solo artists, I would have to toss it up between Sunmi and Taemin. Not only do both artists have some incredibly strong material but both manage to infuse each and every single one of their songs with a sense of individuality. More than just singers they're performers and … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: 2 KIDS – Taemin (SHINee)
(G)-idle released one of my least favourite songs of the year with the incredibly grating Oh My God. An unpopular opinion for sure but one that I'll stand by. The song felt like a culmination of all my gripes about (g)-idle in one momentum killing package. It was an example of style over substance and … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Dumdi Dumdi – (G)-idle
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)
Stray Kids are going all out with the promotional cycle of their first full length album and I couldn't be happier about it. It's one of the years stronger projects, full of strong, genre bending material that really helps showcase the groups different sides. God's Menu has grown on me ever so slightly since release … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Easy – Stray Kids
After their rather successful stint on Road to Kingdom, Verivery have made a rapid-fire comeback with their new mini album 'Face You'. The group have slowly been going down a mature route since their debut and January's Lay Back felt like one of the more successful transitions. However, their RTK comeback ''single'' Beautiful-x pointed towards … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Thunder – Verivery
AB6IX snatched a place in my top 10 Kpop songs of 2019 with the effortlessly cool Blind For Love. Since then the group have gone through a number of issues including members injuries and leader Youngmin's DUI, which eventually led to him leaving the group. This led The Answer and its accompanying album to be … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: The Answer – AB6IX
Boy today is packed with comebacks isn't it? If memory serves me right, we've got a grand total of nearly five acts coming back today?! That's probably the most I've ever seen! And for once, the soloists outnumber the groups. And while I have my own personal biases, I would be lying if I said … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Maria – Hwasa (Mamamoo)
Although I consider them one of my bias groups, I haven't really been enamoured by a Seventeen title track since 2018's Thanks. And that was more than two full years ago. The group have had consistently strong albums but I've always felt like the promoted singles have played second fiddle to the much superior b-sides. … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Left & Right – SEVENTEEN
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