With South Korean military protocols leading BTS to enter an elongated group hiatus, they've inevitably landed into that segment of the group lifecycle where each member goes off on their own solo ventures. With RM, Suga and Jimin all releasing solo projects in the past few months, Jungkook's release comes as a much anticipated and … Continue reading Song Review: Jungkook (BTS) – Seven (ft. Latto)
In many ways, Korean survival show groups have become their own little genre within the K-pop sphere. With a new survival show coming around almost every other month and a resulting group almost as often, it becomes hard for the average Joe to keep up. ZEROBASEONE however are from a different pedigree of survival show, … Continue reading Song Review: ZEROBASEONE – In Bloom
Regardless of any future material, EXO are one of those K-pop groups who I will have undying respect and admiration for. They played a massive part in my initial deep dive into the genre and while they may have strayed from the sounds that made me fall in love with them in the first place, … Continue reading Song Review: EXO – Cream Soda
If anything, NewJeans have been on the ball in terms of promotion. Ever since December's gorgeous Ditto, it seems as though we've gotten something new from the girls every other month. A tactic that thought could get quite exhausting, does bode very well for the groups overall relevance and popularity. New single Super Shy arrives … Continue reading Song Review: NewJeans – Super Shy
As one huge part of K-pop's 3rd generation dynasty, EXO are yet another legacy group preparing a summer time comeback. And while much of that initial hype has been plastered with less than ideal corporate drama behind the scenes, the group have remained steadfast in their intentions to deliver their long awaited return. Hear Me … Continue reading Song Review: EXO – Hear Me Out
When considering consistency, few groups in recent memory come close to Sexy Zone. They've been in a dominant imperial phase for a few years now, harnessing a number of unique sounds and melodies over their numerous releases without ever missing a beat. Last year saw the excellent one two punch of Forever Gold and Trust … Continue reading Song Review: Sexy Zone – Purple Rain
The Feeling's been kicking around for a while now. Released around the start of the month as a pre-release for the groups upcoming comeback, the heavy hip hop of HARD, The Feeling stands as the first snippet we've heard of the group since Taemin's enlistment. But given a lack of release on streaming, I wanted … Continue reading Song Review: SHINee – The Feeling
SHINee's Back! As arguably my favourite group in all of K-pop, I approach every SHINee comeback or SHINee adjacent release with a sense of optimism and inherent excitement. The boys have rarely ever disappointed, both as an ensemble and separately, stringing together one of the most tight knit and consistently thrilling discographies in arguably all … Continue reading Song Review: SHINee – Hard
You know, right before this song came out, I was on a journey through ATEEZ' entire back catalogue. Especially their legendary "Treasure" era. A stretch of releases that introduced us to to the group in the most galvanising of ways, asserting them as a real force with material just as ambitious and invigorating as the … Continue reading Song Review: ATEEZ – Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers)
As essentially the face of NCT, Taeyong's solo debut has been a long time coming. We've seen glimpses through the years most notably with 2019's laid back Long Flight but new single Shalala stands as his first official promoted solo venture. And while it perfectly suits the eccentric energy of its performer, Shalala veers far … Continue reading Song Review: Taeyong (NCT) – SHALALA
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