Category: IVE
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Song Review: Rebel Heart – IVE
Attitude‘s chorus remains to be the one thing that prevents me from fully enjoying the song, but I can still picture it rising slightly over time. Meanwhile, pre-release Rebel Heart seems to be on the opposite trajectory—as in I had a much better impression of the song at first listen than now. As the first…
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Song Review: ATTITUDE – IVE
As consistent as IVE‘s music has been, I’ve been waiting for the moment to be as blown away as I was by their 2022 output. HEYA had been quite close to making into my Top 40 list last year, but my thoughts from my original glowing review (which can be found here) have dimmed considerably.…
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Song Review: Accendio – IVE
‘Accendio’ suffers from slightly jarring transitions and a lacklustre finale that lets down an otherwise strong beginning.
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Song Review: HEYA – IVE
IVE has had a strong run of title tracks up until their first full album 6 months ago where while the amount of title tracks certainly increased, (1 to 3!) the quality invariably diminished. It is a true shame, honestly. ‘Either Way’, ‘Off the Record’, and ‘Baddie’ are all quite decent, but they simply don’t…
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A bunch of short reviews- EXO, ENHYPEN, ARTMS, Kim Sungkyu (INFINITE), U-KISS, IVE, NMIXX
There have been too many K-pop releases recently for me to make individual posts on each of them, so I decided to compile a series of mini-reviews on these songs I have yet to cover.
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Song Review: I AM by IVE
Thanks to their startlingly consistent run of high-quality singles, IVE faced very high expectations from K-pop fans to deliver an outstanding full album. Their full album I’VE IVE is led by the title track ‘I AM’, which gives Key’s ‘Killer‘ and Boys Planet’s ‘Jelly Pop‘ a run for their money as my personal SOTY. These…
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Song Review: ‘After Like’ by IVE
IVE is the rookie girl group to watch. Despite only possessing 6 songs under their discography, pretty much every song has been a hit. Eleven was an incredibly solid debut that still holds up over time, and Love Dive was a very strong follow up, even earning them their first PAK (perfect all kill) in…
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