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Song Review: SHEESH – BABYMONSTER

BABYMONSTER, in their short-run in the K-pop industry so far, is the very definition of a group that their talent overshadows the quality of their music. Though, I would have to admit that that they are gradually winning me over. There aren’t too many melodies within the song, but those that are there are quite…
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Song Review: Popcorn – Doh Kyung Soo (D.O)

Kyungsoo’s first release outside of SM entertainment is pleasant yet somewhat emotional charged piece of music that improves upon his past solo work.
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Song Review: Bubble Gum – NewJeans

NewJeans come back with ‘Bubble Gum’ that seems to not stack up against the rest of their discography.
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Song Review: SWEAT – ZEROBASEONE

ZEROBASEONE maintains their record of hits. though ‘SWEAT’ takes a slightly different approach from their proceeders.
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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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Album Review: RIIZING – RIIZE

RIIZE’s first mini-album does not fail to impress, drawing upon nostalgia with an unprecedented sense of authenticity intertwined in almost every song.
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Song Review: UNTOUCHABLE by ITZY

It has been a while since ITZY’s last album, and in the wake of a series of comebacks that have disappointed fans- to the point of calling ITZY a ‘flop’ group, it was about time for JYP to really give them something that most people would love. While I did relatively enjoy some of previous…
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Song Review: Love 119 – RIIZE

RIIZE has had an incredible debut year. ‘Get A Guitar’ cements itself as not only one of my favourite K-pop songs of 2023, but of all time. ‘Memories’ has a chorus for the ages, and ‘Talk Saxy’ has its unique charm. All of the songs were featured in my series of posts titled: Top 100…
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The Top 100 K-pop Songs of 2023 (Title Tracks and B-sides) – (10-1)

The Top 10.
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The Top 100 K-pop Songs of 2023 (Title Tracks and B-sides) – (30-11)

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