Tag: HYBE
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Duo Song Review: ‘NewJeans’ and ‘Get Up’ by NewJeans
Due to how short these two songs are, I decided to just combine the two in one review.
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Song Review: Cool With You by NewJeans
Sometimes, a ‘wisp of a song’ can work. This works really well- at least for me.
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Song Review: ETA by NewJeans
While ‘ETA’ is a solid release, its commitment to its short run-time and minimalist style compromised its final product.
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Song Review: Seven by Jung Kook (BTS) ft. Latto
BTS Jung Kook’s ‘Seven’ is a hit- though the production leaves something to be desired.
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Song Review: Do It Like That by TXT and the Jonas Brothers
Though ‘Do It Like That’ is a well-executed piece of pop, HYBE’s vocal processing removes point for both TXT and the Jonas Brothers to even have a collaboration, at least in the musical sense.
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Song Review: Super Shy by NewJeans
‘Super Shy’ is another strong addition to NewJeans’ discography, but I’m not sure if it stands among their best hits.
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Song Review: Firework by &TEAM
Technically, &TEAM is not a K-pop group, but because of their almost ambiguous nature thanks to the origin of some of their members and their connection to ENHYPEN, I’ll let them through (lol). More importantly, I believe that ‘Firework’ is easily the best HYBE boy group title track released in the last year so it…
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Album Review: DARK BLOOD by ENHYPEN
ENHYPEN was my number 1 ultimate group for the past 3 years. They were my introduction to K-pop- it was their album that was the first album I’ve ever bought, the first survival show I watched, first K-pop variety content I tuned into, first- well you get the idea. Their albums and title tracks have…
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The Curious Case of NewJeans’ ‘Zero’ – A K-pop commercial song done right?
Released as a commercial song for Coca Cola, ‘Zero’ divided K-pop fans immensely upon its release. This was mainly because of its polarizing chorus, which is essentially a repeated chant of the phrases, ‘Coca Cola mashita’ and ‘See you look and catch it, here is my Cola’. What triggered the majority of the criticisms online…
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Reviewing BOYNEXTDOOR’s Debut Album WHO!
BOYNEXTDOOR is a new boy group from HYBE under KOZ Entertainment owned by BLOCK B member and soloist Zico. This comes with extremely high expectations. From its teasers, BOYNEXTDOOR promised to be a fresh air amidst the current boy group landscape. But did it live up to its hype? But I Like You At 2…
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