Tag: K-pop
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Song Review: WORK – ATEEZ
Work is a mediocre track from ATEEZ, a group who is capable of much more compelling and dynamically interesting tracks.
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Song Review: Smart – LE SSERAFIM
‘Smart’ is superior to ‘EASY’, with its melodies being some of the catchiest within K-pop as of the moment. However, I know that LE SSERAFIM are capable of so much more than this.
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Song Review: EASY – LE SSERAFIM
‘EASY’ suffers from a production that is neither innovative nor compelling enough to fully sell the song fully.
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Song Review: Armageddon – aespa
‘Armageddon’, at least in the initial listens, does not eclipse ‘Supernova’. Nevertheless, it is definitely worth a listen especially for the sensory assault its top-tier production provides.
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Song Review: How Sweet – NewJeans
NewJeans’ latest single ‘How Sweet’ maintains the downward trend of their musical quality that has since never matched the likes of ‘Attention’, ‘Hypeboy’ and ‘Ditto’.
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Revisiting K-pop Debuts: Given-Taken – ENHYPEN
ENHYPEN’s “Given-Taken”, 3 years after its release, in my most humble opinion, has managed to remain among the pinnacle of K-pop debuts. Dive into why as I kick off a new series of posts where I revisit K-pop debuts.
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Song Review: Lucky Girl Syndrome – ILLIT
‘Lucky Girl Syndrome’ is a great example of a short K-pop song done right.
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Album Review: ORANGE BLOOD – ENHYPEN
ORANGE BLOOD is another solid ENHYPEN Album. However, while it has stand-out tracks, it does not stand as one of their best.
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Song Review: FUEGO by THE NEW SIX (TNX)
An excellent performance and thumping production distinguish ‘FUEGO’ from the many pastiches of the classic ‘noisy’ 4th gen boy group sound.
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Song Review: Mars – Doh Kyungsoo
‘Mars’ is a notable downgrade from the excellent ‘Popcorn’, sporting neither emotional resonance or a dynamic production that can support Kyungsoo’s strong vocal.
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