Tag: K-pop
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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)

Top 30-11
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The Top 100 K-pop Songs of 2023 (Title Tracks and B-sides) – (50-31)

Top 50-31
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The Top 100 K-pop Songs of 2023 (Title Tracks and B-sides) – (80-51)

Top 80 to 51.
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The Top 100 K-pop Songs of 2023 (Title Tracks and B-sides) – (100-81)

The best of K-pop in 2023.
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Song Review: Allergy by (G)I-DLE

I was much more taken with the pre-release ‘Allergy’ at first listen than I was with ‘Queencard’. Acting as a prequel for the latter, ‘Allergy’ takes a more sentimental tone that attempts to appeal to people worldwide struggling with their insecurities, hence becoming ‘allergic’ to the mirror as a result. The insecurities were shown to…