Tag: kpop
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Song Review: Deja Vu – TXT

Deja Vu is an excellent track held back from questionable production choices not present within the rest of TXT’s title tracks.
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Song Review: LIKE THAT – BABYMONSTER

LIKE THAT’s undercooked production hinders its catchy melodies and BABYMONSTER’s convincing vocal delivery from achieving greater effect.
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Song Review: Shooting Star – Kep1er

‘Shooting Star’, set to be Kep1er’s disbandment song, ends their run as a 9-member group in an all-time high, delivering one of the best K-pop title tracks of 2024.
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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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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.