Tag: Music
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Song Review: Magnetic – ILLIT

‘Magnetic’ is definitely a successful debut, but an unresolved chorus melody could hurts its longevity. Nevertheless, its distinct production remains to be a highlight worth coming back to.
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Song Review: Supernova – aespa

aespa is one of the few K-pop groups right now who have a very defined concept and are simultaneously pulling it off to the highest caliber- truly the definition of ‘pushing boundaries’. Supernova is their latest pre-release that encapsulates practically everything that makes them so great. Despite coming out only one day ago, I think…
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Song Review: Feel The POP – ZEROBASEONE

‘Feel the POP’ is another among the many additions to ‘easy-to-listen’ K-pop songs- but one that I believe will stand the test of time.
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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: 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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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.