Tag: New Release
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Song Review: Popcorn – Doh Kyung Soo (D.O)
Kyungsoo’s first release outside of SM entertainment is pleasant yet somewhat emotional charged piece of music that improves upon his past solo work.
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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: SWEAT – ZEROBASEONE
ZEROBASEONE maintains their record of hits. though ‘SWEAT’ takes a slightly different approach from their proceeders.
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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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Group Review: CRAVITY, TREASURE, Seulgi (Red Velvet), Kingdom, Stray Kids
It seems that no matter how much work I get done, school simply does not give me a break. Hence, I will be sticking to this ‘group’ style reviews in the future, despite the fact that in-depth breakdowns are what I enjoy the most. However, if I feel that the song really deserves more than…
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Song Review: ‘After Like’ by IVE
IVE is the rookie girl group to watch. Despite only possessing 6 songs under their discography, pretty much every song has been a hit. Eleven was an incredibly solid debut that still holds up over time, and Love Dive was a very strong follow up, even earning them their first PAK (perfect all kill) in…
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Song Review: PINK VENOM by BLACKPINK
After, last month’s Ready For Love, BLACKPINK are back with another pre-release to build up hype for their upcoming album. Despite having several issues with Ready For Love’s song production, I was eventually won over by the surprising potency of its hooks and the great vocal and rap delivery by the girls. Thankfully, this time,…
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Hidden Gem: Replay by Golden Child
Golden Child is one of those groups who are in a weird position, popularity-wise at least. They debuted in late 2017, during the transition phase between 3rd and 4th Gen. With the lack of ‘big famous’ groups that debuted in this period (for example, on the level of Seventeen, BTS, EXO, etc.) they somewhat faded…
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Song Review: Ready for Love by BLACKPINK
I’ve been waiting for new music from BLACKPINK ever since The Album, which I genuinely enjoyed. While their songs are far too few and there are some misses here and there, if taken sonically as a whole, they still have among my favorite discographies in K-pop. No other group out there quite executes girl-crush as…
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