Tag: SM
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Song Review: Dandelion & Roses – Jaehyun
I haven’t made it much of secret in this blog on how much I adore Jaehyun’s voice. Warm, sultry, and rich, his timbre is one that is quite unique within the K-pop context. The closest artist I would draw parallels to would be EXO’s D.O, but I would concur that while the two have their…
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Song Review: dummy – ARrC
The new Mystic Story boy group ARrC stands out in the saturated K-pop industry with their pre-release ‘dummy’. Influenced by NCT with refreshing twists, the track showcases solid instrumentals, engaging vocals and rap, and creative deviations from the typical formula, hinting at a promising future for ARrC.
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Song Review: Walk – NCT 127
NCT 127’s latest single ‘Walk’ takes a more conventional approach with a heavy hip-hop rap influence. The members deliver very convincing performances, leading me to believe that it is only NCT 127 amidst the many groups in the industry who can utterly sell this track.
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Song Review: Cosmic – Red Velvet
Cosmic is a worthy song to mark Red Velvet’s 10th anniversary, sporting a chorus for the ages.
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Song Review: Songbird – NCT WISH
‘Songbird’ establishes NCT WISH as a group to watch out for, though it isn’t without its flaws.
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Song Review: Boom Boom Bass – RIIZE
‘Boom Boom Bass’ only serves to consolidate RIIZE’s position as one of the top groups in the K-pop industry in terms of sheer music quality.
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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: 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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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: 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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