The campaign for BTS’s ARIRANG album continues unabated with the release of another music video. This time, Hooligan gets its time in the spotlight. This track was promoted with dance challenges even before the debut of its video, making it feel like a co-lead track with Swim. For those looking to recapture the boisterous energy … Continue reading
Super Junior remains one of the most active groups of their stature, routinely releasing new music as a collective and as soloists. Today, Donghae is back with a new album of his own, collaborating with Jay Park and 1iL for its title track Good Day. As its title suggests, this is an upbeat, sunny stomper … Continue reading
After leaving YG Entertainment, AKMU are back with a new agency and a new album. Global fans may wonder what all the fuss is about, but this brother-sister duo is absolutely huge in Korea. They’re also an act I’ve followed since their conception, watching them grow to fame on the second season of K-pop Star … Continue reading
After exploring various sub-genres of hip-hop (my favorite being 90s G-funk), Young Posse have turned their attention toward a sound closer to hyperpop. This resulted in the utterly awful Visa earlier this year, but they’ve managed some refinement since then. New single We Don’t Go To Bed Tonight is much more palatable. There’s a great … Continue reading
WJSN’s Dayoung had a stealthy, surprise hit last year with Body. That success didn’t coax Starship Entertainment into doing anything but the bare minimum for the group’s anniversary this February, but it does result in a new solo track today. What’s A Girl To Do takes a similarly global approach as Body, no doubt hoping … Continue reading
Kiss Of Life have been teasing a comeback for some time now, no doubt hoping to recapture the buzz of their early work before a large chunk of the K-pop fandom turned on them. With new single Who Is She, they’re smart to return to some of the 2000s sounds that first brought them to … Continue reading
One thing about JYP groups is that they’re always going to be very prolific. KickFlip debuted just over a year ago and are already on their fourth mini album. That frequency and consistency has quickly built a catalog of music that feels unique to them. I’m loving their youthful pop/rock sound and am happy that … Continue reading
It’s been ages since I’ve written about a song from a Chinese artist with no connection to K-pop, but we’re in the doldrums right now on this blog and I think everyone deserves to read a review that’s actually enthusiastic. So, today I want to introduce the new single from Lil Ghost — rapper and … Continue reading
At the end of each month, I compile my top three K-pop title tracks and list a ton of honorable mentions. But each Sunday, I’ll offer a compendium of the week’s new releases featured on the blog. And even more than that, I’ll attempt to rank them from my least-to-most-liked. I invite you to share … Continue reading
In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that this will become a one-stop shop for anyone interested in … Continue reading
As a spin-off to my Battle of the B-sides feature, I’m pleased to announce the arrive of “Battle of the Title Tracks!” In this feature, I’ll be pitting three K-pop title tracks/singles against each other and choosing a winner. These songs will mostly be from pre-2016 since I’ll try to focus on music I haven’t … Continue reading
Though they haven’t achieved the same global notoriety as some of their peers, Monsta X have been steadily plugging away at the American market, releasing their fair share of English-language material. Today, they’re out with a new album of this material. Of course, appealing to a market outside of your own often includes conforming to … Continue reading
T.O.P made his solo debut all the way back in 2010 as part of a dual project with fellow Bigbang member G-Dragon. Since then, he’s hardly released any solo music and eventually wound up leaving the group altogether to focus on acting. Given this, it’s a bit surprising that — sixteen years later — he’s … Continue reading
The ladies from KARD have each made their solo debut this year. Gun to my head, I couldn’t tell you anything about Jiwoo’s solo track despite writing about it back in February. This is partially due to the fact that she never promoted it on music shows, but the song clearly didn’t do much to … Continue reading
As expected, BTS have begun to release follow-up videos from their highly-anticipated ARIRANG album. Many listeners found lead single Swim an oddly muted choice for promotion, and I agree that there are songs on ARIRANG with more commercial appeal. However, for their first follow-up video they’ve chosen one of my least favorite tracks from the … Continue reading
Since leaving Cube Entertainment, Pentagon’s Kino has embarked on a solo career filled with quirky electropop and interesting ideas. I enjoyed his last EP quite a bit and new title track Taxi builds upon that sonic foundation while adding a generous sprinkle of 80s synth and occasional bursts of rock intensity. So many acts are … Continue reading
At the end of each month, I look back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists. I take my own ratings into account, but there’s a bit of wiggle room as certain songs tend to grow or fade. March 2026 Overall Thoughts Hmm… um… Well… I guess if I look solely at my top … Continue reading
Kep1er has bucked the survival series odds and remained as a (less than full) group even after their initial contract ended. This seems to be the new norm, as a smaller version of ZEROBASEONE will also be promoting later this spring. Since reformatting as six, Kep1er’s music has run the gamut in sound and quality. … Continue reading
Jang Haneum participated in last year’s Boys II Planet and was set to debut in that program’s spin-off group, though that seems to be cancelled for now. He’s been releasing solo music for awhile and has somehow passed me by despite having a brilliant voice. When I heard teasers for new title track Wanna, I … Continue reading
DAY6 solo projects have largely left me cold, and that’s actually true for a lot of bands. Unless a member strikes out on their own with a vastly different sound, solo work can often feel like a lesser version of what the full band provides. I haven’t written about a solo track from keyboardist Wonpil … Continue reading
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