Reviewing One of My Favorite K-Pop Summer Albums: ASTRO – DREAM PT. 1
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Reviewing One of My Favorite K-Pop Summer Albums: ASTRO – DREAM PT. 1

While Astro’s Dream Pt.1 was never specifically promoted as a “summer” album, it’s one of the K-pop projects I most closely associate with the season and was released just before one of K-pop’s most epic summers in 2017. More importantly, it’s incredibly strong and represents a bubbly, ultra-melodic pop sound we just don’t hear much … Continue reading

Battle of the B-Sides: g.o.d, Red Velvet, GOT7, SF9, Dreamcatcher
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Battle of the B-Sides: g.o.d, Red Velvet, GOT7, SF9, Dreamcatcher

K-pop’s title tracks might gain most of listeners’ attention, but many album tracks are worth equal spotlight. I call these “buried treasures.” Beyond this, K-pop’s albums deliver thousands of additional tracks that settle for a more limited audience. It’s these songs that will become a part of my “battle of the b-sides” feature. In this … Continue reading