Year-End List Recap: The Best Overall K-Pop Comebacks of 2022
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Year-End List Recap: The Best Overall K-Pop Comebacks of 2022

There are still two more countdowns to come (Top 40 pop songs and Top Dramas), but now that the K-pop-specific lists are complete it’s time to add up the categories and find out which comebacks ranked strongest overall. From a pure numbers standpoint, I guess this is the most important list I’ll publish! Just like … Continue reading

The Top 10 K-Pop Albums of 2022
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The Top 10 K-Pop Albums of 2022

Compared to 2021, this year definitely felt weaker when it comes to albums. Mini albums faired better than full-lengths, but apart from a few mega-standouts, most K-pop releases took a piecemeal approach to their music — too often stuffing tracklists with a horde of different producers rather than settling on one unique vision. Like usual, … Continue reading

Reviewing and Ranking Queendom’s Final Singles (Brave Girls, Hyolyn, Kep1er, LOONA, VIVIZ, WJSN)
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Reviewing and Ranking Queendom’s Final Singles (Brave Girls, Hyolyn, Kep1er, LOONA, VIVIZ, WJSN)

As a supplement to my individual episode recaps, I like to take a look at the original songs that make up Queendom‘s finale. These were pre-released ahead of next week’s performances, which means we can judge them on their own merits rather than the effects-heavy stages that will no doubt bring a healthy dose of … Continue reading