One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Wanna Be (from What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim OST – 2018) I’m surprised that GFriend didn’t record more OST songs, especially early in their career. Their light, melodic sound matches dramas well – especially romantic comedies. Wanna Be is pretty effortless in … Continue reading
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
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Vacation (from Sunny Summer – 2018) Songs with titles like “Vacation” tend to be fun since they’re seeking to replicate the joy and excitement of being away from home and normal responsibilities. This Vacation equates itself well, though it’s pretty much exactly … Continue reading
Happy 2025! As we transition to a new year, it’s Bias List tradition to unveil some wishes I have for K-pop going forward. There’s a fair amount of overlap between this year’s and last year’s resolutions, even though I write these before looking back at 2024’s post. Readers, make sure to chime in in the … Continue reading
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Under The Sky (from Flower Bud – 2015) Under The Sky is a fantastic example of how charming GFriend’s early music could be. It’s delicate in sound but muscular in execution, tying symphonic elements to bounding percussion and electric guitar. It’s also … 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. December 2024 Overall Thoughts Oh gosh, what a month for South Korea. December started with martial … Continue reading
I’ll be making my 2025 K-pop resolutions tomorrow, but before I put that energy into the universe I’d like to rewind to last year’s wishes and see how 2024 did. Spoiler: 2024 did terribly. 1. Less Sing-Talk and More MELODY “Of all my resolutions, this is the biggest one. Can you tell by the fact … Continue reading
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Trust (from Snowflake – 2016) Even GFriend’s strongest albums are not devoid of their sappy ballads. Sappy ballads are a tried and true formula in K-pop and the sentimental, nostalgic side of me doesn’t mind them at all – especially as album … Continue reading
Just like last year, I wanted to share my top twenty most-viewed posts for 2024. I find this list an interesting gauge of who is popular (at least among netizens who read reviews). The most obvious takeaway from this list is the utter dominance of girl groups. Seriously, there’s only one boy group in the … Continue reading
n.SSign’s Love Potion will most certainly be the final K-pop title track released in 2024, and given Korea’s current state of mourning I’m a bit surprised it was released at all. Earlier this year, n.SSign blitzed the market with several promoted tracks from their last album. And more recently, they busted out a killer cover … Continue reading
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Truly Love (from Time For Us – 2019) There are a handful of GFriend tracks that completely passed me by. I mean, according to my iTunes stats I’ve listened to Truly Love a few times but if you were to present me … Continue reading
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Time For The Moon Night (from Time For The Moon Night – 2018) Previous Thoughts: “The track pulls in those lush orchestral elements we’ve been missing since 2016’s superior Rough, drenching the instrumental in layers of strings. I just wish that much … Continue reading
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Tik Tik (from Time For The Moon Night – 2018) This is just a bright, uncomplicated pop song that works extremely well. The chorus is the best part, capturing some of the propulsive energy that made GFriend’s debut era so rewarding. The … Continue reading
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Three Of Cups (from Walpurgis Night – 2020) Three Of Cups is the kind of frothy post-disco pop track GFriend could cast off in their sleep. By the time we got to 2020, they had become quite skilled at imbuing this style … Continue reading
One of the benefits of becoming a “K-pop A-Z” artist on this blog is my commitment to write about each new song released, even if it’s not a promoted single. Infinite have announced an official comeback for next March, but dropped this special digital track on Christmas as a pre-release. I fear a future of … Continue reading
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! The Beginning Of Love (from Fallin’ Light – 2019) I was surprised to see that I’ve barely played this b-side at all, yet I gave it a high rating in my own personal music library. Listening to it again, I can see … Continue reading
As usual, SBS’s year-end festival falls on Christmas day. Because of this, the themes have been getting more and more holiday-focused with each passing year. Everyone and their mother performed a “Christmas version” of their songs tonight, but you don’t get to call something a “Christmas version” just because you throw sleigh bells on the … Continue reading
Following a tradition first established in 2020, I’m celebrating the holidays today with the opening of gifts. These packages come in the form of seasonal K-pop tracks not yet reviewed on the blog. Like last year, I’m either keeping the gifts or planning to return them. Unfortunately, there was a lot of coal in the … Continue reading
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Tarot Cards (from Song Of The Sirens – 2020) Previous Thoughts: “In some ways, it doesn’t feel like Tarot Cards has a chorus at all. It plays more like an extension of the verses, but it works thanks to the breathless arrangement. … Continue reading
Before I move on to J-pop, global pop and other categories, I like to sum up the K-pop countdowns that have filled the past few weeks. The title of this post should technically be called “The Best Overall K-pop Comebacks & Debuts of 2024,” since not every album on this list marks the return of … Continue reading
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