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. October 2026 Overall Thoughts Well… it’s better late than never, huh? In my mind, October was … Continue reading
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K-Pop Risers & Fallers: October 2026
Rather than contain my “Risers and Fallers” feature to a single post in June, I’m going to share a bite-sized version at the end of each month. This will let me account for more songs and make a nice lead-in to the monthly round-up post. I anticipate most of these ratings adjustments will be negligible: … Continue reading
Buried Treasure: Sung Hanbin (ZEROBASEONE) – 3AM
A K-pop act’s title track isn’t always the best song on their album, even if it’s the one most people will hear. Sometimes, b-sides deserve recognition too. In the singles-oriented world of K-pop, I want to spotlight some of these buried treasures and give them the props they deserve. The K-pop release slate has been … Continue reading
THIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from October 11 – 17
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
Song Review: Sung Hanbin (ZEROBASEONE) – Undead
Solo debuts from male idols can go a few different ways. On the one hand, the streamlined nature of these songs can make for very propulsive material, freed from the need to accommodate multiple voices and styles. But more often, agencies seem to follow the same template (**cough**Justin Timberlake Justified**cough**) and end up with diminished … Continue reading