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Seventeen’s latest, Hit, is a powerful, thumping, anthem-esque banger of a song that deserves a spot on many a…

This week marks the fifth anniversary of one of my favorite contemporary K-Pop groups, Red Velvet. They arrived on…

As we close the book on July and move into August, it’s important to remember that autumn—and its welcome respite…

SoRi’s I Am Not Alone is a breath of raw, fresh, emotional air in a K-Pop landscape that often seems suffocated by…

If there was an award for “Song That Would Be Perfect For An Anime Opening”, Dreamcatcher’s You And I would be an…

It’s always a fun, if slightly down-the-rabbit-hole-esque time whenever the irreverent rock duo Norazo releases a…

Growing up as a Korean-American in the Los Angeles suburbs, I was naturally surrounded by karaoke culture. Epik…

Shining Road, from the long-running indie band Sultan Of The Disco, is a retro powerhouse. The video…

I imagine I’m So Pretty came about when someone asked, “how much brass can you fit into a song?” and the producers…

If you like motorcycles, fake lightning effects, and a beat that absolutely slaps, Yunho’s Follow might be for you.

There are some artists who are inextricably linked to a state of mind, or some kind of inner voice. For me, Younha’s…

I absolutely love the phrasing in the chorus for Punch’s Love Me. It’s playful, melodic, and somehow more than a…

For some idol groups, their eventual turn to mature concepts happens somewhat gradually, like A Pink or GFriend. On…

(G)I-DLE, the winners of the ignominious Worst Group Name Ever Award, is back with Uh-Oh, and it’s a total 90's…

By this point in my life, most of the K-Pop groups I used to religiously follow are either radio silent, a shadow of…

My birthday is coming up. Pardon me if this week is melancholic. It’s just my mood at the moment.

Red Velvet, who is quickly becoming one of my favorite artists of all time, just released their newest title track,…

It’s been awhile since we’ve featured a classic girl group pop ballad, in the veins of Gfriend’s Me Gustas Tu or A…

It’s summer. You’re working on your beach body. Jogging seems like an easy way to do it. Your running soundtrack…

It feels weird writing the words “Jeon Somi’s debut” in the year 2019, because as far as I’m concerned, she debuted…