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. April 2025 Overall Thoughts Oof. What… Read More »The Top Three K-Pop Songs of April 2025
It’s a mini Wanna One reunion as AB6IX’s Park Woojin pairs with former bandmate Ha Sungwoon for his new title track Cool & Hot. This song aside, I’ve always felt a full Wanna One reunion would be a big moment on the Korean charts. Too… Read More »Song Review: Park Woojin (AB6IX) – Cool & Hot (ft. Ha Sungwoon)
It’s been an unexpected “Cube Entertainment circa 2011” flashback this week, with Highlight/Beast, Jang Hyunseung and now HyunA all releasing new music. The actual songs haven’t been nearly as fun or memorable as this flashback suggests, but it’s still nice to see familiar faces back… Read More »Song Review: HyunA – Mrs. Nail
Most black metal bands don’t cite Donnie Darko, the Backstreet Boys, and true crime podcasts as key influences—but Spider God has never been interested in playing by the rules. Since emerging in 2020 with a flurry of raw black metal releases like Black Renditions and… Read More »Possess the Devil: Spider God’s True Crime Hymns from the UK Underground
Of all of K-pop’s forays into non-Korean markets, Katseye have had the biggest push and have the most potential to become stars outside the industry. Though they’ve only released one EP since their debut last summer, they’ve done a fair amount of promotions and seem… Read More »Song Review: Katseye – Gnarly