At the end of each month, I compile my top three K-pop title tracks and list a ton of honorable mentions. In 2025, I thought I’d try something new and add a weekly feature to supplement my monthly round-up. Each Sunday, I’ll offer a compendium… Read More »THIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from July 27 – August 2
In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that… Read More »New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (August 3, 2025)
TXT’s new (full) album weighs in at eight tracks and a paltry twenty-one minutes. This brevity isn’t unique to TXT and I don’t mean to call them out specifically, but it’s representative of choices the K-pop industry is currently making. So much effort seems to… Read More »Song Review: TXT – Take My Half (Beomgyu solo)
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Greetings, Decibel readers! The releases below are a mix of stuff from the past few weeks. I discovered that Empillarist release late, but wanted to make sure it got some coverage here. It’s an all black metal and death metal week here, and that’s always good news!… Read More »Five For Friday: August 1, 2025