Sometimes it takes a few songs for a group’s sound to totally click with me. I enjoyed ILLIT’s 2024 megahit Magnetic as much as anyone, but it wasn’t until this year’s fanciful Do The Dance that I totally understood what the group could be. Lately,… Read More »Song Review: ILLIT – Not Cute Anymore
– November 24th, 2025 – ALL SWEDE LINE-UP WITH SUPPORT FROM ORBIT CULTURE AND SOILWORK TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 28TH NOVEMBER Photo Credit: Tomas Gidén Ready your oars as the Allfather Awakens! Sweden’s Viking metal titans AMON AMARTH are pleased to share a huge string… Read More »Amon Amarth Announce UK + EU 2026 Tour Dates, Tease New Album
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 November 16 – 22
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 (November 23, 2025)
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.… Read More »K-Pop Risers & Fallers: November 2025