Though they’ve started experimenting with their sound more and more, there’s a certain brand of song that feels like it belongs to IVE. Think I Am, Rebel Heart and even Love Dive. It’s a resounding pop style, almost Eurovision-esque in its bigness. It’s also a… Read More »Song Review: IVE – Blackhole
Longtime Morbus Chron drummer, Adam Lindmark, is back in action with his new outfit, a duo with Tobias Alpadie (guitars/bass), called Harrowed. The Swedish pair—Lindmark providing vocals—teamed up early in the decade, but are just now releasing their full-length debut, The Eternal Hunger, an eight-track explosion… Read More »Full Album Stream: Harrowed –The Eternal Hunger
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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… Read More »THIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from February 15 – 21
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 (February 22, 2026)