One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! A Starry Sky (from Time For Us – 2019) The crystalline chimes that open this ballad feel like a good starting point for this K-Pop A-Z feature. If GFriend are defined by… Read More »K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – A Starry Sky
TVXQ are celebrating the twentieth (!) anniversary of their Japanese debut with the upcoming release of new album Zone. Before that, its lead single Sweet Surrender has been pre-released alongside a music video. The guys have steadily promoted since their 2017 return from the military,… Read More »Song Review: TVXQ – Sweet Surrender
In a strange twist, the sweet, ultra-melodic girl group sound I came to love (think: Lovelyz, GFriend, April) has found a new home with fifth-gen boy groups. TWS are the most popular act tackling a bright, bubbly style but prior to their debut The Wind… Read More »Song Review: The Wind – Hello, My First Love
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According to Misanthropic Aggression, “it WILL get worse. It always does.” Although I love the use of over-the-top negativity as an artistic muse, there is something uplifting and exhilarating about the band’s sound, an apparent blend of Celtic Frost, Grave, His Hero Is Gone, Morbid… Read More »Track Premiere: Misanthropic Aggression – “A.S.S. III — The Borderland Wars”