Apart from the K-pop ecosystem we all know and love, there’s a thriving trot industry in Korea that most foreign listeners may never be exposed to. I don’t often write about trot music, as it’s its own genre with unique quirks and vast history. However,… Read More »Song Review: Youngtak – Juicy Go (with Kim Yon-ja)
Prior to this group comeback, One Pact released an EP of solo tracks. I wrote about my favorite one here. Those songs are included on the new album alongside a few new group tracks. Yes, No, Maybe acts as the title and offers a new… Read More »Song Review: One Pact – Yes, No, Maybe
Back catalog is big business in the music world. Anniversary celebrations, remasters, bonus tracks and even remixes are clever enticements to drum up excitement for a previously released album. But imagine putting all that and much, much more into one incredible package and you have… Read More »Q&A: Jarvis Leatherby on Night Demon’s Curse of the Damned box set
Swedish duo Frusen Sorg are a new entity but the band’s members, drummer Sandström and bassist/vocalist Kalle Mattsson are not new to music, playing in bands like Jeniferever, Literature, Stiu Nu Stiu and Möuth since the ’90s. Frusen Sorg is heavier than those bands, dwelling somewhere between… Read More »Full EP Stream: Frusen Sorg – “Jag Springer Med Avbrutna Ben”
Apart from his activities with BTOB and undeniable presence at events like Waterbomb, Lee Minhyuk has developed a solo career under the moniker “Huta.” I can’t say that much of his solo music has appealed to me, but I appreciate how it sounds so different… Read More »Song Review: Lee Minhyuk (Huta) – Bora