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 (December 17, 2023)
Before I take a look at K-pop’s established artists, it’s time to spotlight this year’s fresh crop of talent! While 2022 was stuffed with girl group debuts, 2023 was dominated by boy groups. The ratio itself is pretty staggering, and much of this is likely… Read More »The Top 10 K-Pop Rookies of 2023
This post is your one-stop shop for all my end-of-year countdowns. It will be stickied to the top of the blog for the remainder of the year. Check back often for new links to new countdowns, and make sure you check out past years’ masterposts… Read More »Best of 2023 Masterpost
It feels weird writing a standard “song review” post on the same day as posting my top K-pop songs of the year. Kind of a comedown, honestly! That’s not a dig at Jessica or Amber, who have each been part of my favorite K-pop tracks… Read More »Song Review: Jessica Jung – Get It? Got It? Good (ft. Amber Liu)
Greetings, Decibel readers! And thus we come to the last standard edition of Five For Friday for 2023. As always, I hope you find these lists informative and useful as you scan the endless hordes of releases that come at us every week. It can… Read More »Five For Friday: December 15, 2023