I’ll be making my 2025 K-pop resolutions tomorrow, but before I put that energy into the universe I’d like to rewind to last year’s wishes and see how 2024 did. Spoiler: 2024 did terribly. 1. Less Sing-Talk and More MELODY “Of all my resolutions, this… Read More »Looking Back at Last Year’s K-Pop Resolutions — Did 2024 Deliver?
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Trust (from Snowflake – 2016) Even GFriend’s strongest albums are not devoid of their sappy ballads. Sappy ballads are a tried and true formula in K-pop and the sentimental, nostalgic side of… Read More »K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – Trust
As is New Year’s Eve tradition, Shane Embury’s Dark Sky Burial atmospheric ambient project is streaming new music to put a bow on yet another tumultuous year. 2024’s goodbye kiss is in the form of the first compilation from the prodigious project, titled V.I.T.R.I.O.L. Tune… Read More »Listen: Shane Embury’s DARK SKY BURIAL Streams ‘V.I.T.R.I.O.L.” Compilation
Just like last year, I wanted to share my top twenty most-viewed posts for 2024. I find this list an interesting gauge of who is popular (at least among netizens who read reviews). The most obvious takeaway from this list is the utter dominance of… Read More »The Ten Most Popular BIAS LIST Posts of 2024
n.SSign’s Love Potion will most certainly be the final K-pop title track released in 2024, and given Korea’s current state of mourning I’m a bit surprised it was released at all. Earlier this year, n.SSign blitzed the market with several promoted tracks from their last… Read More »Song Review: n.SSign – Love Potion