One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Sunny Summer (from Sunny Summer – 2020) Previous Thoughts: “The synths shimmer with breezy lightness, the brass-kissed chorus feels propulsive without ever challenging expectations, and the instrumental pulses with a nimble stream… Read More »K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – Sunny Summer
Yep, I’m back to writing about K-pop’s year-end festivals. They were some of the earliest events I covered on this blog but I over the years I lost interest in them. This year, much of my favorite music came from acts who will actually appear… Read More »2024 KBS Global Song Festival: Recap & My Top Performances
Greetings, Decibel readers! The big story, stylistically, in black metal in 2024 was seeing the wave of bands that emerged in the late 2010s diverge between the enduring and inspiring leaders — and those that fall into the vast sandy beaches of “raw” or “vampiric” blandness.… Read More »Five For Friday: Black Metal 2024
This is always one of the countdowns I feel least confident about because I tend to listen to K-pop more often than I watch it. It’s also a very subjective category, as my visual/storytelling/conceptual preferences may not match others’. The truth is, K-pop has become… Read More »The Top 10 K-Pop Music Videos of 2024
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Summer Rain (from Rainbow – 2017) Previous Thoughts: “So, we’re at a point where disappointment becomes frustration. Summer Rain includes many of the group’s hallmarks, from its retro 90’s beat to the… Read More »K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – Summer Rain