Even by K-pop standards, it’s been a barren December. For the first time in forever, I don’t know how I’ll do a “monthly round-up” at the end of the month because there hasn’t been a single song I’ve played much after reviewing it for the… Read More »Song Review: Joohoney (Monsta X) – Push (ft. IVE’s Rei)
Bitter Street Symphony The Making of Biohazard’s Urban Discipline “Our guard was up!” exclaims Biohazard drummer Danny Schuler about the defensive position the band took as they decamped to New York’s bowels and basements to construct their second album. They were lucky to be alive.… Read More »Biohazard – Urban Discipline
Though rookie groups defined this year in K-pop for me, that doesn’t mean there weren’t great things coming from the industry’s established artists as well. As usual, my criteria for these artists is built around these three factors: Quality of work Quantity of work Influence… Read More »The Top 10 K-Pop Artists of 2025
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 21, 2025)
I’m back with a recap of K-Pop’s year-end festivals. As always, we’ve got events from KBS, SBS and MBC in that order. However, I wasn’t aware that KBS was saving their “Music Bank in Japan” special until December 30th so I’ll probably write about that… Read More »2025 KBS Global Song Festival: Recap & My Top Performances