Even though Apink’s annual anniversary releases aren’t promoted beyond a simple behind-the-scenes video, they’re still worth writing about based on the group’s stature alone. Unlike so many of their peers, Apink are still active fourteen (!) years after their debut. And, I appreciate that these… Read More »Song Review: Apink – Tap Clap
On the surface, Waltz is Ryugujo’s first anime theme — an important milestone for any J-pop group. However, the song is meaningful in other ways as well. It’s been announced that this will be the final Ryugujo song written by their producer and mentor Avu-chan.… Read More »Song Review: Ryugujo – Waltz
The Bias List is a K-pop blog that also covers a fair amount of J-pop. But just like most music fans, I enjoy tracks from all around the world. So, I thought I’d start a monthly round-up of some of the non-K-pop songs that have… Read More »Global Pop Round-Up: April 2025 Edition
Greetigs, Decibel readers! It’s a big day today, as we’ve got the new album from Ancient Death to celebrate, but also new ones from some lesser-known names as well. And Iron Lung is back! And the new Wulkanaz is really cool! Enjoy! — Ancestor of Kaos… Read More »Five For Friday: April 18, 2025
Super Junior sub-unit L.S.S — comprised of members Leeteuk, Shindong and Siwon — have the dubious honor of the lowest-rated SJ release on this blog. In fact, last year’s Joke is one of the lowest-rated songs in general. Their music tends to blend retro with… Read More »Song Review: Super Junior-L.S.S – Pon Pon