Category: review
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MAMA 2021, Was It A Hit? A Miss? Here’s My Full Recap of Kpop’s Biggest Award Show

Alright everyone, brace yourselves. Grab your favorite drink (mine is caffeine) and some snacks. This is gonna be one long post…cause I got a lot to say. On December 11, the Mnet Asian Music Awards was held. This is one of the biggest Kpop award show of the year. MAMA is known for having incredible…
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Stray Kids “Christmas EveL” is One of The Most Unique Unconventional Christmas Songs Ever

“Christmas EveL” has Stray Kids classic sound – of course when 3RACHA (Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han) work on a song you know it’ll be amazing. This track is intense and badass – great vocals with epic rap verses. The members sing about the annoyances that come with the season – slippery roads, junk messages.…
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Real, Raw, and 100% That 빛. Hwasa Returns With Her 2nd Single Album ‘Guilty Pleasure’

You can always count on Hwasa to be 100% real, especially in her music. Hwasa doesn’t paint herself as a picture-perfect idol. She’s got flaws and she owns them. She’s unapologetically herself and that’s what makes her a Queen in the music scene. “I’m a 빛” is bold and relatable. I love the play on…
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The Boyz ‘MAVERICK’ Smashed Every Expectation

I was expecting great things from THE BOYZ, especially since their previous comebacks have been incredible. But there’s no denying “MAVERICK” takes a dark turn and it has catapulted The Boyz further to solidifying their strength as a group. Along with “MAVERICK” The Boyz released two b-side tracks: “Hypnotized” and “Russian Roulette”. Both songs fit…
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CNBLUE Are Modern Day Cowboys With A Rockstar Flare in Their 9th Mini Album ‘Wanted’

After almost a year since their last Korean comeback, CNBLUE returned to the music scene with a new concept and new music. Wanted brings back CNBLUE’s signature sound that’ll have old and new fans hitting replay. From rock to ballads, this is one mini album you cannot miss. Here’s my reaction video to CNBLUE “Love…
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WOODZ ‘Only Lovers Left’ Narrates A Bittersweet Love Story In The Best Way

Love, heartbreak, passion, confusion, happiness, sadness, it’s all in one album. WOODZ (Seungyoun) Only Lovers Left is a no-skip, keep it on repeat, replay all day, type of album. I have played this album over and over so many times in the past couple of weeks. I’ve been a fan of WOODZ music for two…
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Key Is Kpop’s Retro King and Rightfully So

If you’ve been following Key’s solo music, then you already know he is one of kind. Key breaks out of the norms and reinvents concepts making them entirely, uniquely his. For his latest comeback he fully takes on the retro sound and absolutely owns it. In his mini album, Bad Love, he blends sci-fi and…
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NCT 127 “Sticker” You’ll Love It, Hate It, Or Maybe Both?

It’s a fact NCT 127’s song “Sticker” is the type of song you’ll either love or hate. Or maybe you’ll feel both, cause the song is a mix of almost everything. Here’s my reaction video to NCT 127 “Sticker” MV. HOWEVER when it comes to their album, there is definitely a song for everyone. Their…
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2PM ‘With Me Again’「僕とまた」Music Video Reaction

Hey everyone, so this is a different type of post. Here’s my reaction video to 2PM’s newest Japanese song “僕とまた (With Me Again)”. I posted my reaction here on the blog because, Japanese releases copyright is different from Korean releases. Plus YouTube copyright is also different. Anyway, I didn’t want to risk anything so I…
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Red Velvet Serves Main Character Energy In Their Mini Album ‘Queendom’

After about a year since their last comeback, Red Velvet returned with a much anticipated album, Queendom. Their previous title track “Psycho” is one of my favorite RV comebacks. The whole concept, the song, I’d never seen anything like it and it was great. So I had high expectations for this comeback. After I heard…