Tag: music
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The Plot Thickens With SF9’s “Summer Breeze” MV and A Closer Look At Their Album ‘9loryUS’

SF9 takes viewers on an action packed, plot twisting music video for their song “Summer Breeze”. You can watch my reaction video to SF9’s “Summer Breeze” MV Here. If you have seen any of my reaction videos you may have noticed that I seldom talk about story theories behind music videos. Mostly because theories are…
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What’s The Perfect 2020 Summer Album? It Could Be Zico’s ‘Random Box’

I know I’m a bit late in writing this but I couldn’t not post about Zico’s album. I’m sure most of you know Random Box is the last album Zico released before enlisting in the military. Zico is one of those artists who is a chameleon. He’s done multiple genres from rap, hip hop, pop,…
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YG Treasure Brings Science and Discovery in Their Intriguing Debut Concept Teaser

The long awaited debut of YG’s latest boy group Treasure is not too far now. Their official debut date will be August 7, 2020. Treasure is a group that was formed in YG’s survival program called “Treasure Box” from that show twelve guys made it to the final lineup: Hyunsuk, Jihoon, Yoshinori, Junkyu, Mashiho, Jaehyuk…
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WOODZ Shows Off His Duality In His Album “Equal”

It seems to be the year of soloists. I have been impressed by many soloists this year and Woodz (also known as Seungyoun) is on that list. In his first full length album “Equal”, he blends different genres to showcase the different sides of himself musically while maintaining his style in each track. Seungyoun debuted…
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Pentagon’s “Basquiat” is the Anthem for 2020

In the final episode of the competition show Road To Kingdom, Pentagon released the song “Basquiat” followed by a powerful performance. The song itself is a masterpiece. It was composed and written by Hui and Wooseok. The vocals convey the raw emotions of the members that sound like a desperate battle cry. The strong message…
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My Top Kpop Songs of May 2020

May has been a fantastic month for Kpop music releases. Each week there was an influx of amazing music. Out of all the months so far, May has been the hardest to pick only 5 songs. Groups have shown us different concepts, new styles of music, and songs that either pull on our heartstrings or…
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Baekhyun’s Album “Delight” is Sweet, Spicy, and Fresh

I noticed typically Kpop idols (when they release solo work) they stick to a genre they’re familiar with, or the same genre as their groups. But more and more these idols have been branching out working on music that sound nothing like their group’s music. On the other hand, typically K-R&B artists steer clear of…
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Road To Kingdom: Pentagon, ONF, Golden Child, VERIVERY, ONEUS, TOO, and The Boyz Tell Compelling Stories Through Their Songs

Road To Kingdom has been, by far, one of the most intense and entertaining survival show for idol groups. For the first challenge these groups had to pick a song from an established group and perform a cover of it, creating a new concept and make the song their own. You can watch my reaction…
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My Top Kpop Songs of April 2020

I understand for many (just like in March), April has been an odd month. But I believe we can start to see light at the end of the tunnel. Once again, this month had plenty of great songs. I actually had a really hard time picking my top five songs so I’ll list some honorable…
