Saturday, December 28, 2019
Monday, December 23, 2019
[MV] Red Velvet - Psycho
Unusual for an SM track to have such crowded-feeling production. Some cool vocals in there though.
Sunday, December 15, 2019
[MV] Woojoo jjokkomi (Kim Heechul & Lee Soogeun) - White Winter
You can count on Heechul to bring together the weirdest collabs.
And have ITZY show up in an SM Ent. MV. LOL!!!
[MV] Brand New Music (Pop/Idol collab) - MELTING
Brand New Music: KANTO, AB6IX, Kang Min Hee, YODAYOUNG, and BDC.
[MV] Brand New Music (Hip Hop/R&B collab) - LOOK GOOD
Brand New Music: Bumkey, Yang Da Il, Kebee, KittiB, MC Gree, Yenjamin, and Vincent Blue.
Kanto is also in the audio-only track.
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
[MV] CL - +I QUIT180327+
There have been great subtitles on all CL's new videos in tons of languages. Make sure you don't miss the lyrics on this one. Tea.
[MV] Primary - Slow down & When I fall in love
Slow down (feat. Meego, HAON):
When I fall in love (ft. Meego, SURAN):
When I fall in love (ft. Meego, SURAN):
Monday, December 9, 2019
[MONTHLY] Favorites for NOVEMBER 2019
Let's have a top 3 for last month. Anyone who has followed KPOPPY for a while will probably have some sense I like dark sounding music. Moody. Melancholy. That really came through in November. Brighter tracks are definitely outnumbered here.
I absolutely loved (G)I-DLE's 'LION', especially the dark but delicate intro and outro. Also into the message/lyrics. Good stuff. Then 1TEAM's 'MAKE THIS' is more typical for a boy group sound in the verses, but then the chorus caught me off guard. It's just so crunchy and bass-y. No vocal. Something about this sound is totally satisfying for me. Finally, I really enjoyed MAMAMOO's 'HIP'. Not much a fan of the video, but just listening to the song in isolation felt like a callback to some of their earliest music with a weird mix of bluesy/almost ragtime elements and hip hop. Interesting.
In the full post: HINAPIA, Vincent, HyunA, Primary, Ordinary Pep, Young Sky, MOMMY SON, Jane/Stella Jang (cheating since it's in French, the guitar though!), XIA, Jukjae, SLEEPY, Guckkasten, and IU.
I absolutely loved (G)I-DLE's 'LION', especially the dark but delicate intro and outro. Also into the message/lyrics. Good stuff. Then 1TEAM's 'MAKE THIS' is more typical for a boy group sound in the verses, but then the chorus caught me off guard. It's just so crunchy and bass-y. No vocal. Something about this sound is totally satisfying for me. Finally, I really enjoyed MAMAMOO's 'HIP'. Not much a fan of the video, but just listening to the song in isolation felt like a callback to some of their earliest music with a weird mix of bluesy/almost ragtime elements and hip hop. Interesting.
In the full post: HINAPIA, Vincent, HyunA, Primary, Ordinary Pep, Young Sky, MOMMY SON, Jane/Stella Jang (cheating since it's in French, the guitar though!), XIA, Jukjae, SLEEPY, Guckkasten, and IU.
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Friday, December 6, 2019
Monday, December 2, 2019
Friday, November 29, 2019
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
[MV] EXO - Obsession
Another spectacle of an MV. Not into the song much though.
The more melodious R&B-ish parts are nice, but they're overwhelmed by the rest, imo.
[MV] Dynamic Duo (feat. PENOMECO) - MSG
Sorta violent. Criminal underground kinda stuff. Nothing too graphic.
Sunday, November 24, 2019
[ADMIN] A sad note...
Decided to get up-to-date on MVs because I needed a distraction with the news of Goo Hara's passing, but I will probably be taking a break from posting for the rest of the week. ❤
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
[MV] XIA - When it's snow
Been doing pure musical theater stuff since military.
Finally releasing some new music!
Monday, November 18, 2019
[SPECIAL MV] TXT - Magic Island
The actual 'Magic Island' song is only from 6:10 to 8:10.
BigHit is building TXT's cinematic universe like they did with BTS, so this is basically all storyline. More of a short film than a music video.
[MV] JANE (feat. Stella Jang) - C'est La Vie
It's completely in French, but the guitar is so killer I wanted to post it. Jane is the guitarist, btw.
There is also an audio only Korean version.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
[MV] MAMAMOO - HIP
Official channel link
Legit love this! The chorus feels like a throwback to early Mamamoo, which I dig.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
[MV] Primary (feat. Jade) - Bad High
There are some really creepy CGI elements in here that have the potential to gross some folks out.
[MV] True Damage (feat. Soyeon) - GIANTS
Soyeon's rap verse is in Korean. The rest is in English or Spanish.
Saturday, November 9, 2019
[MONTHLY] Favorites for OCTOBER 2019
I spent most of October white-knuckling it on the edge of an evacuation zone and massive wildfire, with no electricity or internet. Not super conducive to giving K-Pop the usual amount of attention. Lol. I still have a bunch of albums to catch up on.
Only one top pick for the month! It's Taeyeon's 'Spark'. Partly because the fire in the MV made me genuinely uncomfortable. I guess I can count myself among the many Californians who now have fire-related PTSD. Oh boy! Partly because PG&E cut off power to a huge population to prevent 'sparking' a wildfire and then it was one of their own still-on transmission lines that 'sparked' the Kincade. So, I have 'sparks' on the mind.
But mostly because I genuinely love this track. A lot of Taeyeon's recent stuff has a rock/blues feel, which is totally my jam. This one has some Rolling in the Deep vibes, but with more vibrant pop energy. I dig.
In the full post: Limesoda, Ladies' Code, N.Flying, SURL, WENGIE/MINNIE, AleXa, ONF, TXT, NU'EST, AIVAN, Brown Eyed Girls, Hoody, and Leenzy.
Only one top pick for the month! It's Taeyeon's 'Spark'. Partly because the fire in the MV made me genuinely uncomfortable. I guess I can count myself among the many Californians who now have fire-related PTSD. Oh boy! Partly because PG&E cut off power to a huge population to prevent 'sparking' a wildfire and then it was one of their own still-on transmission lines that 'sparked' the Kincade. So, I have 'sparks' on the mind.
But mostly because I genuinely love this track. A lot of Taeyeon's recent stuff has a rock/blues feel, which is totally my jam. This one has some Rolling in the Deep vibes, but with more vibrant pop energy. I dig.
In the full post: Limesoda, Ladies' Code, N.Flying, SURL, WENGIE/MINNIE, AleXa, ONF, TXT, NU'EST, AIVAN, Brown Eyed Girls, Hoody, and Leenzy.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Sunday, November 3, 2019
[MV] (G)I-DLE - LION
Hot damn. Theatrical af.
I haven't kept up with Queendom, but this is an MV version of their finale performance for the show.
Queendom performance
[AUDIO] IU - Love poem
I made the 'mistake' of reading translations of IU's lyrics for this and the album introduction on MelOn. Got me crying for like 10 minutes straight. Here's an intro translation on Twitter if you would also like to bawl your eyes out. @iu_haneul
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Thursday, October 31, 2019
[ADMIN] Quick update...
Once again, California is on fire. Just like two years ago, I've been in close proximity to a massive wildfire. PG&E has been doing these preventative power shutoffs through the month of October, so posting regularly has been challenging. The most recent of which left me with no electricity or internet for the last five days across two windstorms. Stressssss.
Anyway, will be posting again soon, but needing to decompress a little before getting back into the normal routine. Hope you're all well! ♥
Anyway, will be posting again soon, but needing to decompress a little before getting back into the normal routine. Hope you're all well! ♥
Friday, October 25, 2019
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Monday, October 21, 2019
[DEBUT] AleXa - Bomb
Debuting in the new ZANYBROS label. Makes sense the video would be spectacular, since they've made a ton of K-Pop's most iconic MVs.
Friday, October 18, 2019
[MV] BTS (feat. Lauv) - Make It Right
Re-release of Make It Right (b-side on Persona) with a feature by Lauv.