[MV] BLACKPINK (with Selena Gomez) - Ice Cream

The MV turned out really cute and fun, but I just can't figure out the track. It feels like the entire thing is a pre-chorus repeated over and over with a rap part thrown in. I'm glad that it's outside of the same formula that BP has been hitting on too much (imo), but it seems really flat/underdeveloped.

[MV] KARD - GUNSHOT

Official channel link

[MV] K/DA - THE BADDEST

Riot Games/League of Legends with a new K/DA track.
(G)I-DLE, Bea Miller, and Wolftyla this time.

[MV] SOLE - Mm Mm

[DEBUT] BOTOPASS - Flamingo

[MV] OnlyOneOf - a sOng Of ice & fire

[MV] M.O.N.T - Shadow

[MV] Khundi Panda (with Hippie was a Gipsy) - Home

Some effects/makeup artist had a wild time with this video.

[MV] Rosy (feat. Grizzly) - Escape

This bunny character instantly made me think of The Noid. I'm old. XD

[MV] Huh Gak - Without you

[MV] Sýn Hjang - Kiss

[MV] ATEEZ - THANXX

[MV] JENYER (feat. KIMMUSEUM) - BAD

[MV] CRAVITY - Flame

[MV] SEVENTEEN - 24H (Jpn.)

Nice Japanese track from Seventeen. Some weird rhythm shifts in there.

[MV] Kim Yohan (with Zion.T) - No More

Official channel link
Bubbly and interesting track. Zion.T is the producer, but he also has little vocal bits in there.

[MV] The Rose - Black Rose

These guys have basically gone independent after a pretty nasty dispute with their former company. I think one of them is doing military service now, but it's good to see they're still managing to release some music. I really hope they're able to keep going. Such a great band.

[MV] Woo Won Jae (feat. So!YoON!) - Do Not Disturb

[MV] KASPER (feat. Han Yo Han) - Over Summer

[PROMO] OH MY GIRL - Bara Bam

More of that Pororo collab.

[MV] DEMIAN - YES (Eng.)

[MV] VINCIT - Strike Out

[DEBUT] Byulzzi - BBIBBO BBIBBO

[MV] Holocity - The days

[MV] YEH (feat. Meaningful Stone ) - FLWRS

Older release (end of last year), but new to me. I like the vibe.
Love that Billy Stewart sample.

[MV] F.CUZ - Summer Days

[MV] BTS - Dynamite

Minus the vocaloid-esque production, this would be a perfect song. As is, hard for me to listen to.
It's a blast of happy vibes though. Appreciate that.

Sounds a little less harsh on Spotify.
I love the hell out of the instrumental.

[MV] Hyolyn - SAY MY NAME

No idea what Mommy Son is doing in this video. Funny though.

[MV] ONEUS - TO BE OR NOT TO BE

Kinda bloody and gun violence-y.



Official channel link

Cool rhythm changes. Aside from the rap part, one of the best boy group tracks I've heard this year.

[MV] MCND - nanana

[MV] DONGKIZ - Beautiful

[MV] ZELO - Mi Amor

[MV] Yoon Jong Shin (feat. Kingo Hamada) - You're Right

Great art/animation in the MV. City pop is having such a huge surge.

[MV] Jo Jung Min - Be My Teresa

[MV] OHDA5N - ANYWHERE

[MV] ITZY - Not Shy

Not into the track, but I like the MV treatment a lot. Always appreciate ITZY's performance energy.

[MV] Dreamcatcher - BOCA

Tells ya something when even my least favorite DC lead track is still pretty awesome. XD
Really like the rock parts, but this one feels more Frankenstein-y than their stuff usually is and I'm not so into the sections that sound really different. Still cool.

[MV] KANG DANIEL (feat. Dvwn) - Movie

So many cameos in the MV. Fun.

[PROMO] OH MY GIRL - SUPA DUPA

Promo collab with Pororo.

[MV] NeD - Twinkle

Don't really know who this dude is, but this song is excellent. So happy feeling!

[MV] SEJEONG - Whale

[MV] Peakboy (feat. Wheein) - Diet

[MV] ODDCHILD - RACE

[MV] nov (feat. Crush) - Missed Call

[MV] Sohyang - Stay

Sohyang sounding like heaven as usual.

[MV] OVCOCO - MNMNM

[MV] KNOA - NO HEART

[MV] JAMBINAI - SUN. TEARS. RED.

Whoa! Didn't expect an MV for this one. Sun Tears Red is so intense. I love it.

[MV] D1CE - One Summer

[MV] KIMDA - HI

[MV] Seokkeung X LOVETOM - SUNGLASS

Bothered by the narrative of the video even if it's self-deprecating. Lol.
Song is fun though.

[MV] Wooks - Intention

[MV] PLUMA (feat. Paloalto) - Skrt

[MV] Brave Girls - We Ride

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Brave Sound meets City Pop.

[MV] SuperM - 100

I could just quote everything I said in my Jopping post.
It's a sliiightly better MV, but still feels like some great performers buried under production budget.

[MV] Jessi - Numb

So many English releases this week.

[MV] WONHO - LOSING YOU

First release after leaving Monsta X. Dunno why he chose English for it.

[MV] LUCY - Jogging

[MV] Rothy (feat. Chanyeol) - OCEAN VIEW

[MV] Yunsae - Cool Your Mind

[MV] JOODY - Lucky Charm

[MV] BiPa - I Don't Care

Formerly in LipService.

[MV] Hyunjun Hur - Baragi

Formerly 'Hwall' in The Boyz.

[MV] NIve - how do i

[MV] MONNI - Romantic Breeze

[MV] HEDY - You were really not good

[MV] Rudals - Bicycles

[MV] Lee Jun Hyung - I don't know if you don't tell me

[MV] R1AN - Eh bebe

[MV] zai.ro - Good Boy

[MV] Kang Tae Kwan - The highway of my life

[MV] HYOLYN - 9LIVES

[MV] J.Y. Park (with SUNMI) - When We Disco

This is so JYP. Lol. Fun collab.

[MV] ONF - Sukhumvit Swimming

[MV] HAN SEUNG WOO - Sacrifice

[MV] Seo Gi - Homework

Clever animated MV.

[MV] REDA - Blind

[MV] WONJI - Between 0 and 1

[MV] Woo Won Jae (feat. CIFIKA) - USED TO

[MV] kKRR - Night Flight

[MV] Monday Kiz, Lee Yejoon - Get out of my heart

[MV] DAHEE (feat. SOLE) - WE

[MV] ClaD - Act

[MV] 2Z - Let's Go For It

[MV] NeonPunch - GoodBye

This release marks NeonPunch's official disbandment.

[MV] Damsonegongbang - Flower Day

[MV] Chun Myung Hoon - Myung Hoon is going

[PLAYLIST] KPOPPY's first half of 2020

This year... what the hell is this year?!

Gonna try to focus only on music for this post, but I (and the rest of the world) have been on such a rollercoaster that I feel like this playlist is going to be cobbled together from superficial enjoyment ... more than usual anyway. It has been hard to pay attention and listen to full albums and curate more thoughtfully since the start of the year. And, of course, the industry has also been disrupted, so it's a whole mess. Phew.

The 'noise war' trend has carried over from last year. Bombastic brassy EDM fanfare still dominates the idol scene. Strong vocal effects and autotune are still in fashion to my despair (heeelp!!!). Outside of that, lots of strong R&B stuff, which I've appreciated.

[Link to the full playlist on Youtube]

My 30 favorites in chronological order:

• pH-1 (feat. Yerin Baek) - Nerdy Love
• Jhnovr - U
• j-hope - Ego
• THE BOYZ - REVEAL
• Cherry Bullet - Hands Up
• PENTAGON - Dr. BeBe
• Dreamcatcher - Scream
• SE SO NEON - Midnight Train
• YEEUN AHN - KAKOTOPIA
• YOUNHA (feat. RM) - Winter Flower
• Yunsae - DRRG (Way to you)
• YEZI - HOME
• DEMIAN - Cassette
• ITZY - NOBODY LIKE YOU
• Soyon - Broken
• Stella Jang - Villain
• DALsooobin - DIVE
• Hajin - Daydream
• IMFACT - LIE
• Choi Ye Geun - Scarecrow
• Chung Ha - Stay Tonight
• Ra.D (feat. Jinbo) - Open It Up
• Moon Jong Up (feat.YUNHWAY) - HEADACHE
• LUCY - Flowering
• UNVS - Give You Up
• Kim Seong Jun - Luge
• Agust D - Daechwita
• KEEMBO - Scandalous
• ONEWE - End of Spring
• Moonshine - Broken Glass

More thoughts and features in the full post.

[MONTHLY] Favorites for JULY 2020

Dude! July seriously showed up! This is the first time I'm packing my list with stuff I really really love this year. The whole thing! I have three top picks, but so much of the full list could be up here as well. A few more male idol groups were also in contention (DONGKIZ, VERIVERY, and SF9), but they were cut in the end and the ladies ended up dominating again. 1THE9 is hanging in there... bittersweet since they'll be disbanding imminently.

Hadn't encountered NAYN before. Nice groove. If you like her, also check out U Sung Eun's release near the end of the month. Then we've got Hwasa's gorgeous ballad and Crush taking us to OHIO with a jazzy performance piece. Very happy with the month overall. Gave me a bit of a much-needed refresher!







In the full post: SANDEUL, CHUNG HA, IRENE & SEULGI, YUKIKA, Hoody & Bronze, BIBI, J PINK & J BLACK, GFRIEND, PinkFantasy, Jeong Eun Ji, 1THE9, LEE HI, U SUNG EUN, Eric Nam, and KEEMBO.

[DEBUT] TREASURE - BOY

The chorus completely took me out of this... just like BlackPink's HYLT. Obviously using the same family sounds in the production studio.

[MV] LYn - Fuzzy Peach

[MV] TAEMIN - 2 KIDS

Pre-release.
Cool sound, but I'll be so happy when heavy vocal effects go out of trend again.

[MV] Cherry Bullet - Aloha Oe

[MV] Rocket Punch - JUICY

[MV] 1TEAM - ULLAELI KKOLLAELI

Official channel link

[MV] 1THE9 - Count

Final release before disbanding.

[MV] ENOi - W.A.Y (Where Are You)

[MV] Chancellor, Younha - Walking In The Rain

[MV] SURL (feat. Jay Park) - Don't Say No

[MV] Sandeul - Summer day Summer night

[MV] BIBI - cigarette and condom

[MV] SSAK3 - Exciting, LINDA, and Luv Us

Putting all three releases in one post!

SSAK3 B.Ryong/RAIN (feat. MAMAMOO) - Exciting
(Genre: EDM Pop, Latin)



SSAK3 Linda G/Lee Hyori (feat. Yoon Mi Rae) - LINDA
(Genre: R&B, Rap)



SSAK3 U-Doragon/Yoo Jaesuk (feat. S.B.N/Kwanghee) - Luv Us
(Genre: Retro Pop)

[MV] Class Mate - One thing we need to know

[MV] Rhythm Power - Anycall

[MV] Swervy - Did It Like I Did

Wouldn't recommend if you're squeamish about blood, wounds, medical procedures. It's mild and pretty goofy-looking, but still...

[MV] AHN YEEUN - Trumpet Creeper

Might be age restricted for you due to horror elements. It has 'Paranormal Activity' vibes throughout.

[MV] YISAEBOM - Tonight

[MV] BLSG - FOOL POWER

[MV] DANGGISIO - To Be Another Day

[MV] Hero - INTRO

[MV] Kim Bum Soo X KIRIN - Juliana

[MV] yey - Roots

[MV] STONEKIDS - Hope

[CF] Dean, Miso - Imagination

Collab with Burberry X GQ KOREA.

[MV] ZENE THE ZILLA - Gangwon FC

[MV] Lee Daewon - Champion

[DEBUT] Maka'Maka - Burning Power

[MV] MiSO - BLESSED

Very MiSO.

[MV] NATURE - My Sun, My Moon, My Star

2nd Anniversary tribute.

[MV] Jeonguk - dream

[MV] sEODo - Night Sea

Hajiseol is a project album with zemean, Susan, and sEODo making their own version of the 'Night Sea' theme. All three artists are featured in all three MVs.

[MV] Susan - Night Sea

Hajiseol is a project album with zemean, Susan, and sEODo making their own version of the 'Night Sea' theme. All three artists are featured in all three MVs.

[MV] zemean - Night Sea

Hajiseol is a project album with zemean, Susan, and sEODo making their own version of the 'Night Sea' theme. All three artists are featured in all three MVs.

[MV] Low Hanging Fruits - Ride A Board

[MV] (G)I-DLE - DUMDi DUMDi

It's like SPICA's 'Tonight', Red Velvet's 'Umpah Umpah', and Shakira's 'Waka Waka' had a baby.

[MV] KANG DANIEL - Who U Are

[MV] SATURDAY - D.B.D.B.DIB

[MV] Miryo (feat. Uhm Jung Hwa) - Invitation

[MV] JUNE (feat. Gaho, Moti, Jung Jinwoo) - Beautiful

[MV] KEEMBO - 88 (GU GU)

[MV] M.O.N.T - BOOM BANG

[MV] S.I.S - Don't Wait

[MV] CRAVITY - Blackout

[MV] Rocoberry - Hot Summer

[DEBUT] BLASTAR - ONE WAY

[MV] DICKPUNKS - then

[MV] Grizzly - Homework

[MV] JOO JIN WOO - Telepathy

[MV] HONG EUNKI - FLOWER

[MV] Lee Byeong Hyeon - Very Happy