[MV] VERNON - Black Eye (Eng.)

[MV] Moonbyul - PRESENT

[REMAKE] TWICE - Merry & Happy (2022ver.)

[MV] Stray Kids - FAM

[MV] VERIVERY - Christmas Day

[MV] NCT DREAM - Graduation

[MV] Forestella - UTOPIA

Strobe-y lightning flashes throughout.

Forestella participated in some of the end-of-the-year awards/festivals this year and got some nice attention, which is fun for such an unusual group.

[MV] SECRET NUMBER - SLAM

[MV] HELLO HOUSE - HELLO CHRISTMAS

Apparently this is a group made up of four TikTok influencer people.

[REMAKE] SOYOU - Dolls

Remake of 9MUSES' 'Dolls'.

[MV] Apink CHOBOM - You are the inspiration (I will give you all reply)

[MV] Sung Si Kyung - Lovesick

[MV] Woody - Say I Love You

[MV] Vincent Blue - Heaven

[MV] A.iRiD - Super Freaky Girls

Pre-debut.

[MV] Ferry Blue - Game Over

[MV] LEE SU JEONG, LEE WOO - The Miracle of Christmas

[MV] MIRAE - Snow Prince

[MV] Lee Chan Hyuk - Christgasma

No idea what's going on here, but guessing it's lyrically fun/clever considering it's Chanhyuk. Heh.

[MV] Renée - STAY

[MV] YABBI - Body Cream

[MV] Ha Hyunsang - When Winter Comes

[MV] Kim Pub Lae - Nightmare

Gets a little bloody.

Had no idea the loan shark dude in Squid Game had opera chops.

[MONTHLY] Favorites for NOVEMBER 2022

Approaching the end of the year at rapid speed. HYBE on top for November. Still loving everything on RM's album 'Indigo'. Gotta have Wild Flower up here. Youjeen was such a fierce choice for a collab. And then we've got LE SSERAFIM's Impurities, which was my favorite from their 2nd mini. I enjoy it even more each time I listen. Even though it's very chill it has this continuous feeling of flowing. Doesn't stop moving. Love that.

In the full post: YooA, Jaejoong, LIM KIM, ICHILLIN', FIFTY FIFTY, J.Y. Park, B.I, JUST B, CSR. woo!ah!, DIH, HYNN, KANG DANIEL/pH-1/WDBZ, BoA, Red Velvet, BIBI, KARA, and Stella Jang.

[MV] Red Velvet X aespa - Beautiful Christmas

[REMAKE] NCT DREAM - Candy

Remake of H.O.T's classic 'Candy'.

[MV] MINHO - Chase

[MV] Super Junior - Celebrate

[MV] Brand New Music (AB6IX, BDC, YOUNITE) - HUGS

[MV] WEi - Gift For You

[MV] CSR - Anding (&)

[MV] SHAUN - Shooting Star

[MV] GEMINI - Do Me Right & Rollercoaster

[MV] Jung Seunghwan - My Favorite Winter

[MV] WSG WANNABE 4FIRE - Our Season

WSG Wannabe subunit with Navi, SOLE, and Eum Jiyoon.

[MV] DreamNote - The song of the honeybee

Don't think I've ever seen a K-Pop group promoting bees and urban beekeeping before. Nice. Save the bees!

[MV] MINIMANI - This year was good

[DEBUT] SOHA - Sweet & Sour

[MV] GyeongseoYeji, Jeon Gunho - The street where our winter is

[MV] FROMM - Spring Fizz

[MV] LIONESSES (Mi-no)- It's OK to be me

Strobe lights throughout

[MV] 2Z (TuZi) - Reason & Back Back Back

[MV] Mozzy - JUNGLE

[MV] JUNIEL - Dear

[MV] Motte - I guess I like you

[MV] uni - DIVE

[MV] COCONA - Twinkle

[MV] Hong Jin Young (feat. Frawley) - Girl In The Mirror (Eng.)

[MV] THE BOYZ - All About You

[MV] Weeekly - Happy Christmas

[MV] SHINHWA WDJ - Flash

Might be the first time Shinhwa has actually had a sub-unit? Lol. Just Minwoo, Dongwan, and Junjin.

[MV] RM (feat. Anderson .Paak) - Still Life

Probably the most fun/lively track from 'Indigo'. Cool MV.

[SPECIAL MV] TXT - The Name Chapter Concept Trailer

No new songs here, but worth watching for the spectacle and choreography.

[MV] C9 Entertainment - Merry Merry Christmas

C9 artists included: Lee Seok Hoon, Younha, CIX, cignature, and EPEX.

[MV] BoRam Lee, Punch, Baek Ye Bin - White Christmas

[MV] Jackson Wang - Come Alive (Eng.)

[MV] WeNU - Haru Haru

[MV] Seo In Guk - Fallen

[MV] Lee Seung Yoon - Upon A Smile

[MV] cacophony - The Marvelous Absence

[MV] M.C the MAX - Eternity

[MV] JEONG DONG WON - Baennori

[MV] Stella Jang - Winter Dream (Eng.)

Stella's voice is just heaven.

[MV] KARA - WHEN I MOVE

Really lovely reunion of these ladies for their 15th anniversary since disbanding in 2016. And then the six microphones at the end was like a punch to the gut. Wish Hara was still here for this. T__T

[MV] RM (with youjeen) - Wild Flower

Love love love. The whole 'Indigo' album is really good. Lyrics wonderful as usual from Namjoon. And Youjeen's voice is such a great addition to this one. I adored Mono, but I'd recommend giving the album a listen even if you didn't like that older album. Indigo is a lot more diverse in sound. Probably more accessible to the general public.

[MV] ITZY - Cheshire

[MV] P1Harmony - Back Down

[DEBUT] XEED - Dream Land

[MV] BIBI - Blade

[MV] meenoi (feat. pH-1) - Never Leave Me

[MV] Punch - Memory

[MV] Red Velvet - Birthday

[MV] BoA - Forgive Me

BoA in her villain era along with Seulgi.

[MV] NMIXX - Funky Glitter Christmas

[MV] KANG DANIEL (feat. pH-1, WDBZ) - Nirvana

[MV] KANTO - CELEBRATION

[MV] BIBI - JOTTO

WARNING: Very NSFW. Heed the age-restriction on YouTube. Some very aggressive domestic violence scenes (including in a sexual context), torture, murder, blood, etc. Careful!

[MV] NTX - Old School

[MV] TEMPEST - Tasste The Feeling & Dragon

[MV] &TEAM - Under the skin (Jpn.)

Pre-debut. They're on HYBE's Japanese label.

[MV] TO1 - Freeze Tag

[MV] Woo - Me

[MV] NIEL - A to Z & In your space

[MV] Mill (OnlyOneOf) - beat

[DEBUT] GOMAK BOYS - Sweet Thing

[MV] Jungkook (BTS) (feat. Fahad Al Kabaisi) - Dreamers (FIFA World Cup 2022 OST)

FIFA is blocking viewing outside of YouTube. It's on the official FIFA channel so don't click through if you're avoiding supporting the World Cup in Qatar.

[MV] Song So Hee - Journey to Utopia

[MV] ONEUS - Dopamine (Jpn.)

[MV] Yang Da Il - Wish I could tell you

There's a series of couples fighting with each other--includes pushing, smacking, shaking, grappling, etc. Could be upsetting.

[MV] THE FIX - RUSH

Warning for severe strobing/flashing light throughout.

[MV] HYNN (feat. Jo Gwangil) - Orpheus

[MV] Dream Maker - TAKE MY HAND

Dream Maker is a reality-survival show on ABS-CBN. MLD Ent./KAMP Korea thing. Similar format to Produce101.

[MV] Ryu Sujeong - PINK MOON

[MV] GRAY, Loco, CODE KUNST - Be Ready

[MV] Dynamic Duo (feat. Leellamarz) - She Gonna Stop

[MV] OVAN - Celebrate

I think this is a promotional thing for an MMA gym(?) called Black Combat. Not sure.

[MV] Gaho - Only You

[MV] Lim Young Woong - Polaroid & LONDON BOY

[OST] XIA Junsu - Childhood Dreams

From the 'Behind Every Star' OST.

[MV] BIGONE (feat. Goopy) - STAR

[MV] Hong Jin Young - Stay

[MV] HONDAM - SAY

[MV] DIH - NOT ENOUGH

Nice sound.

[MV] J.Fla - The Hare (Eng.)

[MV] Viz - I Do

[MV] VVON (feat. Kim Seung Min) - STEP

[MV] withus - Barricade

[MV] The Apop - Luna

[MV] COZI - Our Fire

[MV] LE SSERAFIM - Impurities

This was my favorite from the album. Just straightforward chill R&B.

[MV] woo!ah! - Rollercoaster

[MV] SECRET NUMBER - TAP

[MV] CSR - ♡TiCON

[MV] VERIVERY - Tap Tap

The rhythm changes are so dramatic it kinda cracked me up. Lol.

[MV] JUST B - ME=

[MV] VICTON - Virus

Mild strobing light throughout.

[MV] DRIPPIN - The One

[MV] YooA - Selfish

[MV] BIBI - BIBI Vengeance

Not as brutally bloody as Animal Farm, but a bit of evil girl-boss gang abuse present.

[MV] CHEN - Last Scene

[MV] B.I - Keep me up

[COVER] Jeong Eun Ji - A Journey for Myself

Covering Buzz's song of the same name.

[MV] J.Y. Park (feat. GAEKO) - Groove Back

Happy to see mass random dance challenges featured. JYP did a whole tour for it leading up to release. I think GoToe is in there too. Fun!

[MV] STAYC - POPPY (Jpn.)

Feb. '23 update: They've released a Korean version.

[DEBUT] ARTBEAT - MAGIC

[DEBUT] FIFTY FIFTY - Higher

Solid debut. The pre-release 'Lovin' Me' was also nice. Kind of in the same R&B pop vibes as NewJeans. Didn't care for the EDM one 'Log In', but some good potential here.

[MV] FIFTY FIFTY - Lovin Me & Log In

Both pre-releases ahead of their debut.

[MV] Jukjae - Runaway

[DEBUT] AIMERS - Fight Inside

[MV] STAYC - YOUNG LUV (2nd Anniversary Special Present)

[MV] PURPLE KISS - Hate me Hurt me, Love me

[MV] Xdinary Heroes - Hair Cut

[MV] AleXa - Back In Vogue

[MV] Guckkasten - Mirror

[MONTHLY] Favorites for OCTOBER 2022

Strong start to the month with Seulgi's big villain energy. Really cool track and great performance. Then nearly to the end of the month with ALICE's 'DANCE ON', which is a fantastically catchy bop. Nice comeback for them.

What happened after that in Itaewon was such a gut punch. Still very much on my mind. Only heartened to see that there will hopefully be better safety measures in the future.

In the full post: TREASURE, GroovyRoom/GEMINI/MIRANI, THE BOYZ, Stray Kids, N.Flying, Dreamcatcher, KWON EUN BI, Kep1er, Loco/GRAY, LEE CHANHYUK, (G)I-DLE, Junsu/Lee Jisoo, KyongJi, KIHYUN, JO YURI, JungIn, TEN, tripleS AAA, Jin, and CHANMINA.

[MV] TREASURE - VolKno

Some intense light/flashing effects throughout.

[MV] ICHILLIN' - Draw (MY TIME)

[MV] TRENDZ - VAGABOND

[MV] CRAXY - Poison Rose

[MV] NINE.i - Young Boy

[MV] SEVENTEEN - DREAM (Jpn.)

[MV] KIM JONGHYEON - Lights

Bit of strobing light just during the bridge.

[MV] JAMBINAI (feat. SWJA) - from the place been erased

Some lens-flare/flashing light action.

Oh man, dreamy collab for me. Super moody.

[REMAKE] Rolling Quartz - Sing Your Heart Out

I think this is a cover/remake of Crying Nut's 'Song of the Heart'.

[MV] MUSTB - ALL DAY

[MV] LEESEOKHOON - Distance

[OST] Cha Eunwoo (ASTRO) - Love Sailing

From the upcoming 'Decibel' movie OST.

[MV] VIVIZ - Rum Pum Pum

Was intrigued by the teasers for this since the visuals looked so elaborate. But as is often the case with the UNIVERSE tracks, the song is pretty bland.

[MV] NATURE - LIMBO!

Man, that instrumental is tough. Caustic on my ears. I almost dislike this as much as Oopsie My Bad.

[MV] YooA (OH MY GIRL) - Lay Low & Melody

Pre-releases for YooA's upcoming album. Both pretty nice. I really like Melody.

[MV] HIGHLIGHT - Alone

[MV] Park Bom - Remembered

[MV] NewKidd (Jinkwon & Minwook) - Victory

[MV] (G)I-DLE - LOVE

[MV] LIM KIM - VEIL

A bit of light-strobing and quick flashy cuts.

[MV] Jaejoong (feat. SUGIZO) - Big Revolution (Jpn.)

Dude, Sugizo... what the heck?! I'm so out of the loop on the J-Rock scene, had to go see what Luna Sea was up to. Fun collab! Jaejoong out here collecting legends.

[PROMO] Jackson Wang - Fire to the Fuse (Eng.)

League of Legends cinematic promo.

[MV] CHANMINA - Mirror

[MV] Monday Kiz - Lonely way back home

[MV] HEEO - Destiny or Challenge

[MV] Kim Jae Hyung - unforgotten sadness

[MV] Jo Gwangil - Bubble Gum

[MV] Jung Daewang - Pull

[ADMIN] Itaewon...

Caught up with a bunch of stuff released in the last couple weeks to take my mind off of following the news. So heartbroken. So much young life stopped short. My deepest condolences to those who lost loved ones. Wishing quick healing to the injured.

The industry will be slow for a little while. The national period of mourning is through the 5th of November, so a lot of comebacks and scheduled content will be cancelled or postponed until then.

For those celebrating Halloween, please be careful out there. Stay safe and look after each other. ❤

[MV] Jin (BTS) - The Astronaut

Jin will be the first member to start his military service sometime soon. Got this great solo release out as a kind of farewell surprise. Collaboration with Coldplay. Very Coldplay, but I think it suits Jin really well. He sounds great. Also joined the band's concert in Argentina to perform this track.

Including the performance video too. I sobbed through most of it. Couldn't stop thinking about the early Bangtan Logs where he expressed insecurities about his ability as a performer or that he couldn't get his body to do what he wanted it to do in practice. Imagined showing that younger Jin this footage. All the tears. And props to Coldplay for being so lovely throughout the project.

[MV] YOUNITE - Bad Cupid

Strobing light effects throughout.

[MV] Acid Angel from Asia (TripleS) - Generation

Jaden Jeong's new project with a similar rollout to LOONA. Revealing members bit-by-bit, subunit releases, then the full group eventually. 'Acid Angel from Asia' is the first subunit.

[MV] BIBI - Motospeed 24

[MV] TRADE L (feat. pH-1, Jay Park) - NG

[MV] FROMM - Same Old Evening

[MV] Jvcki Wai - Go Back

Intense psychadelic light/color flashing in some parts.

Jvcki just signed with AOMG.

[MV] SURL - Every Day

[MV] SURL - WHAT TIME IS IT NOW?

[MV] Luli Lee - Flame

[MV] DOYOUNG, Kim Minha - Fallin'

[MV] Roy Kim - It'll Be Alright

[MV] Jung In - Lullaby

I'd guess this is very literally a lullaby Jung-in and Jung-chi sing to their kids. So sweet. Great animation. Took me back to early to the early 90s watching Sesame Street, Schoolhouse Rock, or Long Ago and Far Away.

[MV] SAAY - Talk 2 Me Nice

[MV] meenoi - faraway

[MV] Slom (feat. Zion.t) - ANIRAGO

Some sexy-times stuff throughout, but nothing graphic.

[MV] Bamsem - My name is

[MV] IGWI - Gone

[MV] The Bigdipper - Wherever you are

Pre-debut release.

[MV] qman (9.10000) - Sweetheart

[MV] Noel - If We

[MV] verycoybunny - Don't get me wrong

[MV] MEMI - I don't give a

[MV] ALICE - DANCE ON

This feels like it's straight out of 2016 in the best way. Easily a contender for song of the year.

[STATION] TEN - Birthday (Eng.)

That's a real solid track. And a gorgeous performance from TEN as usual.

[MV] JO YURI - Loveable

[MV] CLASS:y - ZEALOUS (+Tick Tick Boom)

The 'Tick Tick Boom' MV focuses on telling the story of the members being individual trainees and participating in the 'My Teenage Girl' survival program to become CLASS:y.

[MV] Stray Kids - Give Me Your TMI

[MV] EPEX - Hymn To Love

Was that Gershwin at the beginning? Lol. Instrumental goes so all over the place I can't tell if Rhapsody is anywhere else in there.

[MV] TEMPEST - Young & Wild

Some strobing light throughout.

[MV] ATBO - ATTITUDE

Flashing light effects in performance shots.

[MV] PinkFantasy - Get Out

[MV] TFN (T1419) - AMAZON

T1419 rebranded as TFN.

[MV] Rie (OnlyOneOf) - because

[MV] ETERNITY - DTDTGMGM

[DEBUT] Queenz Eye - Yummy Yummy

[DEBUT] ABLUE - Carnival

[MV] BIBI - Sweet Sorrow of Mother

[MV] KIHYUN (MONSTA X) - Youth

[OST] Kim Junsu & Lee Jisoo - Tonight ('West Side Story' Musical)

Really curious to see how this gets adapted for Korea.

[MV] KyongJi - Tales of Zara

Pansori/Rap fusion stuff is always so interesting to me.

[DEBUT] EruhWa - THE RED MOOn

[MV] Stray Kids - CHILL

[MV] MAMAMOO - 1,2,3 Eoi!

[MV] ITZY - Boys Like You (Eng.)

Lyrics... 😬

[MV] WEi - Spray

Flashy light effects, especially at the end.

[MV] mimiirose - Lululu

[MONTHLY] Favorites for SEPTEMBER 2022

High contrast at the top for September. The totally gruesome and violent 'Animal Farm' from BIBI and then the joyful, brassy, and vibrant 'Magical Symphony' from ADORA.

In the full post: HANRORO, Kim Jaehwan, ONEUS, LEE CHANGSUB, Jaejoong, Choi Yoojung, Vincent, Wonstein, SOLE, The Rose, MAKAMAKA, Road B, JAY B, Crush/j-hope, SWJA/WOO, KARDI, XIUMIN, CRAVITY, and NMIXX.

[MV] Stray Kids - SUPER BOARD

[MV] Def. - my abandoned love

[DEBUT] DanJerous - HIGH FIVE

Don't really know anything about these two, but seems like they are YouTubers/influencers that have done K-Pop dance covers. Tried their hand at making their own stuff? Dunno. Not bad though.

[MV] 9001 - Mannequin

Quite like this, but the pronunciation of 'mannequin' takes me out.

[PROMO] SUNMI - NEW WORLD (Eng.)

Promo OST for the 'Tower of Fantasy' video game.

[MV] Christopher, CHUNG HA - When I Get Old (Eng.)

[MV] (G)I-DLE - Nxde

Nice to see a distinct concept that isn't just a generic girl crush aesthetic. Not so common these days. Also love the little hand-drawn animations.

[MV] LE SSERAFIM - ANTIFRAGILE

[MV] WONHO - Don't Regret

Flashes of light throughout.

[MV] Kep1er - We Fresh

[MV] N.Flying - I Like You

[MV] LEE CHANHYUK - Panorama

[MV] RAVI - BLOCK PARTY

[CF] Loco, GRAY - Tasty x Tasty

Promotional collab with Sprite.

[MV] SORAN - Fine

[MV] qman - Supercar

[MV] Roy Kim - Take Me Back In Time

[MV] Reddy - CHICKEN DINNA

[MV] High Tension - We Are (Eng.)

[MV] Muddy Red (feat. h3re) - stars ☆☆☆

[MV] KWON EUNBI - Underwater

Gets a little strobe-y throughout.

[DEBUT] BAEKHO - No Rules

Baekho has done some OSTs and other things, but this is his proper solo debut.

[MV] PARK JIHOON - NITRO

Blood stuff right away and a bit violent later on. (Not BIBI levels though. Lol.)

[DEBUT] LEE CHAE YEON - HUSH RUSH

Solo debut post-IZ*ONE.

[MV] UP10TION - What If Love

[MV] MAMAMOO - ILLELLA

Strong flashing light briefly during the bridge/dance break!

This styling is nuts! Loool! They sound good, but I'm struggling with how repetitive it feels.

[MV] Dreamcatcher - VISION

[MV] SEULGI (feat. BE'O) - Bad Boy, Sad Girl

[PROMO] T1 X Raiden, THE BOYZ - Last Man Standing

Promo collab for the new League of Legends World Championship anthem. Raiden is the producer.

[MV] Stray Kids - CASE 143

Definitely not my thing, but I can appreciate a Frankenstein-ish song that's self-aware. Lol.

[MV] The Rose - Sour (Eng.)

[MV] N.Flying - The Night

[MV] GroovyRoom, GEMINI, MIRANI - Rollin'

[MV] MFECT - Meaningless

[MV] DKZ - Uh-Heung

Geez, that gets loud.

[MV] IRRIS - BYE BYE

[PROMO] Youngjae X Yerin - Colors

Promotional collab with Esquire & Covernat.

[MV] TAN - Beautiful LIE

[DEBUT] CocaNButter - Mi Deh Yah

Another Street Woman Fighter dance group debuting with music.

[MV] JUNNY (feat. Punchnello) - Trust

[MV] JUNE - Got U

[MV] Suzy - Cape (Eng.)

[MV] COCONA (feat. OLNL) - Pick up the phone

[MV] TRADE L (feat. Paul Kim) - Not Swayed

[MV] JeA - Orange Drive

[MV] Rolling Quartz - NAZABABARA

[MV] DALIE - So Cool

[MV] Serri (Dalshabet) - LIKE

[MV] WEN (feat. Hodoo) - Monday

[MV] KOYOTE - Soulmate

[MV] Kang Tae Kwan - Broken stars

[MV] SEULGI - 28 Reasons

Was real hyped for Seulgi's proper solo debut. Not disappointed! Love the whole album. It's very much the darker 'velvety' side of Red Velvet. Darker R&B-ish stuff is my thing, so I'm real happy. '28 Reasons' is real nice though the intro line/spoken parts are a little awkward. The MV/Song kinda gave me Aaliyah vibes. The trailer ahead of release was super cinematic and interesting looking. Hoping we do get some more of that outside of the trailer. More MVs? 🙏

[MV] TREASURE - HELLO

[MV] AB6IX - Sugarcoat

[MV] ONEWE - Still Here

[MV] KINGDOM - Long Live The King

[REMAKE] LUCY - Someday in the 21st Century (RE:sonance Project)

Remake of a Peppertones song.

[MV] HYNN - The Story of Us

[MV] JAMIE - 3D Woman (Eng.)

Some flashy nightclub lighting and NSFW-ish content throughout.

[MV] KANG DANIEL - Joy Ride (Jpn.)

[MV] Rocket Punch - Doki Doki LOVE (Jpn.)

[MV] EXID - FIRE

Bit of a strobing effect towards the end.

Special release for their 10th Anniversary. Totally not my thing, but happy to see the ladies together.

[MV] PARK JIHOON - Moon&Back

[MV] BE'O (feat. ZICO) - Complex

[SM Classics] Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra - Black Mamba

[MV] Advanced (feat. JUNNY) - Love Eternally

[MV] Kim Youngchul - 막가리 (Marc Got It)

Typical goofy Youngchul. Lol.

[MV] CHANMINA (feat. ASH ISLAND) - Don't go

Light gets kinda flashy around the middle.

[MV] THAMA - Complicated

[MV] CRAXY - Butterfly

[MV] Boni x bobae - Love & Care

[DEBUT] KARDI - WatchOut

Not exactly a debut, but I think this is their first real release after participating in the Superband 2 show. Sounds real good!

[MV] Kang Min Kyung (Davichi) X Choi Jung Hoon (JANNABI) - Because we loved

[MV] Kim So Yeon - Hey, Ocean

[MV] LIONESSES - Boy with strange love

[MV] LA POEM - The War

[MV] XIUMIN - Brand New

[MV] BIBI - Animal Farm

NSFW: Expect Kill Bill-inspired levels of violence/blood/gore. Lol.

Fucking amazing MV. Way gruesome, but it's beautifully done. 
I think I'm into the song as well, but I need to listen to it without the MV a few times to judge properly. XD

[MV] ADORA - Magical Symphony

Just really like ADORA's sound in general. This is super fun. Rest of the EP is nice too. We just had an AMA with her over on r/kpop and she's also completely adorable. Love the vibrant MV too.

[MV] Kep1er - Sugar Rush

[MV] NMIXX - COOL (Your rainbow)

Quite like this.

[MV] CRAVITY - PARTY ROCK

[DEBUT] mimiirose - Rose

mimiirose debuted on the 16th, but they released a 'half' version of the MV at the time. Full now!

[DEBUT] LIMELIGHT - STARLIGHT & Eye To Eye

Technically not a debut yet, but I'll still mark it that way. These two tracks are on their pre-debut EP.

[MV] MIRAE - Drip N' Drop

[MV] JUN (SEVENTEEN) - LIMBO

[MV] SWJA (feat. Woo Won Jae) - black coffee

So weird, but I like it.

[MV] KISU - Drive!

[MV] 10cm, BIG Naughty - Just 10 centimeters

[MV] NMIXX - DICE

JYP sticking with the Frankenstein-y switch-ups for NMIXX.

[MV] JAY B - go UP

[MV] Crush (feat. j-hope) - Rush Hour

Been very hyped knowing this was coming. Turned out pretty great. Fun and funky. Wish it was longer!

[MV] Jhnovr (feat. Samuel Seo) - 내부순환로 (Let's Roll)

Not actually sure about the title. But it has a couple of my favorite artists on it and it's a jam!

[MV] RoaD B - ICARUS

More solid Sweetune production from these guys. Good track for running/exercising.

[MV] Lapillus - GRATATA

If Big Bang's 'Bang Bang Bang' and all the loudest Blackpink songs had a baby. Lol.

[MV] MAKAMAKA - I AM

[DEBUT] P.O.A - ON AIR (Stand Up)

Seeing this called a project group, Project On Air. So not sure how permanent it is. A couple of them are from Botopass and Camila.

[MV] Simon Dominic, Loco, Woo, Coogie - TTFU

Sudden intense strobing at like 1:30, then intermittently.

[MV] COCONA - Wake up (School of Rock)

[MV] ITZY - Blah Blah Blah (Jpn.)

[MV] Jaejoong with Mika Nakashima - One Heart (Jpn.)

Dang, this was a nostalgic trip. Took me right back to 2005-ish watching Mika in 'Nana' while I was into J-Rock and saw my first K-Pop ever DBSK's 'Tri-Angle' around the same time.

[MV] BLACKPINK - Shut Down

Big improvement from Pink Venom, but most of the interest for me is in the Paganini sample of La Campanella, which I always say feels a bit like a cheat in every pop track that pulls from Classical pieces like this. Still works fine. I wish the lyrics had more substance though.

[MV] NCT 127 - 2 Baddies

Flashy light graphics throughout.

I feel bad, but I would hate being in this group so much. Would have such a hard time listening to tracks like this over and over again while practicing. Lol.

[MONTHLY] Favorites for AUGUST 2022

Almost all Rock and R&B for August. Three picks on top!

'Hype Boy' was technically released in July, but the performance MVs came out later and that's my jam. This will be a contender for my top songs of the year. Interested to see how NewJeans will follow up their debut. Also have YENA's 'SMARTPHONE' up here. Good song, but I also want to celebrate the gloriously fun music video. Makes me happy.

Wouldn't be me without throwing in some real obscure picks every once in a while. HEN's 'Nightmare' has completely enchanted me since I first heard it. Lyrically it's pretty dark, but the melody comes to me often, a waltzing lullaby of peace. It soothes my nerves. I breathe deeper when I think of it. A special little treasure.

In the full post: KISSXS, DAVII/BIG Naughty, Gaho, snzae/THAMA, KINO, pH-1/Woo Won Jae, msftz, SEOULDABANSA, JUNNY, LUCY, LEO, HA SUNG WOON, APOKI, TWICE, YOUHA, Xin Seha/SUMIN, Rocket Punch, KEY, UMiN, and Billlie.

[MV] CRAXY - REAL

[MV] SORN (feat. YEEUN) - Nirvana Girl (Eng.)

[MV] SOLE - ore ore

[MV] The Rose - Childhood

Nothing graphic, but there's a lot of artsy nude illusion/people in underwear.

The Rose is back!!