[MV] ZEROBASEONE - SWEAT

[MV] Kep1er - Straight Line (Jpn.)

[MV] EPEX - Breathe in Love

[MV] n.SSign - Love, Love, Love Love Love!

[MV] Samuel - YEH! YEH! (Eng.)

[DEBUT] PICKUS - Little Prince

[MV] DOYOUNG - Little Light

[MV] TIOT - ROCK THANG

[MV] JinJin & Moonbin (ASTRO) - Fly

A really lovely commemoration from JinJin to mark one year since Moonbin's passing. Moonbin's vocals are included in the chorus here. It's very special they were able to release this posthumously.

[MV] Apink - Wait Me There

[MV] LEE JIN HYUK - Relax

[MV] BE'O - MAD

[MV] YUQI - FREAK (Eng.)

[MV] LAY - Psychic (Eng.)

[MV] The Rose - Lifeline (Eng.)

[MV] Stella Jang - I CAN DO THIS EVERY DAY (Eng.)

[MV] KIM WOOJIN - I Like The Way

[REMAKE] Big Ocean - Glow

The members of Big Ocean all have hearing impairments and they're bringing more visibility to disabilities with their debut.

The song is a remake of H.O.T's track 'Hope' (1998).

[MV] Rolling Quartz - Stand Up

[MV] Izykite - 3 Seconds

[MV] sokodomo - OK

[OST] Eunkwang (BTOB) - 100 WINS

From the 'Chief Detective 1958' OST.

[MV] HAN YO HAN (feat. Changmo) - Break up!

[MV] LEO (feat. B.I) - Pretty Plzzz

[MV] LA POEM - Mirror

[MV] Jung In - Witness

[MV] Danny Goldman - Joy Boy

[MV] Streetguns - Rockabilly Time

[MV] Lee ye ryoung - KNEE

[MV] U Sung Eun - Just Friends

Nice to see the voice not coming from an animated rabbit. Lol.

[MV] Song So Hee - GANGGANGSULLAE

[MV] Ryu Jisu - I Love You.

[MV] GRANADA - Happy Ending

[MV] Lee Soo Ho - OPPA of LOVE

[MV] Loossemble - Girls' Night

[MV] RIIZE - Impossible

[MV] ILLIT - Lucky Girl Syndrome

[MV] BOYNEXTDOOR - Earth, Wind & Fire

[MV] KISS OF LIFE - Nothing

[MV] ONEWE - Beautiful Ashes

[MV] DKZ - Like a Move

[MV] ARTMS - Flower Rhythm

Warning for the flashing/strobe lighting throughout. It's overwhelming. Be cautious if you're photosensitive!

[MV] KISUM - 30

[MV] JIMIN - WALKING TALKING

[MV] MIRAE - RUNNING UP

[DEBUT] UNICODE - Let me Love

[DEBUT] BEWAVE - SING !

[MV] Im Soo (feat. OVAN) - GOOOD

[MV] HONG SEOKMIN - I'm An Alien

[REMIX] Jay Park - Like I Do

Original by J.Tajor.

[MV] DPR CREAM - savage

[MV] Izykite (feat. NSW yoon) - SOS

[MV] 1CHU - PUNK HOT

[MV] PEPPERTONES - riders

[MV] JAMES LEE - ADRENALINE (Eng.)

[MV] Kim Na Young - Love Illusion

[MV] Standing Egg - Shinedrop

[REMAKE] JeA - Snow of April

Remake of a Huh Gak song.

[MV] CREZL - Forbidden Love

[MV] KISS OF LIFE - Midas Touch

[MV] woo!ah! - BLUSH

[MV] ONF - Bye My Monster

[MV] DRIPPIN - Beautiful MAZE

[MV] EPEX - Youth2Youth

[DEBUT] Triple iz - Halla

This is a project group with Dita (SECRET NUMBER), E.Ji (ICHILLIN'), and Aria (X:IN).

[MV] CRAVITY - C'est La Vie

[MV] Catch The Young - Voyager

[MV] TIOT - Moonrise

[MV] YUQI - Could It Be (Eng.)

[MV] I.M - LURE

[MV] Woody - When you alone

[MV] Pagaehun, KKANBYEONGZ - Play With Me

[MV] ONLEE - Love Algorithm

[DEBUT] NCHIVE - RACER

[MV] 3WAY - On My Way

Pre-debut release.

[MV] YUNGIN, Jessi, CAMO - No Lowkey

[MV] TXT - Deja Vu

[MV] BABYMONSTER - SHEESH

Beating the deadest horse, but yeah, the YG formula is formula-ing. From what I've seen, some of these ladies have some pretty serious vocal chops. Would be nice to see them eventually have a lead track that isn't the formula. They're definitely capable.

[MV] BANG YEDAM X WINTER - Officially Cool

[MV] SEVENUS - Pretty Good

[MV] VVUP - Locked On

[MV] QWER - T.B.H

[DEBUT] NOWADAYS - OoWee

[DEBUT] SPIA - Daddy's Little Girl

[MV] MINSEO - DEAD LOVE

[MV] BANG YONGGUK (feat. YOUHA) - BAD

[MV] BANG YONGGUK - MOVIMIENTO

Released a bunch of MVs all at once. I'll add IXLU + NUMB + BUSS IT DOWN below the cut.

[DEBUT] LEE DAHYE - HUSH

[MV] DIAWINGS - Filter

[MV] SOHA - Love is Rainbow

[MV] KyoungSeo - Cocktail Love

[MV] 1000° - Like Always

[MV] BLSG - Aliens from Earth

[MV] Son Jin Wook - Aphrodite

[OST] Punch - Run Far Away

From the 'Nothing Uncovered' OST.

[MV] LAZYBONE - Wonderland

[MV] CHUNG HA - I'm Ready

HELL YES. DIRECTLY INTO MY VEINS. Had this looping on repeat yesterday when it dropped. Everything I wanted and more. Just a fucking killer performance-focused MV all around. Chungha being a queen doing queen things. Corps dancers killing it. I was cool with 'Eenie Meenie', but this feels more quintessentially her and it's goddamn iconic.

[MV] j-hope (with Gaeko, Yoon Mi Rae) - NEURON

So good! Love Tasha and Gaeko on this. Hobi's whole HOPE ON THE STREET album he released to go with his dance documentary is really awesome. If you liked his Hope World album I'd highly recommend it. Nice collabs in there.

[MV] BoA - Emptiness

[MV] ARTMS - Birth

Whoa, that was an experience. Really dark imagery. Kinda tonally similar to Billie Eilish's first album. Interesting direction for ARTMS.

[MV] AMPERS&ONE - Broken Heart

[DEBUT] RESCENE - UhUh

Both the pre-release and debut are solid. 

[MV] TAN - HYPERTONIC

[DEBUT] UNIS - SUPERWOMAN

[DEBUT] Candy Shop - Good Girl

[PROMO] aespa - Get Goin' (Eng.)

Collaboration with Apple TV+'s new season of  'Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock'.

[MV] SUPER JUNIOR D&E - GGB

[DEBUT] Z.peline - SHOOT&MORE

New co-ed group. They're Howon University students. Similer to Azer.

[MV] Dynamicduo (feat. pH-1, JUNNY) - PITAPA

[MV] HANEUM - Florist

[MV] DAVICHI - I'll be by your side

[MV] 015B (feat. Yireh) - Thank You, Spam

[MV] HAON - BASTARD + Smoke Again

Flashing effects throughout.

[MV] TABLO (feat. J.SHEON) - 1000 YEARS (Eng./Chn.)

[MV] HELLO GLOOM - MAMACITA (Eng.)

[MV] COOING - REC

[REMAKE] YEWON - A Love Begins from Confession

Remake of Kim Bum Soo's song of the same name.

[MV] Adios Audio - Hulow

[MV] HU:MIN - Bing Bing!

[MV] Roh Ji Hoon - Call Me

[DEBUT] ILLIT - Magnetic

The new HYBE girl group under Belift Lab. Solid debut. Has a slightly J-Pop sound, imo.

[MV] NCT DREAM - Smoothie

These are such intensely SM Ent. lyrics. I can't stop laughing.

[MV] Yunsae - Can't Stop the Feeling (Eng.)

[MV] walo (feat. Blanc) - MANGWON

[MV] Yoo Yong Min - It's our day

[MV] LEE SOLOMON - Turtle

[MONTHLY] Favorites for FEBRUARY 2024

Well dang! Really liked February. Lots of good stuff. IU, Moonbyul, RESCENE, Wooseok, and TWICE could all be up here.

Went with three top picks for the month. BIBI's 'Bam Yang Gang' was an instant delight and I'm glad to see it getting some traction in Korea. That Kiha touch. I also loved the feel of TRI.BE's 'Diamond', which sadly may end up being one of Shinsadong Tiger's last releases, but it's a goodie. And finally this slightly off the beaten path duet with LimJi and LONE. 'Someday' falls into that category of R&B coffee shop vibes, but with some nice energy and pick-me-up to it. Kinda the same realm as SoYou/Junggigo 'Some' or KISUM/Jooyoung 'You & Me'. Solid.

In the full post: YFY, Thru/SUZO, LIM KIM, 1999 WRITE THE FUTURE/TIGER JK/Yoon Mi Rae, DK, n.SSign, IU, TWS, YANGDONGHWA, Moon Byul, JUNHA PARK, A.C.E, TWICE, WOOSEOK, Yoo Yong Min, JAEMAN, gitim, and RESCENE

[MV] Seori - Fake Happy

[MV] LAS - Sorrow at my door

[MV] Baek Z Young, MUZIE - Be a Star

[MV] Ye Ram - Fairy Dance

[MV] Jo a seo - You are mine

[MV] Daylotus - NEW KING

[MV] PURPLE KISS - BBB

[MV] YOUNG POSSE - XXL

That was... a lot.

[MV] THE BOYZ - Nectar

[MV] n.SSign - FUNK JAM

[MV] TEMPEST - There

[MV] TNX - FUEGO

[MV] DAY6 - Welcome to the Show

[MV] LUCY - The knight who can't die and the silk cradle

I love LUCY so much.

[MV] Super Junior-D&E - ROSE

[MV] Kim Nam Joo - BAD

[MV] HYUK - æ il

[MV] NND - First + Night Off

[MV] MUSM (feat. Hanhae, Choi, L.Do) - NPC

[OST] Heize - Hold Me Back

From the "Queen of Tears" OST.

[MV] CHUNG HA (feat. Hongjoong) - EENIE MEENIE

So happy to see Chungha back. This one isn't super my jam, but I like parts of it a lot. The teaser we got for 'I'm Ready' is more my thing and more iconically her in style. Dunno if we're getting a full version eventually.

[MV] WENDY - Wish You Hell

[MV] HIGHLIGHT - BODY

[MV] TEMPEST - LIGHTHOUSE

[MV] YooA - Rooftop

Flashing light towards the end.

[MV] V (BTS) - FRI(END)S (Eng.)

Lol. Funny/odd video.

[MV] NOMAD - California love

[MV] LUN8 - SUPER POWER

[MV] BAE173 - Fifty-Fifty

[MV] VVUP - Doo Doom Chit

Pre-debut release.

[MV] HWANG MIN HYUN - Lullaby

[MV] SEVENUS - Want you back

[MV] XODIAC - HEYDAY

[MV] NiziU - SWEET NONFICTION (Jpn.)

[MV] MAX (feat. HUH YUNJIN) - STUPID IN LOVE (Eng.)

[MV] B.I - Wish you were here (Jpn.)

[MV] Swings - WORK

[OST] NINGNING - Count On Me

From the 'The Midnight Studio' OST.

[OST] SEVENTEEN BSS - The Reason of My Smiles

From the 'My Queen of Tears' OST.

[MV] ICHILLIN' - ON MY LIPS

[MV] LE SSERAFIM - Smart

[MV] A.C.E - Facetime

[MV] SONG Yunhyeong (iKON) - It's Call

[MV] LIMHYUNSIK - Sunshine

[MV] DAESUNG - Falling Slowly

[MV] Roy Kim - When Spring Comes

[MV] CHA EUNWOO - You're the best

[MV] NuNew, Paul Kim - Blooming just for you

[MV] WEN (feat. Tamiz) - Medusa

[MV] Kassy - Love Fool

[MV] Swings (feat. Raf Sandou) - THE FUTURE

[MV] Daniel Jikal - Fresh

[MV] Kim Hee Jae - What Should I Do?

[MV] ATEEZ - NOT OKAY (Jpn.)

[MV] TEMPEST - Baddest Behavior (Jpn.)

[MV] FANTASTICS X EPEX - Peppermint Yum (Jpn.)

[MV] AleXa - sick (Eng.)

Warning provided in the video. Violence throughout and flashing lights towards the end.

[MV] LAY, Lauv - Run Back To You (Eng.)

[MV] 2Z - 2Z Anthem (Do Re Me Fa So)

[MV] Bang Chan - Eternity (Eng.)

[MV] from20 - Demon (Eng.)

[MV] JUNHA PARK - Emotional Rain (Eng.)

[MV] HORI7ON - LUCKY

[MV] RESCENE - YoYo

Pre-debut release.

[MV] BOBBY (feat. CHANMINA) - harmless

Flashing light effects throughout

[MV] TAEYONG - TAP

[MV] CHA EUN WOO - U&I

[MV] BOBBY - moon + I'll do that

[MV] WOOSEOK - Sketch

[MV] CRAVITY - Love or Die

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

[MV] 1999 WRITE THE FUTURE, Tiger JK, Yoon Mi Rae - VOoDOo BOogie

[MV] RGBY - TRAUMA

[MV] NOMAD - No pressure

[MV] WOOSEOK - Navy Blue

[MV] LimJi (feat. LONE) - Someday

[MV] Yoo Yong Min - How to love

[DEBUT] STELLIVE - Milky Way

6-member virtual group.

[PROMO] BUSTERS - JOKGU KING

Promotion with the Korean Jokgu Assosiaction. Jokgu is like volleyball, but played with the feet over a lower net.

[MV] X:IN - NO DOUBT

[MV] PLAVE - WAY 4 LUV

[MV] BANG YEDAM - Come To Me

[MV] HONG JIN YOUNG - Spring

[MV] TWICE - ONE SPARK

Haven't listened to the rest of the album yet. Seeing pretty positive reactions though.

[MV] IU - Shopper

DPR Ian starring in this one. IU about to found her own film studio or something at this point. Lol.

[MV] BIBI - Sugar Rush (Eng.)

YENA and Soyeon starring in the MV as well.

[MV] Moon Byul - TOUCHIN&MOVIN

[MV] TRI.BE - Diamond

Quite liked this when I first listened to it a few days ago. Just today got a chance to stack up the most recent releases and was about to start posting when the news hit about Shinsadong Tiger (link to Soompi's article about his death). Had to handle that over on r/kpop for a few hours before I could get back to this. And here I am posting what was probably one of the last productions that will be released of his.

Absolute giant and legend in the industry. I'm still in some shock. He was only 40. Hell.

Feel terrible for TRI.BE and LE (EXID) for having worked with him so closely in recent years. :(

[MV] A.C.E - My Girl

[MV] IU (feat. HYEIN, Joe Wonsun) - Shh.. IU - Shh.. (Special Narration by Patti Kim)

Can't figure out what's happening in the MV. Tang Wei is the other actress, which is pretty cool. Helluva group of ladies to collab.

[MV] YUGYEOM - 1 MINUTE

[MV] ASTRO - Circles

I believe this is the first track they've released as a group since Moonbin passed. I'm sure they've been through it. :(

[CF] J.Y. Park, Stray Kids, ITZY, NMIXX - Like Magic

Collaboration with Coca Cola for a new 'K-wave Zero Sugar' flavor.

Everything about this screams JYP, marketing and all. Lol.

[MV] THE SOLUTIONS - More than me now

[MV] MUU - Shooting Star

[MV] KIM BUMSOO - Journey

[MV] Nam Kyu Ri - HALO

[MV] Jade - All To Zero

[DEBUT] Daniel Jikal - One Of A Kind

[MV] VIN - Fingernail

[MV] Hwang In Sun - You Tell Me

[MV] LE SSERAFIM - EASY

Not for me. A lot of HYBE signature vocal processing in the album, but there are some decent B-sides on there if you don't mind it.

[MV] TWS - BFF

[MV] LUN8 - PASTEL

[DEBUT] YANGDONGHWA - Blackout

Pretty strong debut. Donghwa was going to be in ATBO, but some misbehavior/bullying from his school years came out and he decided to leave the group before they debuted. I remember it for being one of the best official statements I've seen from a company/performer. Seemed solidly repentant and wanting to make it right and move on.

The sequence of notes for the "She makes me blackout" part reminds me so literally of another song, but I can't think of it for the life of me. Fudge.

[MV] Cha Eunwoo - WHERE AM I

[MV] CHANMIN - LAST PARADE

[MONTHLY] Favorites for JANUARY 2024

2024 commence! January was a strong month for R&B. Some nice ballads in there too. So busy working on r/kpop's Annual Awards results I haven't finished my '23 list yet. Close. Determined to get it posted by at least some time in March.

Picked a couple of the more pop/livelier tracks even though I was super into some of the more chill stuff like Lim Jisoo's ballad. So we've got NMIXX's 'Dash' on top. It's catchy and the rhythm having those little hang-ups, or whatever those are called, is interesting. Also MiU's 'TWENTY TWENTY', which is kind of a basic pop song, but I dig it. LIMELIGHT will be adding new members, but they released an album as three members with some solo tracks. I think there is a fully Korean and fully Japanese version of this track, but the MV here combines both into one track(?), which is pretty clever for promotional purposes.

In the full post: Truman/JASMINE/ma1ro, Heon Seo, Lim Jisoo, B1A4, NIKA, Microdot, LEE CHANHYUK, LIMELIGHT, YENA, SISTAR19, LEE HI, HUI, GYUBIN, SOLAR, Woody, IU, Yun Jeong Hoon, CIX, POW, Lee Young Ji/Zeenan, Suyo, and VANNER.

[PROMO] IU - Holssi

Trippy video. Doing a kind of promotional collaboration with Tweety Bird for her album.

[MV] (G)I-DLE - Revenge

Some violence/domestic abuse with light gore.

[MV] CHUU - Chocolate

[MV] The Wind - H! TEEN

[MV] n.SSign - Happy &

[MV] AIMERS - Somebody

[MV] Cha Eunwoo - STAY

[MV] DK (iKON) - GROOVIN

[MV] LIMHYUNSIK - La Mar

[MV] BIBI - Bam Yang Gang

Love this. Got that French café vibe. And the video is lots of whimsical fun. Nice to hear BIBI do more stuff in the jazzy range. It was great to see Chang Kiha in the MV and he's all over the song credits too, which makes so much sense. I miss Kiha & The Faces. 

[MV] Super Junior-L.S.S. - JOKE

[PROMO] Tiger JK, TAEKWONCRE - T.K.D

TAEKWONCRE is like a Tae Kwon Do collective/crew aiming to promote the martial art globally. They were on America's Got Talent a couple years ago. Nice energy from Tiger, as usual.

[MV] ITZY - MIDZY

[MV] ALL(H)OURS - WAO WAO

[MV] TEN - Nightwalker (Eng.)

[MV] SORN - cool (Eng.)

[MV] LIM KIM - ULT

[MV] NOMAD - Oasis

Pre-debut release.

[MV] 015B (feat. Minjeong) - Little Match Girl

[MV] VCHA - XO Call Me (Eng.)

[OST] SEULGI - In My Memory

From the 'Doctor Slump' OST.

[MV] LEE BYEONG CHAN - Everlasting Night

[MV] MINIMANI M - To Moon

[MV] TWICE - I GOT YOU (Eng.)

[MV] ICHILLIN' - DEMIGOD

[MV] P1Harmony - Killin' It

[MV] EPEX - Graduation Day

[MV] Moon Byul - Think About

[MV] DK (iKON) - NAKSEO (Long Time No See)

[MV] YOUNG POSSE (feat. Verbal Jint, NSW yoon, Token) - YOUNG POSSE UP

[MV] Super Junior-L.S.S - C'MON

[MV] YENA - DNA (Jpn.)

[MV] APOKI - Fuyu no Sakura (冬の桜) (Jpn.)

[MV] TEN - Lie With You (Eng.)

[DEBUT] DPR ARTIC (feat. DPR IAN) - Do or Die (Eng.)

[MV] Thru, SUZO - PARADISE

[MV] Joosiq - Breath

[MV] Marv (with Jay Park) - Ok

[MV] YFY - RIDE

[MV] Baekju - Contrary to your self

[MV] Kim Na Young, Shin Yong Jae - The Day

[MV] Kim Min Seok - Eternal Sunshine

[MV] Monday Kiz - Only you

[MV] (G)I-DLE - Super Lady

Flashy lights throughout.

Obviously going for the YG aesthetic and sound. *Interesting* choice. 

A bit baffling they would pour such an enormous budget into this song. But it's probably just because I hate the song so much. Someone who likes this vibe is having a great time. They all look fabulous at least!

[MV] BABYMONSTER - Stuck In The Middle (Eng.)

[MV] YUGYEOM - LA SOL MI

[MV] DXMON - ❮N.W.B❯

[MV] VANNER - JACKPOT

[MV] KIDO - MACHINES

[MV] Yunsae - people don't change

[REMAKE] Wonstein - It's not beautiful and it doesn't hurt

Remake of BTOB's 'Beautiful Pain'.

[MV] EDEN - Eternal

[MV] CHANGMO - HELIOT EMIL

[MV] Sanha Kim - Without You

[MV] IU - Love wins all

Pretty cool MV. Reminiscent of many sci-fi dystopian narratives, but it's fun to see it in a K-Pop MV context. Actually made me want to watch Last of Us again. Taehyung must have filmed this right before military service. Tight schedule at the end there. The song is also lovely. Very IU.

[MV] CIX - Lovers or Enemies

[MV] KIM JAE HWAN - Ponytail