[MV] Jin (BTS) - I'll Be There

This feels well-suited for Jin. Nice to have him back from the military and doing his own stuff. Looking forward to the album in a couple weeks.

[MV] aespa - Whiplash

Some flashing imagery throughout.

[MV] ILLIT - Cherish (My Love)

[MV] SEVENTEEN - Eyes on you

[MV] PURPLE KISS - ON MY BIKE

[MV] AMPERS&ONE - He + She = We

[MV] BABYMONSTER - CLIK CLAK (Eng.)

[MV] tripleS Visionary Vision - Hit the Floor

[REMAKE] POW - Boyfriend

Remake of Avril Lavigne's song of the same name.

[MV] DXMON - Zip Zip Zip

[MV] PRIMROSE - Feel the vibe 'Feel It'

[MV] Cho Yong Pil - I'll Be Okay

[MV] Lee Seung Yoon - Anthems of Defiance

[DEBUT] izx! - WAVY

[MV] DreamNote - Joyful Green

[MV] YERIN - 4U

[MV] BOL4 - Bloom

[MV] g0nny - Secret of Ours

[MV] swja - Jealous

[MV] Monday (Weeekly) - New Things

[MV] NIKA - No More Cupid

[MV] HOLLAND - bitch he's mine

Lol. This MV is crazy.

[OST] Choi Sangyeop (LUCY) - Fake Blessings

Promo song for MapleStory's mobile game.

[MV] Ha Hyunsang - Scent

[MV] JAEHYUN - Unconditional (Eng.)

[MV] HELLO GLOOM (with Justin Park) - Somebody (Eng.)

[MV] ID:Earth - INSOMNIAC (Eng.)

[DEBUT] SAY MY NAME - WaveWay

The first group out of Jaejoong's agency iNKODE. Nothing spectacular, but it's cute and pleasant. Nice for a debut. (I'm also emotional af seeing how much Jaejoong has accomplished in the last couple years. 😭)

[MV] ONE PACT - DESERVED

[MV] ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. (Eng.)

Quite like this. I think the pop-rock vibe is a nice fit for ROSÉ and her voice is nicely complemented by Bruno's. Kinda simple and short, but it's a catchy little jam.

Been nice to see the BlackPink ladies do stuff outside of the YG/Teddy formula and find their own colors. I feel like this one could do really well with that drinking game chant + Bruno collab + overall bright playful sound. Highly re-playable.

[MV] Billlie - Remembrance Candy

[MV] Epik High - Michelin Cypher

Really feels like good ol' clever, stupid, fun Epik High. Good shit.

[MV] ODD YOUTH - Best Friendz

Top Media's first girl group ever, I think. This is kind of a pre-release/branding video.

[MV] RAPPORT (feat. RIPLEY) - Universe

[MV] Roy Kim - If You Ask Me What Love Is

[MV] Woody - Pinky Promise

[MV] RON (WE:A) - Best Dog

[MV] SORN - Nobody (Eng.)

[DEBUT] Olivia Marsh - 42 (Memoir) (Eng.)

This is Danielle's (NewJeans) older sister. Don't know how much she'll actively perform/promote, but she has a solid set of writing and composing credits on a bunch of K-Pop tracks.

[MV] ShE's - End of World

[COVER] Lee Suhyun (AKMU) - When Will My Life Begin?

Tourism promo for 'Mickey and Friends: Seoul Tour'. From the 'Tangled' OST.

[MV] KISS OF LIFE - Get Loud

Not my favorite from them, but it's still nice. I like the acoustic guitar, but it was almost distracting how much it was reminding me of some other song. Took a while to figure out. Someone on Reddit mentioned Super Junior's 'U', which is kinda in the ballpark, but I thought it was something quite recent. Then I realized it's Jimin's 'Who'. Lol. Quite a different song, but that's definitely what was making my brain itch.

[MV] ITZY - GOLD

Hmm. Was trying to place what I don't like about it. I think it kinda feels like it's the clipped intros and pre-choruses for a few different songs... all added together to make one song. Never gets any pleasant groove going because it keeps changing up and doesn't feel like anything resolves. Dunno if that's what it is, but yeah, not my thing.

[MV] Xdinary Heroes - Night before the end

[MV] SEVENTEEN (feat. DJ Khaled) - LOVE, MONEY, FAME

Hard side-eye for the DJ Khaled collab. 😖

[MV] 82MAJOR - Stuck

[MV] EPEX - My Girl

[REMAKE] JD1 - Responsible

Remake of a song of the same name by hip hop duo Untitle in 1996.

[MV] CNBLUE - A Sleepless Night

[MV] Moon Jong Up - Love Bomber

[MV] SOLE - TONIGHT

[MV] Heon - HALO

[MV] KINDA BLUE (feat. Seori) - Breathless

[MV] HYNN - Sunset Song

[MV] Billlie - trampoline

[MV] Jin (BTS) - Super Tuna

The man is back from the military with a full version of Super Tuna, which was a just a short goofy thing he did for his birthday before enlisting. The dad-joke energy is back back back again.

Can't wait to see what an actual album by Jin would sound like. We'll find out soon!

[MV] AB6IX - NVKED

[MV] BEWAVE - Hard to get to you

[MV] JENNIE - Mantra (Eng.)

I think I'd be pretty into this if it was in Korean. Fun beat/rhythm.

[MV] XG - IYKYK (Eng.)

[MV] Jay Park (feat. CHUNG HA) - Gimme A Minute (Eng.)

[REMAKE] MISAMO (TWICE) - NEW LOOK (Jpn.)

Was totally unaware they were covering this old Namie Amuro song. Was a huge fan of it back when I was mostly consuming Japanese media...16 years agoooooooo 😲. Found myself singing along to the whole thing. It's embedded in my brain. Lol.
Cute little remake. This is a pre-release I believe.

[MV] TVXQ - SWEET SURRENDER (Jpn.)

[MV] NOMAD - Call Me Back

[MV] Yoon Seobin - Rizz

[MV] Lee Mujin - Coming of Age Story

[MV] BEE BEE TAN - Blue Moon Express

Well this was delightfully strange.

[MV] The Wind - Hello, My First Love

[MV] YOO TAE YANG (SF9) - Hug Me

[MV] Lucky PangPang - Sugar

[MV] MOVNING (feat. ADORA) - Medic

[MV] KHUNDI PANDA - Somozu Fever

[MV] BIG Naughty X Kid Milli - Freestylin'

[MV] Cauli Flower, Ancora yung (feat. Chillin Homie) - Score

[MEDIA] NMIXX - Tiny Desk Korea

This has been out for a few weeks, but I keep coming back to it. Wanted to show it some love with a post. NMIXX had a fantastic Tiny Desk. Brilliant arrangements by the band and excellent vocal choices for the setting and different styles. And the thing I love the most is that there is basically no post-production to clean up or perfect their voices. Feels like I'm back in 2nd gen with that beautiful raw sound.

I'm not someone who gets super bent out of shape about how hyper-tuned everything in K-Pop has been for like a decade now. It's the way it is. Probably an inevitable industry-shift that can't be stopped. But god I love it when the full character of what singers are doing can be properly heard. I'd rather hear little quirks and breaks and off-notes than a machine. Dancing your ass off? Okay, machine it up. But standing at a mic? I wanna hear ya! Thankful to NMIXX and co. for doing this. They sound fabulous!

[MV] KISS OF LIFE - R.E.M (Eng.)

[MV] ASC2NT - Sweet Devil

[MV] 3piece - Light up

[MV] WOOSUNG - 44 (Forget Forever) (Eng.)

Some flashing imagery.

[MV] Min Jiwoon - Sentimental Love (Eng.)

Min Jiwoon had debuted years ago, but she's re-debuting in SM Ent.'s new R&B label called KRUCIALIZE.

[MV] APOKI - Super Duper Ride

[MV] Lee Eun Mee, CHUNG HA - Move Remove

[PROMO] Ailee - STRONGER

Part of the 2024 Copyright Donation Project. Artists can donate work, which can then be used freely.

[MV] YOO TAE YANG - Hug Me

[MV] HUI (with Jang Hyejin) - Nameless

[MV] Ashmute - Saudade

[MV] YENA - NEMONEMO

[MV] HYO - Retro Romance (Eng.)

[MV] KANG DANIEL - Electric Shock

[MV] XODIAC - OUR DAYS

[MV] VANNER - Automatic

[MV] WHIB - Rush of Joy

[MV] TIOT - The Long Season

Extended version.

[MV] LEECHANGSUB - 33

[MV] Super Junior-D&E - Go High

[MV] JUNGSOOMIN - Moment to Glow

[MV] NIEL - Steps Forward

[MV] swja - PRAY

[MV] sEODo BAND - NillRiRi

[MV] Dragon Pony - POP UP

[MV] ATEEZ - Birthday (Jpn.)

[MV] ArchPlot - One way!

[MV] Minsu - Love Play

[MV] GEMINI (feat. Bren Joy) - Cloud Nine (Eng.)

[MV] The Volunteers - Psycho (Eng.)