LEO ‘Canvas’ Album Review
Accompanying his music video for “Touch & Sketch,” LEO of VIXX released his first album “Canvas” on Apple Music. With seven songs, LEO has given us a taste at what his personal […]
K-pop Katch-up: AKMU — ‘Dinosaur’
K-pop Katch-up this week is digging back over a year to July 20, 2017, and the release of “Dinosaur” by Akdong Musician, or AKMU for short. The track comes off […]
John Park Wants You To ‘Understand’ in Latest Music Video
Korean-American singer John Park has returned with music video and single “Understand.” For those who are new to John Park, the soloist first made waves as a contestant for “American Idol,” […]
JAMES ‘The Light’ MV Review
On July 27, 2018, JAMES dropped his song and video for “The Light.” The former Royal Pirates bassist turned soloist coproduced and co-penned the song with Enik Lin, while Brad […]
Jay Park’s ‘Yacht’ Barely Keeps Afloat
Blue skies, bluer water and bright sunshine are what’s best to focus on for Jay Park’s latest official release, “Yacht.” A Jay Park aficionado I am not, by any means. […]
Hiroomi Tosaka Releases ‘OUTRO 〜ÉCLIPSE DE LUNE〜’ MV
Japanese artist Hiroomi Tosaka released his music video for “OUTRO 〜ÉCLIPSE DE LUNE〜.” This song comes from his full-length album, “Full Moon.” It is a slow R&B track that is laid-back […]
iKON “KILLING ME” M/V Review
On August 2, iKON graced iKONICS with their music video for “KILLING ME.” Within three days of being published, the music video reached 10 million views. iKON continues to slay […]
BananaLemon Returns With”LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME” MV
The confident women of BananaLemon are back with their second music video! According to their YouTube description, “The story goes back and forth between dreams and reality, but their powerful […]
100% Gets Summer Sweet With ‘Grand Bleu’ MV
On July 26, 2018 K-Pop boy group 100% released the music video for their latest single, “Grand Bleu.” “Grand Bleu” is the perfect and refreshing song to play while hanging […]
#TBT: Cheetah — ‘Star Wars’
And here we have another instance in which I was just slapped in the face with a Koran rapper’s need to be unnecessarily reckless. This time it’s in the form of Queen Mother Cheetah. Unsurprisingly, there was a lot of skepticism after Cheetah won the first season of “Unpretty Rapstar.” To be fair, she’s done bits and bobs of music […]
The Queen of Soul Passes at Age 76
We’ve lost another one. Queen Mother Aretha Franklin succumbed to her long-time battle with cancer at the age of 76. Instead of dwelling on this moment of sadness, let us all […]
Artists To Look Out For: CRAZYBOY
From choreographing dances for top performers such as American rapper Nelly, to being a rapper for one of the most well-known groups in Japan, Sandaime J Soul Brothers under the stage name ELLY, CRAZYBOY […]
1theK Random Play: Standing Egg — ‘Oh, Wait’
The return of 1theK Random Play’s weekly pick is “Oh, Wait” by South Korean indie acoustic pop/folk band, Standing Egg. The music video, released July 23, 2018, had just over […]
BTS ‘Epiphany’ Comeback Trailer Review
BTS shook the world once again with their comeback trailer entitled “Epiphany.” Uploaded on August 8, the video had over 3 million views in the first few hours and was #3 on the YouTube trending page. In 24 hours, the video now has over 20 million views. A true feat for BTS. This time around, BTS gave Jin the spotlight. […]
D-CRUNCH ‘Palace’ M/V Review
Debuting on August 6, D-CRUNCH released their first music video entitled “Palace.” With an ominous start, D-CRUNCH is an all hip-hop, nine-member boy group. This music video is a very interesting debut for a boy group, in my opinion. Usually, even boy groups have lighter concepts as their debut concept. I guess D-CRUNCH wanted to start off hardcore, and they […]
K-pop Katch-up: CLC — ‘Black Dress’
Even a few days in K-pop is like an eternity, so going back to February for this week’s K-pop Katch-up makes it seem like CLC’s “Black Dress” was released half […]
