Let’s Talk About Jay Park & The Tired Song and Dance of Celebrities Not Wanting To Take Accountability

Jay Park, as we all know, is the former Kpop boy band member turned CEO. He currently heads up labels AOMG and H1GHR Music, the latter featuring artists from his his hometown of Seattle, Washington. Yesterday, one his H1GHR Music artists, Avatar Darko, a white man originally from Estonia, responded to what I can only imagine is long time criticism about his choice to wear … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Jay Park & The Tired Song and Dance of Celebrities Not Wanting To Take Accountability

#MeToo in South Korea: Justice For Jang Ja Yeon Nearly 10 Years In The Making

Trigger Warning: This piece discusses suicide and sexual assault March 7, 2009, Jang Ja Yeon’s body was found hanging in her home in Bundang district, Seongnam, Gyeonggi province by her sister who she had called earlier in the day to talk of “overwhelming stress.” Jang Ja Yeon’s career was picking up after playing high school mean girl, Sunny aka Park Seon Ja, in the wildly popular … Continue reading #MeToo in South Korea: Justice For Jang Ja Yeon Nearly 10 Years In The Making

Review: Super Duper by Super Junior

Super Junior dropped single “Super Duper,” a sort of teaser for their April comeback in the form of a SM Station release. I absolutely see why this song didn’t make it as an official Super Junior release and just one for SM Station. It’s noisy, and a bit cluttered and not much is going on lyrically. The instrumental alone actually sounds great as a club … Continue reading Review: Super Duper by Super Junior

[Review] Mamamoo Gets Colorful With ‘Paint Me’

Mamamoo still riding on the wave of success from last year’s ‘Dad Joke’s’, release a new power ballad ‘Paint Me’. The song depicts the ups and downs of a relationship signified with the colors red, yellow, white and blue. Another welcome surprise for fans is that the rapper, Moonbyul, shows off her singing abilities! If this song is any representation of the remaining tracks for … Continue reading [Review] Mamamoo Gets Colorful With ‘Paint Me’

[Review] CL’s “Lifted” Is Catchy But Busy

CL has dropped her long awaited song/MV “Lifted.” There were a lot of elements from a lot of different people (Missy Elliot, Rihanna,etc.) and trends (Vaping, etc,), and while the cinematography of the video was amazing and my favorite part of the whole package, there just seemed to be a whole lot of pandering to everyone (MJKPOP talks about this in details) and it comes … Continue reading [Review] CL’s “Lifted” Is Catchy But Busy

Do Your Ears A Favour And Make Song So Hee A Part Of Your Playlists

Kpop is great and all, but it’s not the only type of music Korea has to offer. Song So Hee is the minyo (traditional music) prodigy that made her instant rise to fame when she performed on KBS’ “National Singing Contest” at the age of 5. Since then she had huge success performing traditional Korean songs on various shows and events, including the Sochi Winter Paralympics. … Continue reading Do Your Ears A Favour And Make Song So Hee A Part Of Your Playlists

KittiB Empowers Women With New Song “Doin’ Good,” But Makes A Few Missteps

KittiB has made her solo comeback with woman power anthem, “Doin’ Good” featuring Verbal Jint. While I really like the  song and it’s message, KittiB made a few missteps that weakened the whole package. First the actress in the video looks a whole lot like Ga In of Brown Eyed Girls, in fact, I thought it was her until there was a close up. Not a … Continue reading KittiB Empowers Women With New Song “Doin’ Good,” But Makes A Few Missteps

[Review] Mamamoo’s “Melting” Is A Collection Of Mismatched But Good Songs

As per usual Mamamoo bring a pleasant fusion of jazz, R&B and hip hop on their first album Melting.  There’s nothing better than a diss track except maybe a diss track to people in the same group! Mamamoo opens the album with Pride of 1cm showing off their rap skills as well as their playful side. The girls who jokingly talk about each others height in other … Continue reading [Review] Mamamoo’s “Melting” Is A Collection Of Mismatched But Good Songs

CL Releases “Hello Bitches,” Is What I Expected, Not What I Wanted

CL is back with new single “Hello Bitches”…. And, it pains me to say this about CL, but I am not in love with this song. CL’s sound is starting to reflect the company she keeps, meaning hanging with Skrillex and Diplo is making CL an EDM artist, which is okay sometimes, but not if the Baddest Female wants to stay in tack. It’s a good club … Continue reading CL Releases “Hello Bitches,” Is What I Expected, Not What I Wanted