Tag: Korean music
Heize nails the mood and the subtle shifts on “She’s Fine”
While K-pop has its loud renaissance, K-r&b is having a quieter one. That's fitting, given how colorful and loud pop is and how smooth...
“Taemin” is pure, poppy fun
One of k-pop's longer-standing acts just released a self-titled album entirely in Japanese. Taemin's "Taemin" is a deeply fun album that uses heavy EDM...
“Sarah” is fun electronic music for survivors
Kirara is a South Korean transgender artist who uses a cut-copy style, polyrhythms, and visceral samples to make distinct electronic music. Her new album "Sarah"...
“Hope World” sounds beautiful when it floats and underwhelming when it...
Some of BTS's were not resting after releasing their chart-topping "Love Yourself" album. One of the group's rappers, J-Hope, released a solo-album that looks...
BoA’s new music video has a refreshingly real take on age
BoA is a K-Pop staple who's been performing since 1999. She recently dropped her first mini-album (EP) but she's dropped plenty of regular albums...
BoA shows she still has her K-Pop chops with “One Shot,...
If you're a K-Pop fan you'd be forgiven for not recognizing the name right away but BoA is something of an elder stateswoman in...
DEAN captures social media melancholy with “Instagram”
Sometimes social media doesn't feel social and Korean r&b artist DEAN captures that feeling of social media melancholy with "Instagram." The song and music...
“Perfect Velvet” is Red Velvet at their most and least interesting
(A promotional teaser for Red Velvet's new album. Courtesy of allkpop.com.)
K-Pop act Red Velvet stumbled onto something interesting with their second album "Perfect Velvet."...
Why you should listen to Kirara – South Korean electronic polyrhythms
(The cover art for Kirara's newest album Moves. Courtesy of Kirara's Bandcamp.)
South Korea has produced a genre talent with one of the world's most...
