Tag: (G)-IDLE
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K-POP 2024 september
Loossemble – TTYL. The most successful of Loossemble’s three mini-albums in a little over a year, before they split with their label CTDENM. More on this and other post-LOONA related news this year in a separate forthcoming review. naevis –…
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K-POP 2024 july
(G)-IDLE – Klaxon. Definite candidate for K-pop banger of the summer. Absolute bubblegum hooks (“Honk honk honk honk honk honk!”) and sassy moves put this up there with f(x)’s 2011 hit Hot Summer. These girls just continued to eat up…
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K-POP 2024 april
Things heat up a bit in April. BABYMONSTER – SHEESH. Launched last year, YG Entertainment’s latest girl group follow on from BLACKPINK and 2NE1 before them. Sure, there’s a contemporary 4th gen streamlining to the production, but it’s recognisably a…
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K-POP 2024 february
Moon Byul – Think About & TOUCHIN&MOVIN. MAMAMOO solo releases are always fun. Byul’s new album was no exception. Big brash pop tunes and cheesy dance moves from the tallest of the Moomoos. (By one centimetre, apparently) TEN – Nightwalker.…
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K-POP 2024 january
The year opened with no less than four comebacks from heavyweight fourth generation girl groups ITZY – Untouchable. Straight off the blocks with a confident banger. Top non-lexible vocals (“Bam-bam-bam-ba-ri!”) and the girls literally destroying a cohort of riot cops.…