Amazing crowd singing along for Gfriend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDBd0nS4ONk
― abcfsk, Thursday, 5 May 2016 06:10 (eight years ago) link
The Lovelyz track is p killer, I hadn't heard it. What is so successful abut IOI? I'm underwhelmed by "Dream Girls" but thought "Crush" was p good. If every K-pop group's video was just them rocking out in the studio I'd be fine with that.
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Thursday, 5 May 2016 17:12 (eight years ago) link
What is so successful abut IOI?
Produce 101 is surely the most talked about tv show in Korea this year, everyone had their favorites, everyone voted, several of the girls are already mainstream names, Pick Me was a big hit when the show was running.
― abcfsk, Thursday, 5 May 2016 17:36 (eight years ago) link
Yeah it was surprisingly successful, and even though the management must be a total nightmare with *everyone* being signed to different labels, they've been getting a surprising amount of work, CF deals, a mini-tour, going to K-con in Paris, etc...
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 6 May 2016 00:48 (eight years ago) link
I knew VIXX had a LOT of musicality but I was still surprised by how good they are live here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjYfFQDbXOM
You can't fake this kind of musical chemistry... They're one of those pop groups that's really a *group*, you know?
(I like the song, too.)
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 6 May 2016 00:52 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBfkgifuoAI
― abcfsk, Sunday, 8 May 2016 08:25 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtjxZoa_LHM
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Tuesday, 10 May 2016 22:45 (eight years ago) link
Really positive reviews for Jessica's solo album from netizens (it's #1 on melon), but the only track I kinda like is this one:
https://youtu.be/X6BYwilwqI4
She has a great voice, the songs are kinda simple tho.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 16 May 2016 23:33 (eight years ago) link
Other self-composed or co-composed solos of note:
Tiffany (SNSD): https://youtu.be/9ZELOYRQfj0
Subin (Dal Shabet): https://youtu.be/TkxSc1VlrmA
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 17 May 2016 00:26 (eight years ago) link
Really liking the Monsta X mini right now... minus the title track, which sounds like one long teaser.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 00:24 (eight years ago) link
https://youtu.be/wUgiCua_N3o
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 00:25 (eight years ago) link
AOA "Good Luck" is a snoozefest at regular speed (decent vocals but nothing going on the backing track), but more fun at double time:
https://youtu.be/ARvqija65WM
Original, for comparison:
https://youtu.be/sno_genwMz8
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 23:30 (eight years ago) link
Subin better at composing for herself than dal shabet.
― abcfsk, Thursday, 19 May 2016 04:44 (eight years ago) link
My hopes pinned on this to be the girl group album of the year
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ci3lUAAUYAAny4t.jpg
― abcfsk, Friday, 20 May 2016 05:22 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3o_jC6sObE
Makes me miss the Yonsei uni days ;\
― abcfsk, Saturday, 21 May 2016 16:31 (eight years ago) link
Lee Hi did the same event, it was epic...
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 00:32 (eight years ago) link
I didn't know you went to Yonsei, abcfsk! When were you there?
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 24 May 2016 00:33 (eight years ago) link
Jonghyun's solo album is legit, guys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqrhD_a6gaw
I was there from 2012 through 2013. Good times.
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 05:09 (eight years ago) link
quite like the new Oh My Girl
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJqhKWo89FQ
― ufo, Sunday, 29 May 2016 15:57 (eight years ago) link
That songs rocks, it's got those Jpop chords and I love how it goes hard on the chorus... their debut stage was really cool too, the choreography at the chorus really emphasizes the change of pace:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCTzLUR8xOk
Good lyrics, too!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Monday, 6 June 2016 14:09 (seven years ago) link
UKISS continuing to put out solid albums no one but their fanbase will listen to:
https://youtu.be/3pN7REpLn3I (Staker - single)https://youtu.be/dwgrCPgxZdU (Heartless - NSync-ish throwback jam) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GnBsjwuTcg (Even when I close my eyes - ballad w/ 90s alternative rock harmonies)
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 8 June 2016 01:30 (seven years ago) link
didn't mean to embed the last link, sorry guys :( Should check out the single if you check out any of these
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 8 June 2016 01:31 (seven years ago) link
Like. this is the one I should have embedded:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pN7REpLn3I
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 8 June 2016 01:34 (seven years ago) link
Younha ft Hartfelt and Cheetah!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeo_nWsu5cs
I'm feeling the girlpower right now, guys.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 16 June 2016 03:30 (seven years ago) link
Wonder Girls are coming back and put out a pre-release on vinyl penned by Sunmi https://soundcloud.com/150818/oppaback
― abcfsk, Saturday, 18 June 2016 07:04 (seven years ago) link
Aesthetics are on point, looking forward to that!
SISTAR sounding good as usual:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJVUjmNMF8c
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 25 June 2016 20:47 (seven years ago) link
Also EXO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73QzQYN8FtE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSH-FVVtTf0
Songwriters were obviously told to aim for Daft Punk with "Lucky One" but the song rocks so... and I like their slow trap jam too.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 25 June 2016 20:48 (seven years ago) link
playlist updated from top of the thread; lots added over the last few months.
ILM's Rolling K-Pop Thread Spotify Playlist
i like how jong hyun "she is" comes off in the hook as if he's saying "oh shiz" like an expletive
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Sunday, 26 June 2016 19:52 (seven years ago) link
also this:http://www.dailydot.com/geek/kpop-fans-over-30-kcon-panel/?curator=MusicREDEF
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Tuesday, 28 June 2016 18:54 (seven years ago) link
I hope Wonder Girls spend the next ten years being an awesome mainstream pop rock band (to further prove they didn't just do it as a one-time concept this time the recording features the members instrument playing, unlike last time)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYGODWJgR-c
― abcfsk, Monday, 4 July 2016 16:11 (seven years ago) link
the concept of that song seems to be "what if 'rude' were good"
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 17:30 (seven years ago) link
i love it ofc
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 July 2016 17:32 (seven years ago) link
The only other bright spot in an otherwise pretty disappointing July:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-wFp43XOrA
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 30 July 2016 15:02 (seven years ago) link
Been a pretty good July imo with Wonder Girls surprising total domination.
BLACKPINK is live.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dISNgvVpWlo
Boombayah https://youtu.be/bwmSjveL3Lc
― abcfsk, Monday, 8 August 2016 14:35 (seven years ago) link
Nice visuals but a disappointing debut imo, songs are kinda boring and their charisma is totally contrived.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Tuesday, 9 August 2016 02:54 (seven years ago) link
I like Whistle, Red Velvet meets 4Minute
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 9 August 2016 05:15 (seven years ago) link
I do like the prechorus on Whistle quite a bit... a bit of a that fusion country sound Bae Bae had (and awesome production like YG always has too). The verses are a little too sparse for me tho, and I don't like the chorus until the very last go round.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 10 August 2016 23:00 (seven years ago) link
I guess it's a stylistic thing but I'm really not into these super sparse trap tracks.... though the snare drum and high hat hits do add a bit of interest to this one.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 10 August 2016 23:04 (seven years ago) link
I'm into this though, or maybe just happy BAP are being allowed to be weird again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLLBk6fb5Zw
BYG has writing credits on half the songs on the single, which bodes well for them, I hope...
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 11 August 2016 01:20 (seven years ago) link
BLACKPINK going strong in the US charts... first group to top the worldwide Billboard with a debut song.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 18 August 2016 03:07 (seven years ago) link
BTW **both** new album tracks on EXO's obligatory album repackage are killer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN-TNtUNXMA
And She's dreaming + Lotto (single). Baekhyun is so good, especially.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 18 August 2016 03:17 (seven years ago) link
Hmm after a couple playthroughs I think She's Dreaming (the played-straight RnB track with chewy surf guitars keeping the beat) has more staying power.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 18 August 2016 03:26 (seven years ago) link
You guys never told me how good "All Mine" is! Maybe not as ILXy as last year's album but idk I love it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0S3knWIdrY
― ǂbait (seandalai), Sunday, 21 August 2016 23:18 (seven years ago) link
yeah, All Night is great. another favourite of mine is Whyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri6wvGjuoOg
― ufo, Monday, 22 August 2016 02:37 (seven years ago) link
Playlist is updated.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Wednesday, 24 August 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
f(x) is the most overrated K-pop band. Black Pink is no 2NE1, I don't understand what CL is doing at all
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Saturday, 27 August 2016 03:58 (seven years ago) link
was always a Jia guy (rip Miss A) but Fei didn't get a mention?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEF1Ah8QaXw ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Saturday, 27 August 2016 04:18 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSm1eRvS_k0this is great
― ufo, Sunday, 28 August 2016 19:54 (seven years ago) link
Yes please, after IU went full songwriter I've been missing this patented grand mid tempo pop from Lee Min-soo and Kim Eana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-67pGMcgW3k
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 05:09 (seven years ago) link