https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAKsZ26SabQ
new TWICE is fun, certainly one of their best singles. feels kinda Kylie-ish?
― ufo, Monday, 5 November 2018 09:21 (five years ago) link
Really like 'Tempo'
― Frederik B, Monday, 5 November 2018 11:07 (five years ago) link
Me too Frederirk, me too.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 8 November 2018 09:01 (five years ago) link
I think TWICE might repeat the chorus many one or two too many times, but it's pretty enjoyable. TT is their best song I think.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 8 November 2018 09:08 (five years ago) link
Speaking of songs that will please fans, Key x Soyou is everything you'd want and expect from that collaboration, they both have such nice/contrasting voices and the song sounds like it could have been a b side on the last SHINee album.
https://youtu.be/BJUjR2N0aEM
Also, my boys MXM out there doing their MXM thing, I love how consistent they are with the shout vocals, simple hooks and indie visuals:
https://youtu.be/_Xgyys2zZc8
Both songs are simple but I like them.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Thursday, 8 November 2018 09:21 (five years ago) link
Forever Yours is fun!
my top three TWICE singles are pretty easily Likey, Yes or Yes, and What Is Love?
― ufo, Thursday, 8 November 2018 11:59 (five years ago) link
I'm really glad Key is doing well in this post-Jonghyun world - for a while there, it seemed like he might have been the hardest hit by the loss.
Yes or Yes is great, and more Clueless-esque plaid skirts and berets! I like Tempo too, not least because SM has finally realised how popular Sehun is and decided to give him double the number of his usual lines haha.
― Roz, Thursday, 8 November 2018 13:51 (five years ago) link
Have I mentioned before that I'm into the jazz trend in Kpop? Because I'm into the jazz trend in Kpop. US producers, you need to get on this.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 17 November 2018 19:37 (five years ago) link
That's a collab between Park Jiyeon (ex-GLAM) and Park Kyung, by the way.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 17 November 2018 19:38 (five years ago) link
EXID come back with one of their best earworms yet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAdmzjsFVQo
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 15:32 (five years ago) link
NCT putting melody in their hip hop again, the producers have nailed the formula, this is really good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arjy2v7zEI0
It kinda has a similar aesthetic to EXO's tempo, but younger / edgier / trendier.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Wednesday, 28 November 2018 02:20 (five years ago) link
Really like Hani on the bridge of that EXID song
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 1 December 2018 03:10 (five years ago) link
For those of us who miss old school BAP... plus one of these guys has a really impressive ability to shout on pitch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It8JCNyFW38
If 5 minutes is too long for you, they shortened it to 3 1/2 for the broadcast version (this is worth watching IMO): https://youtu.be/FA_yq0mLgHw
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 1 December 2018 03:45 (five years ago) link
So have there been any consensus stand out hits this year? Out of curiosity and also, of course, looking forward to the ilx best of the year voting.
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 08:46 (five years ago) link
nothing's been quite as exciting as last year's highlights in LOONA's amazing run, and Red Velvet, Twice and Blackpink all releasing their best singles but there's still a lot i like
a quick list of some favourites:BTS - IdolOh My Girl - Remember MeNCT U - Baby Don't StopNCT 127 - TouchLOONA/Olivia Hye feat. JinSoul - Egoist(G)I-DLE - HANN (Alone)Sunmi - SirenYubin - LadyApink - I'm so sickRed Velvet - Bad BoyRed Velvet - Power UpBrave Girls - Rollin' (New Version)Hyolyn - See Sea
out of those, i'm certainly voting for "Idol", "Remember Me" and at least one NCT track, and maybe a few of the others
― ufo, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 09:28 (five years ago) link
I could support GIdle, maybe Sunmi, BTS, well, they've had a year anyway. Will probably add IU, though still disappointed we didn't get her top 77 last year. I'll be voting for BoA's Woman in the album poll.
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 09:47 (five years ago) link
'power up' for me
― nxd, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 10:49 (five years ago) link
Merry and happy 2018 from Twicehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfUGjK6gGgs
― Jeff W, Friday, 14 December 2018 22:04 (five years ago) link
That's a great list, ufo... I'm down to vote for everything on it up to Siren.
I'll add:Momoland - Bboom Bboom Pentagon - ShineSeventeen - Oh My Chungha - Roller CoasterGFriend - Time for the Moon Night Dean - Instagram Lee Jin Ah - Run (with Gray)**NCT 127 - Boss NCT 127 - Simon Says Minseo - Zero The Boyz - Giddy UpApril - Oh My MistakeSHINEE - Countless
Other songs I'm thinking about but don't feel strongly about: ONF - Complete Got7 - Lullaby
And the ones no one else will vote for:Brand New Boys (MXM) - Ya Ya YaSoyou - All Night (with SIK-K)Day6 - Shoot Me** UNB - Black Heart SHINEE - Lock You Down
**Mostly as a stand in for the songs from these artists I wish I'd nominated last year lmao, but both songs are pretty hooky.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 16 December 2018 16:44 (five years ago) link
Also, this is separate from my year-end list, but here's my JAZZ WATCH 2018 list for those who are interested:
Lee Jin Ah (with Gray) - Run Dean - Instagram Soyou (with SIK-K) - All Night Minseo - Is Who? Brand New Boys - Ya Ya Ya UNB - Black HeartApril - The Blue BirdFromis_9 - Dancing Queen SHINEE - Retro BTS - PlutoHeize - First Sight
Fully expecting this trend to jump over from Korea to the US at some point, or maybe that's just my wishful thinking.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 16 December 2018 18:15 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhXDFl6tmVY
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 16 December 2018 18:20 (five years ago) link
To let you guys know how serious this is, we have two local very good jazz stations these days they are the only thing I listen to on the radio.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 16 December 2018 18:23 (five years ago) link
Basically last year would have been a great time to nominate some jazzy Kpop
(example: Heize - JengaLee Jin Ah - Random Day6 - What Should I Do)
and these songs have grown on me a bunch, so this year is my chance to make amends.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 16 December 2018 18:34 (five years ago) link
Also add CLC - Seventh to that JAZZ WATCH 2018 list, I think I might nominate all the tracks on it just for laffs.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 16 December 2018 18:46 (five years ago) link
i could definitely get behind 'Run' and 'oh! My Mistake'. i'd forgotten about 'Run' but it's excellent
― ufo, Sunday, 16 December 2018 21:57 (five years ago) link
Since I feel so strongly about this, I went ahead and made an 8tracks playlist for ya'll. Some of the songs on it are from 2017 tho:
https://8tracks.com/subdee/jazz-watch-2018.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 16 December 2018 22:38 (five years ago) link
I love oh! my mistake, have you seen the video of April doing it live acapella after the audio cuts out at some college festival? They aren't power vocalistss by any means but much stronger than I'd thought.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 16 December 2018 22:40 (five years ago) link
Not sure if there's a consensus pick yet but I *still* haven't gotten over the vocal arrangements on NCT U's "Baby Don't Stop" so that's probably going to be my highest-placing K-pop pick.
Other faves, mostly the same as what everyone else has posted: Red Velvet - "Bad Boy" (a real slow-burner for me but it's now kind of my favourite RV song? Weird.)SHINee - "Good Evening" Hyolyn - "SEESEA"TWICE - "What is Love?"Pentagon - "Shine"G)I-DLE - "HANN (Alone)"SF9 - "Now or Never"April - "Oh! My Mistake"
Also was this ever posted here? TSJ reviewed this a couple of weeks ago, and it's incredible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR5CtMLuiqQ
― Roz, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 14:04 (five years ago) link
ooh that's great
― nxd, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 14:25 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PALjhRpnfbk
this is pretty nice
― ufo, Wednesday, 19 December 2018 22:34 (five years ago) link
Year-end BANGER from BoA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1XOFi42xZM
― abcfsk, Thursday, 20 December 2018 19:36 (five years ago) link
#BoAforilxoryearend
WINNER track is really fun! Seungyoon sounds good in that range and Mino's rap is really fun at that speed.
I like the BoA a lot too, SM stays on point with the Latin fusion tracks.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Friday, 21 December 2018 02:12 (five years ago) link
@Roz
SF9 - Now or Never is nice, and I think we forgot Super Junior - Lo Siento too! https://youtu.be/odl7J8Ms6MQ
― hurricane weather (forapper), Saturday, 22 December 2018 03:51 (five years ago) link
Though how legitimate a list that doesn't include NCT U - Baby Don't Stop is, I don't know.
oh i'm glad that reminded me of SEVENTEEN - Thanks, i really love that one but keep forgetting to add it to my 2018 playlist
― ufo, Saturday, 22 December 2018 04:08 (five years ago) link
also See Sea is just the ideal tropical house track, so effortless and i love the vocal layering in the chorus so much
― ufo, Sunday, 23 December 2018 02:39 (five years ago) link
Happy holiday whatevers K-Pop people. Here's a playlist with all the songs discussed on the thread this year.
ILM's 2018 Rolling K-Pop Spotify Playlist
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 23 December 2018 21:29 (five years ago) link
Thx!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 23 December 2018 22:30 (five years ago) link
This is on just now
[Live] 2018 KBS Song Festival I KBS 가요대축제 !! [2018.12.28]- www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5k9K5iJWuE
*not available in Japan for some reason
― sbahnhof, Friday, 28 December 2018 11:52 (five years ago) link
Videos from last night: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=KBS+Song+2018.12.28
― sbahnhof, Friday, 28 December 2018 21:42 (five years ago) link
kpop 2019
here's a new thread
― ufo, Friday, 4 January 2019 05:06 (five years ago) link
Holy crap guys, I got sick and didn't nominate anything for the 2018 year end list :(
I'm just about to check if it's on there, but the best kpop song of 2018 is Heize's Jenga. For some reason, I'd been thinking all this time that it came out last year. Hopefully someone else nominated it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw_HR9jIJww
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 6 January 2019 19:13 (five years ago) link
thanks ufo!
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 6 January 2019 19:14 (five years ago) link
Not there, dang :( I'll just continue to talk about it up in this thread then, maybe one day I'll be able to forgive myself for not nominating this and First Sight.
― hurricane weather (forapper), Sunday, 6 January 2019 19:17 (five years ago) link
my vote were for Red Velvet 'Power Up' and IU 'BBIBBBI'this Heize track is pretty great tho!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 6 January 2019 21:05 (five years ago) link