plus i must be a sucker for suzanne's vibe because after loving 'can't hang' earlier in the year i'm also feeling suzanne - do not fear heartbreak
― oscar bravo, Thursday, 4 June 2020 17:44 (three years ago) link
ooh that suzanne track is lovely
― ufo, Friday, 5 June 2020 02:25 (three years ago) link
no mention on this thread about how kpop stans have become a considerable bloc of the revolution? clicked on a "whitelifesmatter" hashtag on twitter yesterday and it had been comprehensively hijacked by people posting kpop palmface gifs.
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 5 June 2020 09:38 (three years ago) link
It’s talked about a little bit over on the Twitter thread on ILE - it’s not particularly surprising imo, kpop stans have always been both politically aware and tremendously good at organising.
More interested in Kpop artists who have spoken out in support. She hasn’t had the best history in terms of acknowledging previous controversies surrounding appropriation etc but so far the best statement I’ve seen is CL’s:
CL said what some of these kpop artists will never admit pic.twitter.com/D7ZoLN1Ypr— ً (@LISANATlON) June 4, 2020
A roundup of everyone else’s responses here: https://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/25969284.html
― Roz, Friday, 5 June 2020 16:28 (three years ago) link
https://www.newsweek.com/chilean-government-blames-k-pop-recent-protests-1479151
― The Cognitive Peasant (ogmor), Monday, 8 June 2020 12:16 (three years ago) link
10 years after the fact here is an ode to pep era barca
momoland - tiki taka
dding was one of my absolute favourites last year and here's jvcki doing her thing this year
jvcki wai - fadeaway
bleeps and sirens make me happy
gaeko/nitti gritti/kaku - pass out
― oscar bravo, Tuesday, 9 June 2020 15:31 (three years ago) link
more bleeping
sik-k,pH-1,Jay Park,HAON - gang remix
low key hazy
punchnello ft. meenoi - us
― oscar bravo, Sunday, 14 June 2020 16:27 (three years ago) link
not enough jvcki wai in fadeaway imo
love the beats on this, Lovelyz member doing something that doesn't sound anything at all like what her group usually does:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stm2HanD6-8
― Roz, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 02:39 (three years ago) link
"tiger eyes" is good but makes me think the producer has been listening to billie eilish
― ufo, Wednesday, 17 June 2020 02:52 (three years ago) link
lol totally
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Wednesday, 17 June 2020 15:56 (three years ago) link
The #1 retro-obsessed producer working in Korea right now is Park Moonchi. She released a single earlier this spring under her own name (she's not the one singing here obviously) and it's a deliciously mellow serenade:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTd4gMriSr8
Last year she formed a 90s style k-pop girl group with Stella Jang, CHEEZE and Lovey, which she produced, to great results
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Liah0NIQxeU
And she's done some deliriously feel good tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W50T9G-O7gU
She also does some mainstream, high profile producing, including Suho's latest single. But it's when she's recognisably in her own ballpark she's at her best. Her youtube channel is recommended. She's also on the keys for the new KIRIN x Hoody single: https://youtu.be/jsUrWT36Tpg
― abcfsk, Saturday, 27 June 2020 12:59 (three years ago) link
It's hard to keep track of all channels and platforms and output, but so much good has happened to Korean media from the breaking up of the big broadcasters monopoly on stars... alternative paths are now viable. Youtubers, streamers, etc. Kim Mina was a weather presenter who lost her job, but through her online presence and instant appeal as a funnywoman she appeared all over the place and finally got big enough for it to become a full time career. The big broadcasters have been so woefully male-heavy in terms of funny hosts, so it's always nice to see the structures uprooted. She's so funny, and there's quite a bit of stuff English subbed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nk-SH6VmIU
― abcfsk, Sunday, 28 June 2020 10:56 (three years ago) link
"summer love..." is lovely
― ufo, Sunday, 28 June 2020 12:37 (three years ago) link
She also showcased some of her recent remixes on the Jae Suk / Hyori / Rain episodes of Jae Suk's show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD7Br9DMYFAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7pNOSpPsuI
― abcfsk, Sunday, 28 June 2020 15:24 (three years ago) link
Three songs released today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8YW1tlsmE8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASekpYn6V8Ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZRDjFIFJs
― abcfsk, Monday, 29 June 2020 09:14 (three years ago) link
like the Hwasa (loved last years 'twit') and the 3YE.
love this beat
BewhY X Simba Zawadi - Hymm
this is lovely but somehow seems not of this century to me
Baek A Yeon - Looking For Love
and so does this
D1ce - Draw You
real itzy vibe
Weki Meki - Oopsy
― oscar bravo, Monday, 29 June 2020 15:15 (three years ago) link
BlackPink - How You Like That
"look at you, now look at me" is stuck in my head now, thankfully too old to be insecure about my looks, but damn.
― oscar bravo, Monday, 29 June 2020 17:55 (three years ago) link
Woodz - Love Me Harder
Golden Child - One(Lucid Dream)
― oscar bravo, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 15:16 (three years ago) link
This is good, and the upcoming "Naughty" sounds even better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujb-gvqsoi0
YYJ and Kenxie, OG SM producers, collaborating here
― abcfsk, Thursday, 9 July 2020 11:21 (three years ago) link
Kenzie*
― abcfsk, Thursday, 9 July 2020 11:22 (three years ago) link
finally catching up with thread - thanks for those Park Moonchi tracks abcfsk, they were great!
blackpink tracks still sound like 2NE1 leftovers from 2014, get one new idea, Teddy Park.
― Roz, Saturday, 11 July 2020 06:55 (three years ago) link
there have been two excellent blackpink singles ("whistle" and "as if it's your last") but everything else they've put out has been so boring but i guess it still sells
― ufo, Saturday, 11 July 2020 07:27 (three years ago) link
Chung Ha with a very Chung Ha track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsvoDgmfUwc
(g)i-dle doing a victory lap of sorts - breezy track that namechecks all their previous hits with a typically killer rap verse from soyeon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlKoeJ3xlx4&
love the beat on this (they're kinda my favourite boy group these days -God's Menu was enjoyable too, if a little generic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZSv3aMGg5Q
― Roz, Saturday, 11 July 2020 07:37 (three years ago) link
k-pop's really been so good in 2020.
forgot about this, my favourite thing either zico or rain has put out in years:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG6B2ME4Mm8
― Roz, Saturday, 11 July 2020 07:56 (three years ago) link
gorgeous:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQSse3b2ge4
― Roz, Friday, 17 July 2020 10:26 (three years ago) link
thought the new zico was weak, much prefer 'any song' from earlier in the year.
(g)i-dle okay but 'oh my god' about 100x better
― oscar bravo, Friday, 17 July 2020 14:12 (three years ago) link
🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 17 July 2020 18:01 (three years ago) link
xpGFRIEND • Apple
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 17 July 2020 18:03 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VmLuWDkHYQ
a song i like from this year! soyeon mvp as always
― ufo, Thursday, 23 July 2020 01:24 (three years ago) link
RAIN and LEE HYORI are the biggest stars of the summer with two tracks in the top 5... what year is it? Well Yoo Jae Suk's project of bringing back the big star summer single is successful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESKfHHtiSjs
― abcfsk, Saturday, 25 July 2020 22:04 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=942NkXvAtAM
enjoying yukika's city pop revival
― ufo, Friday, 31 July 2020 02:00 (three years ago) link
i like that yukika
― oscar bravo, Friday, 31 July 2020 14:49 (three years ago) link
for some reason it puts me in mind of sophie ellis-bexter
― oscar bravo, Friday, 31 July 2020 14:50 (three years ago) link
from a few months ago but i like
GWSN - Basooka!
― oscar bravo, Friday, 31 July 2020 15:02 (three years ago) link
oh and from a couple of days ago
Oneus - Come Back Home
― oscar bravo, Friday, 31 July 2020 15:16 (three years ago) link
love everything about this except the chorus
Pink Fantasy - Shadow Play
quite like this too
Eric Nam - Paradise
― oscar bravo, Tuesday, 11 August 2020 14:51 (three years ago) link
couple of jessi tracks, one from july and one from today
Jessi - Nuna Nana
Jessi - Numb
― oscar bravo, Friday, 14 August 2020 17:18 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTowEKjDGkU
― abcfsk, Wednesday, 19 August 2020 14:50 (three years ago) link
i'm about a half step away from becoming obsessed with these guys, a month removed from road to kingdom they're coming for hamlet
Oneus - To Be Or Not To Be
― oscar bravo, Wednesday, 19 August 2020 15:20 (three years ago) link
song of the summer for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIeahm_gz4M
― abcfsk, Thursday, 20 August 2020 20:15 (three years ago) link
pretty joyous
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 20 August 2020 22:34 (three years ago) link
We’ve got a dedicated thread for that:
where the hell is the summer jams 2020 thread?
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Friday, 21 August 2020 11:08 (three years ago) link
Jenyer - Bad
― oscar bravo, Monday, 24 August 2020 16:01 (three years ago) link
ex monsta x member channel(zero)s frank ocean
Wonho - Losing You
― oscar bravo, Monday, 24 August 2020 16:43 (three years ago) link
Yes Sir! Yes Sir! Yes Sir!
Ateez - Thanxx
― oscar bravo, Tuesday, 25 August 2020 13:18 (three years ago) link
new KARD which seems like it's about fan/idol culture
Kard - Gunshot
― oscar bravo, Wednesday, 26 August 2020 15:19 (three years ago) link
love bea miller's voice and soyeon's verse
K/DA - The Baddest ft. (g)i-dle, bea miller, wolftyla
plus
Blackpink - Ice Cream (with Selena Gomez)
― oscar bravo, Friday, 28 August 2020 14:56 (three years ago) link
blackpink's "ice cream" has nothing on hyuna's
― ufo, Saturday, 29 August 2020 02:13 (three years ago) link
or f(x)'s "ice cream" or even red velvet's "ice cream cake". I don't have any faith in blackpink (or any YG act) producing any good/interesting music so long as they keep working with Teddy who peaked more than half a decade ago.
it's not their best but I really like Dreamcatcher's BOCA, which again finds a new way to play with their signature metal/rock guitar sound:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfp2bGytsak
― Roz, Saturday, 29 August 2020 12:31 (three years ago) link
found last years 'jopping' ridiculous but fun and like the latest one quite a bit
SuperM - Tiger Inside
― oscar bravo, Wednesday, 2 September 2020 11:42 (three years ago) link