oh and hwasa is in refund sisters
― oscar bravo, Monday, 12 October 2020 15:28 (three years ago) link
yeah "cool" is very cool, one of my favourites this year
"hmph!" is like a cutesy version of a t-ara song? i'm similarly on the fence as to whether it's too much
― ufo, Monday, 12 October 2020 23:58 (three years ago) link
"Hmph!" is very Orange Caramel and it's great! when I think of too cutesy, I'm thinking of songs like Lovelyz - Ah-Choo (which I love too btw), not this Eurodisco-adjacent stuff.
Refund Sisters is Hwa Sa, Lee Hyori, Uhm Jung Hwa and Jessi - a one-off "supergroup" created for Yoo Jaesuk's variety show, which seems to be the way to get a surefire hit in Korea these days (see also Rain and Hyori's 90s throwback act SSAK3 posted upthread).
― Roz, Tuesday, 13 October 2020 03:15 (three years ago) link
NCT U - Make a Wish (Birthday Song) brings you whistling and harmonies and so much Chanel:
https://youtu.be/tyrVtwE8Gv0
― Roz, Tuesday, 13 October 2020 03:37 (three years ago) link
re: “Cool”: not too crazy about being reminded of that “Like A G6” sound in a 2020 song tbhotoh, the throwback-to-the-golden-age vibe of “Hmph!” sits very well with me, strange how that works
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 12:11 (three years ago) link
not familiar with the group Rania that birthed this new act but i q like it all the same
Blackswan - Tonight
― oscar bravo, Friday, 16 October 2020 16:14 (three years ago) link
lol where to start with Rania?
They're most famous for the classic bop Dr Feelgood which caused a bit of controversy back in the day - the choreography to the song (positively tame even for 2011 tbh) was deemed too scandalous by Korean censors and had to be changed for broadcast.
they never really had a follow-up hit but all you need to know about the group after that is that this isn't even their first reboot; there has been multiple lineup changes, accusations of racism and whitewashing, and their label is extremely messy (for more, just scroll through the rania tag on omona).
'Tonight' is decent not great, and I don't trust their label enough not to fuck up the group again, but between this and 'Hmph!', it's nice that groups are suddenly bringing back sounds from 2011-2013 kpop. I hope someone resurrects peak Sweetune soon.
― Roz, Saturday, 17 October 2020 12:31 (three years ago) link
Loona - Why Not?
― oscar bravo, Monday, 19 October 2020 16:56 (three years ago) link
I like that.
Lots of nice releases this week:
MAMAMOO - Dingga
SEVENTEEN - Home;Run
― Roz, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 16:37 (three years ago) link
Loona - Why Not?🕸
― Welcome to Nonrock (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 20 October 2020 16:40 (three years ago) link
And sorry for Stray Kids spam but even their Japanese releases are bangers: All In
― Roz, Tuesday, 20 October 2020 16:46 (three years ago) link
wasn't sure whether to post this here or on the rnb thread, but seeing as i've never posted to that thread i'll stick it here
Rakiyah - Like You
― oscar bravo, Friday, 23 October 2020 14:23 (three years ago) link
In the latest edition of “Kpop producers really loved Dua Lipa’s Physical”:
TWICE - I Can’t Stop Me
weird for TWICE to be so late on the Clueless yellow plaid look - that trend is at least two years old now.
― Roz, Monday, 26 October 2020 12:36 (three years ago) link
Korea's original goth queen Puer Kim is back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr_mDm_ucis
― Roz, Tuesday, 27 October 2020 03:36 (three years ago) link
soyeon from (g)i-dle sparingly used on this but kills it with her opening bars anyway. really like the interplay in the hook between madison beer's and lexie liu's voices
K/DA - More
couple of new boy groups debuted today,Drippin - Nostalgia is okay but i preferred P1Harmony which has a little bit of an Ateez vibe imo
P1Harmony - Siren
― oscar bravo, Wednesday, 28 October 2020 17:34 (three years ago) link
and wow i missed what roz had posted, i really like that*Puer Kim - Unpretty Tattoo
― oscar bravo, Wednesday, 28 October 2020 17:40 (three years ago) link
GIRLKIND - Psycho4U
― oscar bravo, Wednesday, 4 November 2020 13:46 (three years ago) link
their vocals still not that pleasing to me but i really like some of the background musical touches in this
Treasure - Mmm
dude obviously likes future
Shin Seunghoon - Don't Touch Me
― oscar bravo, Monday, 9 November 2020 16:56 (three years ago) link
stuff i've liked recently
Disco gloriousness (though I still slightly prefer "Apple" from earlier this year): GFRIEND - MAGO
A couple of lovely R&B singles: JAMIE feat Jay Park - Apollo 11GEMINI - Going
The trop house chorus is hilariously jarring but this is still a fun track/performance: Yezi - MiMew
Taemin continues putting out good songs (it's bugging me but what horror movie soundtrack does those strings on the drop remind me of?): IDEA
― Roz, Sunday, 15 November 2020 09:07 (three years ago) link
really really like that gemini track, and quite like the yezi.
― oscar bravo, Monday, 16 November 2020 18:24 (three years ago) link
G.G.B - Bling Bling
aespa - Black Mamba
Momoland - Ready Or Not
― oscar bravo, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 17:41 (three years ago) link
Lee Hye - Erase You
― oscar bravo, Monday, 7 December 2020 18:27 (three years ago) link