The SB Mixtape: 5/18/2016, I Love The 80s!
Welcome back to another round of the SB Mixtape! Despite being born in 1994, I love the 1980s. I love the cheesy blockbusters like Top Gun, the still-relevant teen flicks of 16 Candles, Footloose, and...
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Tiffany Whelms in ‘I Just Wanna Dance’
Following the smash success of Taeyeon‘s solo album, it’s little surprise that SM has kept on debuting SNSD members as soloists. Next up on the roster is none other than Tiffany. Tiffany is a logical...
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Oh My Girl Has Style But No Substance In Their “Windy City”
It’s only been a short while since “Liar Liar” promotions ended, but Oh My Girl is already back. They’ve returned with their first re-release, “Windy Day.” In a vacuum, “Windy Day” is lovely, but in...
View ArticleBest of Weekly Music Shows: 5/23 — 5/29
Welcome back, readers, to the Best of Weekly Music Shows! While things were slow on the debut front, the summer comebacks are continuing full speed ahead. We saw comebacks from Map6, Big Brain,...
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Enjoy A Slice of Fiestar’s “Apple Pie”
The K-pop summer has truly begun, with the specific sound of summer songs starting to saturate the stage. One such comeback is from Fiestar, who are following up their tragically underappreciated A...
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SB Mid-Year Review, 2016: Comeback Comeuppance
2016 has been an interesting year for the K-pop world. There is change on the wind: newer groups usurping their seniors, music diversifying in unexpected ways, rookies establishing their own sounds....
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Sistar Displays Anguish and Strength in “I Like That”
It is officially K-pop summer, as Sistar has come back with their annual offering. Last year’s “Shake It” was a low for their summer singles, feeling like a rehash of “Touch My Body”, itself a rehash...
View ArticleBest of Weekly Music Shows: 6/20 – 6/26
Welcome back to the Best of Weekly Music Shows! The relative slowness of last week continued this week, with debuts from O21 and Lee Jin Ah, while Sistar made their obligatory comeback. Exo once again...
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Fei’s “Fantasy” Is A Disappointing Dose of Reality
It’s only been two months since Jia‘s departure from Miss A was announced, and fans have been nervous about Miss A’s future since, especially as Min and Suzy‘s contracts expire next year, leaving Fei...
View ArticleBest of Weekly Music Shows: 7/18- 7/24
Welcome back, readers, to the Best of Weekly Music Shows. This was a very busy week in K-entertainment, with the solo debut of miss A‘s Fei, plus comebacks from Stellar, Zhou Mi, Eric Nam, Beatwin, and...
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Series Overview: Dramaworld, A K-drama Love Letter
Web original content has been going through a serious explosion in the last couple of years. Many of these series have been focused on the domestic market, such as EXO Next Door, promoting idols and...
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Music & Lyrics: Ride or Die and True Devotion
Despite what many think, there are more types of love songs than just the silly ones. Some love songs aim for passion, some aim for toxic, and some aim for devotion. Today, we’re looking at K-pop songs...
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9 Muses A Tries but Ultimately Disappoints in ‘Muses Diary”
9 Muses has never had the greatest luck in the world. Debuting with the memetically bad “No Playboy”, they’ve been lingering in nugu-land since 2010. Through the years, they’ve assembled long lists of...
View ArticleThe SB Mixtape: 9/7/2016, Relationship Goals
Love songs come in many varieties: simple or soaring, unrequited romance or crazy in love, just starting out or been together forever. The quality of a love song can vary just as much, with some...
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Red Velvet Disappoint in ‘Russian Roulette’
Red Velvet’s concept of dual images has resulted in a very varied discography, constantly bouncing from the bold and brash red releases to the lush and sensual velvet offerings. Yet, while Russian...
View ArticleBest of Weekly Music Shows: 9/12 – 9/18
Hello and welcome back to the Best of Weekly Music Shows. Happy Chuseok as well, and I hope you enjoyed it, because Chuseok plays havoc with the music shows every year. Red Velvet made a clean sweep of...
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2PM Become Gentlemen in “Promise”
Veteran act 2pm has returned for what will likely be their last comeback before their military service, and it looks like they’re going out like honorable gentlemen. Literally, the album is called...
View ArticleBest of Weekly Music Shows: 10/10 – 10/16
Welcome back to the Best of Weekly Music Shows! It was a slow week this week, with Pentagon as the only notable debut, alongside comebacks from Ladies’ Code and Davichi. However, the return of BTS more...
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Music and Lyrics: Working Hard or Hardly Working?
If aliens tried to understand human life based on nothing but pop music, they would likely come to the conclusion that we as a species do nothing but fall in love. And as one grows up, this becomes...
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Taeyeon Wows in “11:11”
Taeyeon is back once more! She was the first member of Girl’s Generation to go solo, and by far the most interesting, in that her solo releases have been distinctly not Girl’s Generation in a way many...
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