Golden Child’s “Goldenness” Is This Summer’s Guilty Pleasure

These days you’re more likely to see the aeygo concept dominated by female K-pop groups like Twice and Elris. In contrast, most male groups tend to go …

Elris’ “Summer Dream” Showcases their Strengths 

Fresh rookies Elris have made a comeback with their third mini album, Summer Dream. Though they are still young as a group (they just celebrated their …

Day6’s “Shoot Me: Youth Part 1”: An Experiment in Explosiveness

After a dynamic 2017, with a whopping 25 new songs from albums Sunrise and Moonrise, Day6 scuttled into their Japan promotions. In the past six months,…

Kim Donghan’s “D-Day” is an A+ Debut

Kim Donghan, former member of concept group JBJ, debuted as a solo artist this June 19th with the aptly-titled mini-album, D-Day. Kim Donghan's former …

BtoB Reach a New High in “This Is Us”

I had heard many, many good things about BtoB’s latest album This Is Us even before even listening to any of the tracks, so I had high expectations, an…

Taeyeon Exudes Artistry in “Something New”

Taeyeon has had a long and illustrious career, both as a member of the long-reigning Girls' Generation and as a soulful solo singer who only continues …

Shinee Continues Shining with “The Story of Light” Episodes 1 & 2

After almost two years since 1 of 1, Shinee is back with their 6th album! The Story of Light is being released in the form of three mini albums with ea…

Black Pink’s “Square Up” Is A Let-down

It’s been almost two years since Black Pink debuted, which makes it rather shocking that Square Up is their first EP. This mini has been a long tim…

“You Complete Me” By ONF Is The Whole Package

In K-pop, it's easy to pay little attention to the sophomore comeback. Debuts need attention to detail, hype, and musicianship. They're the metaphorica…

Dividing Up Wanna One in 1÷x=1 (Undivided)

Wanna One has certainly taken a new approach towards their third mini-album. Keeping up with the pattern of incorporating mathematical operations in th…