Unsung Artists: November–December 2018
Between our End-of-Year Reviews and the holiday seasons, there were a number of quality releases that slipped under our review radars. For the November…
Tag: Highlight
For Your Viewing Pleasure: Lazy Days
Welcome back to another installment of For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscap…
Music and Lyrics: The Metamorphosis of a Butterfly
Butterflies are powerful and deep symbols of transformation and change. The butterfly represents hope, life, endurance, and is even seen as a symbol of…
Yong Junhyung Serves a Bittersweet Slice of Reality in “Go Away”
Since establishing Around Us Entertainment to take control of their image and musical output, the members of Highlight have released a steady stream of…
Yong Junhyung’s “Goodbye 20’s” is an Autobiographical Masterpiece on Leaving Youth Behind
Highlight’s Yong Junhyung has been known as a prolific producer, responsible for his group’s albums as well as composing songs for numerous other artis…
Yoseob Makes His Mark with “White”
It has been six years since the release of Yang Yo-seob’s debut mini-album, The First Collage. And his career trajectory in the land of idol-dom has tw…
Yoseob’s “Where I am gone” Chooses Visual Over Lyrical Brilliance
It has been way too long – six years to be exact – since Yang Yo-seob’s previous solo album. The First Collage was released in 2012, an album that did …
Unsung Artists: October 2017
October saw a rush of post-Chuseok comebacks, and as with any other month here at Seoulbeats, some releases were bound to slip through the cracks. For …
Jimin Denies Weight Loss Issues: How Body Image Impacts Male K-pop Idols
As Kyla has recently chosen to take a break from promoting with Pristin amid a flood of fat-shaming from netizens, the appearance of K-pop idols has be…
For Your Viewing Pleasure: Light Leaks
Welcome back to another installment of For Your Viewing Pleasure where we take time out of the week to curate a set of photos from the K-pop landscape.…