SB Mid-Year Review, 2019: Symbolism and Artistry Captivate in MVs
Amidst a sea of releases that do not seem particularly impressive, Kaitlin, Zea, and Karen discuss the MVs that caught their attention. Cinematogr…
Tag: Lee Hi
For Your Viewing Pleasure: Sunshine Yellow
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 landsc…
Emboldened Moves In Lee Hi’s 24℃
Lee Hi’s career has been marked to a great extent by frustration, long-delayed comebacks, 3-year gaps between comebacks in an industry where the top ar…
Lee Hi Overcomes Loneliness in “No One”
Core to any piece of music is the audience’s experience. By the time music is made, how it’s made frankly seldom matters. It’s all about how the e…
The SB Mixtape: 2/28/2019, Should Be A Bond Theme
Bond. James Bond. There's something about that three-word phrase that just kicks the imagination into overdrive. Explosions, gadgets, women; it's a…
The SB Mixtape, 7/26/2018: All About That Bass
Music is, at the core, a subjective jigsaw puzzle. A good song means taking a dozen disparate parts-- melody, harmony, strings, brass, synths, bass, vo…
SB Mixtape: 1/8/2018, Dear, Jonghyun – You Did Well
This is a completely personal mixtape this week. One it took me time to muster up the emotional fortitude to compile. Whatever your thoughts on why I'm…
Epik High Offers Textural Magnificence with “We’ve Done Something Wonderful”
After 2014’s critically acclaimed Shoebox, many wondered how Epik High would top its success. It’s true the veteran hip-hop group rarely releases anyth…
Side B: Chill Out with Epik High
In case you missed it, October 23, 2017 marked Epik High’s 14 year anniversary and was also the release date of their latest album, We’ve Done Somethin…
The Evolution of East-West Collaborations
The world of K-pop has exploded this year with international albums and singles, love calls from non-Asian advertisers, huge global tours, and social m…