WayV is Ready to “Take Off” in Their First EP
Four months after their lukewarm debut single, WayV NCT's 7-membered Chinese subunit, has returned with their first EP: the aptly-titled Take Off…
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WayV’s “The Vision” Lacks Original Content
SM Entertainment’s ambitious international project, NCT, just took another step towards global domination with the debut of NCT’s Chinese subunit,…
BTS, Iz One and How Tensions Between Korea and Japan Play Out in K-pop
Idols' scandals rarely make headlines outside of Korea and the K-pop fandom. But when a Japanese television appearance by BTS was canceled in earl…
Mullets on Male Idols: Heinous Hairdo or Fashion-forward Street Style?
More than a year after the release of "Ko Ko Bop," Exo finally came back with "My Tempo" and outdid their previous comeback with not one, but two …
NCT 127 Explore Their Identity With “Regular-Irregular”
NCT 127 is back with their first full-length album, Regular-Irregular. Complimentary to the conceptual “dream” in “NCTmentarys”, the group explores wha…
NCT 127’s “Regular” Mixes Messages
Not counting the journey as a full group with NCT 2018 Empathy, it’s been over a year since NCT 127’s last comeback with the impressive Cherry Bomb EP.…
For Your Viewing Pleasure: Slightly Off
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…
Best of Weekly Music Shows: 9/3 – 9/9
Welcome back to Best of Weekly Music Shows! There were quite a few high-profile comebacks this week, ranging from Nam Woo-hyun with Second Write to NCT…
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 Mid-Year Review, 2018: Albums Out Of Left Field
Once again, our Mid-Year Reviews are coming to an end, capped off the examinations of the best albums and mini-albums that 2018 has to offer. Marg…