Music and Lyrics: Holding Out For A Hero
Heroes are a fact of life. They exist in every culture, every language. After all, heroes are the foundation of storytelling—they’re the person we all …
Tag: VIXX
For Your Viewing Pleasure: Show Some Skin
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…
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…
SB Mid-Year Review, 2018: Dances with an Eye for Detail
We're half-way through the year, and it's time to check out which dances stood out. Dancing is an artistic way of interpreting the emotions of a song a…
SB Mid-Year Review, 2018: Sentimentality and Aesthetics Make MVs Resonate
It’s time for the mid-year review of our favourite releases again! This year, Cheryl, Abigail, and Aastha discuss their favourite music videos in the f…
How Concepts Shape Identity
No comeback is complete without a unique “concept” that takes the group in a different direction. Having said unique concept certainly provides the gro…
Side B: Stay Hydrated with VIXX
VIXX still remain the concept kings of K-pop, with their last album centered around perfume and scent. While they’ve done almost everything from voodoo…
The SB Mixtape: 5/17/2018, K-Pop Book Club
Books are one of my favorite things. It's fun to get lost in a made up world, connect with characters, and just get excited about the story. With the i…
Best of Weekly Music Shows: 4/23 – 4/29
Time for another Best of Weekly Music Shows! IN2IT, Snuper, and Lovelyz showed off their new comeback songs. Berrygood Heart Heart made their debut as …
Restraint is Seductive but Double-Edged in “Eau De Vixx”
In a past review of Shangri-La, I mentioned a desire to see Vixx extend their comeback concept beyond just the title track to their B-sides as well. It…