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…
Tag: Zion.T
Zion.T’s “Snow” is Wonderfully Sentimental
Whilst writing up the mid-year reviews, I had wondered why my fellow panelists didn't think OO merited a place in their top 3 mini-albums. Being Zion.T…
SB Mid-Year Review, 2017: A Wide Variety of Comebacks
Welcome back to the SB Midyear Review! 2017 has been a year loaded with quality comebacks. Many acts, both veterans and rookies, made returns-- some th…
Best of Weekly Music Shows: 7/3 – 7/10
Welcome back to another week of Best of Weekly Music Shows! This week saw domination of girl groups, since A Pink took home three wins for “Five” on SB…
Zion.T Solidifies His Style with OO
Zion.T is finally back after two years! There were many questions preceding his comeback: would he live up to expectations and success of his debut alb…
Ready Yourselves: The K-pop Wave Is Changing
Over the last three years, K-pop has been experiencing a bit of struggle to stay afloat the way it did in the late 2000s and early 2010s, while other g…
Roundtable: K-pop Rivalries, Feuds, and Showdowns
This month sees the matching up of solo debuts from SNSD's Tiffany and ex-SNSD's Jessica. Not only are the release dates close, but their birth state o…
Entertaining Moments (But No Junsu) At The 25th Seoul Music Awards
The 25th Seoul Music Awards took place on the 14th of January at has been presented by Sports Seoul since its inception in 1990. This year's edition wa…
History of K-pop: 2015, Old Faces Return, and New Faces Make History
Yesterday and the day before, I told you the story of K-pop of years past. Looking back on the music and groups of 2005 and 1995 is always a fun exerci…
The Hits and Misses of KBS Gayo Daechukjae 2015
Watching the annual music festivals that take place at the end of the year is something of a crap shoot. You don't know what to expect, but generally o…