music

  • Mamamoo – Strong Girl Bong Soon OST (with lyrics)

    Tomorrow’s review will be Strong Girl Bong Soon, so for the OST pick I’ve gone with a song from the classic girl group Mamamoo. It’s rare for me to choose girl group music, so enjoy it while you can, folks.… Continue reading

    Mamamoo – Strong Girl Bong Soon OST (with lyrics)
  • Joy In K-pop – Part 2

    See Part 1 of this post here: But wait, there’s more – yes, once I’ve gone through all the music that gives me joy, there’s some honorable mentions. Music that I like or love, but that’s not necessarily joyous. So… Continue reading

    Joy In K-pop – Part 2
  • Joy In K-pop – A Monster Thread

    This started with a Twitter thread about joy in music – I promised to provide some references in K-pop, then things went pear-shaped and it dropped off my radar. So now I’m starting the year anew and all that. I’ll… Continue reading

    Joy In K-pop – A Monster Thread
  • B1A4 – Beautiful Target

    But just when you think it’s all fun and games, Sandeul opens his mouth. And keeps opening it – man damn near dislocates his jaw like a snake. And from that teddy bear face with the snake jaw comes the… Continue reading

    B1A4 – Beautiful Target
  • Sandeul – Smile Box

    Sandeul excels at many things, and with this song, he’s the Maestro of Mellow. If you can resist the urge to dance around your house/office/street singing “Bababa” then you’re a better person than I. Continue reading

    Sandeul – Smile Box
  • Onew – Nessun Dorma

    Random person: K-pop singers are just pretty faces, they can’t really sing. Onew: Nessun Dorma. Me: And there’s plenty more where that came from, mate. Video with the full operatic glory after the jump. Continue reading

    Onew – Nessun Dorma
  • B1A4 – Lonely

    tiful Songwriter On The Planet demonstrates the fine art of levitation, as the boys try not to freeze their bits off while filming outdoors in a Korean winter. Continue reading

    B1A4 – Lonely
  • TV Review – Itaewon Class

    Co-posted at Heroic Cinema TV Series – 16 episodes I really didn’t want to love this so much. I didn’t even want to watch it. Let me explain… It started with a song. I’d never liked Park Seo-jun, but a… Continue reading

  • Gaho, Ha Hyun-woo – Itaewon Class OST

    30 seconds of this song made me watch a 19 hour TV series. That’s a pretty good ROI, don’t you think? This first song is so damn inspiring, it could make you stride out into the street to lead a… Continue reading

  • Taemin – Criminal

    Taemin’s back in the bondage closet, being dark, dangerous, and ever so enticing. In this MV Taemin becomes the poster boy for the B&D community, and possibly the S&M community as well. It does make you wonder what was going… Continue reading

    Taemin – Criminal