RESCENE “Runaway”

This reminded me of older G-Friend songs, but with a modern touch. Rescene has carved out a niche genre for themselves, which is impressive considering they come from a small label. The mv is beautiful too.

KEYVITUP “KEYVITUP”

This is Jaejoong’s first boy group, and while I can hear the 1st gen hip-hop influences, the song and...

Dayoung “What’s a girl to do”

Dayoung looks great, but the song is not as catchy as her last release. It’s interesting how her music sounds nothing like WJSN’s music.
Also, Shiloh Jolie can be seen as a backup dancer, two worlds colliding here.

YOUNG POSSE “We don’t go to bed tonight”

This hype EDM sound is very 2nd gen coded, including the ...

TOP “Desperado”

Former BigBang member TOP is back doing music after many years of hiatus. The song is very minimal, so is the music video. I guess if you understand the lyrics on a deeper level, it’s a better experience, but overall I thought the song was lackluster.
Meanwhile,

NCT’s Mark has officially left the group and SM Entertainment after 10 years, and aside from some toxic fans, who can blame him? He’s been working since he’s 14, has been in several subunits and promoting like crazy. Mark never had dating rumors, damaging scandals, or broke the contract, he’s leaving peacefully - so fans wonder if he’s just done with idol life or if he’ll go ...

I didn’t bother initially writing about the mess between Manon and HYBE, but since she removed her group from her Instagram bio, I think it’s safe to say, she’s not coming back. Either she’s pulling a Heesung and had enough of idol life and wants to go solo, or something more dark happened between the members or the company. I don’t think this is a PR stunt anymore, because t...