Album Review: BTS Grow "Wings", But Struggle To Fly

BTS are one of those groups I've never been able to fully enjoy — from the horrendous "Boy In Luv" to the passable but mostly unremarkable "Save Me", to me their songs have rarely warranted multiple listens (with only one real exception). Ever the masochist saint I am though, I give them a chance with each release, and let's just say that seven doesn't seem to be so lucky a number after all.

Album Review: Lovelyz Take The Helm With 'A New Trilogy'

I made it pretty clear in my review of The Velvet last month that I think Red Velvet are the best rookie group in K-pop, but Lovelyz definitely aren't far behind: cute but not cloying, breezy but not shallow, bright but with a melancholic twist — the group have established a charming sound that lets them stand out from other girl groups musically, and despite its title suggesting otherwise A New Trilogy continues with the sound that Lovelyz have built-up so far.

Album Review: Red Velvet's "The Velvet" Shows Consistency Despite Its Flaws

I absolutely adore Red Velvet: "Happiness" was a fun debut song, Ice Cream Cake showed a lot of potential for the group's future, and The Red is probably the strongest first studio album by any K-pop group so far. And this all made me slightly anxious for their next release: would they be able to live up to potential they've shown so far? Will the high benchmarks they've set so early in their career prove impossible to surpass?

Album Review- AOA's "Like A Cat"

I feel like a proud parent right now. After 2 years AOA are finally getting recognition and their single "Like A Cat" is still at high positions on charts despite competition from Kyuhyun, Hi Suhyun and MC Mong. Their first mini album "Short Hair" was pleasant but I was left waiting to see if AOA's future releases would offer even better content, and "Like A Cat" is certainly a step forward.

Album Review- f(x)'s "Red Light"

f(x)'s third album is here at long last and the phrase "OMG YAAAS SLAY GURLS SLAY" has never been more appropriate.

AOA "Short Hair"- Mini album Review

As AOA's popularity has seen a large increase after January's "Miniskirt", AOA have released their first mini album. The album has 7 tracks: 5 original songs and 2 are instrumentals.