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Unit Black – ‘Steal Your Heart’ Album Review

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Hip hop flavored tracks that show strong swagger, but needs more x-factor to stand out further.
By Angela | Jun 20, 2017 | Music

Unit Black is the first promotional unit that came out of Boys24, a Korean pre-debut boy group formed by CJ E&M through a survival show of the same name. The eight rookie boys debuted in April of this year with …

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SF9 – ‘Breaking Sensation’ Album Review

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Breaking Sensation is widely inconsistent with gems and duds alike.
By Jazmine | Jun 13, 2017 | Music

Soon after conquering the charts with their previous title song, Roar, the rookie boys of SF9 are back for more recognition with mini-album, Breaking Sensation. Breaking Sensation saw immediate commercial success by breaking into top five of iTunes Kpop charts in 13 countries and achieving 5th spot …

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Kisum – ‘The Sun, the Moon’ Album Review

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An experimental sounding hip hop EP that shows promise.
By Guest Writer | Jun 9, 2017 | Music

This post is by guest writer Jara Rowe.

Kisum, best known for being a competitor on the first season of Unpretty Rapstar, released her latest EP in April. The Sun, the Moon is all about love including Kisum’s perceptions, personal …

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EXID – ‘Eclipse’ Album Review

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Even without Solji, Eclipse is an excellent paragon of EXID’s discography.
By Afeef | Jun 3, 2017 | Music

Solji, the main vocalist of EXID, is sadly taking a break from group activities due to her unfortunate heath issues. However, despite this major disadvantage, EXID has come back strong as a quartet with Eclipse. As the album cover implies, …

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Giriboy – ‘5 Songs For Initiation’ Album Review

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Giriboy continues to hold his throne as the king of wordplay.
By Guest Writer | Jun 2, 2017 | Music

This post is by guest writer Jara Rowe.

Giriboy released his first EP of 2017 with 5 Songs For Initiation. Once a Show Me the Money contestant, he’s now a rising Korean hip hop producer under Just Music. 5 Songs For …

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Dok2 – ‘Reborn’ Album Review

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Dok2 serves up 10 tracks that test the hip hop waters with his uniqueness.
By Guest Writer | May 30, 2017 | Music

This post is by guest writer Jara Rowe.

Dok2 digitally dropped a full studio album, Reborn, on March 28th. The release coincided with his 28th birthday. The co-CEO of Illionaire records stuck to his roots and released a solid album …

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Monsta X – ‘The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter’ Album Review

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Monsta X shows maturity and growth through new sounds and styles.
By Guest Writer | May 23, 2017 | Music

This post is by guest writer Jara Rowe.

The seven men of Monsta X released their first studio album and last part of The Clan series (part 1 and part 2) at the end of March. The Clan Pt. 2.5: …

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Babylon – ‘S.S.F.W’ Album Review

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Babylon uses his impressive vocal color to tell a love story based on the seasons.
By Guest Writer | May 19, 2017 | Music

This post is by guest writer Jara Rowe.

Babylon, the R&B artist that you may have heard on tracks by Zico, Dok2, and Beenzino, recently dropped S.S.F.W. Babylon uses his impressive vocal color to tell a love story based on …

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MVP- ‘Manifest’ Album Review

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Manifest is a powerful and statement-making album that shows MVP's tough rookie spirits.
By Jazmine | May 8, 2017 | Music

Debuting in March, this new seven-boy group from PH Entertainment released their first album, Manifest, produced by Avenger Seung, who’s known for producing hit songs for girl groups like S.E.S, Brown Eyed Girls, Nine Muses, and Kara. This would be …

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B.A.P – ‘Rose’ Album Review

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Rose is full of impact, but lacked lasting hookiness besides the title track.
By Angela | May 7, 2017 | Music

With the successful release of their last album Noir in late 2016, B.A.P reclaimed their title as the Kpop act with the most No.1 on Billboard World Album chart. This is a testament to the group’s continued efforts in reinventing …

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GOT7 – ‘Flight Log: Arrival’ Album Review

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GOT7 test their boundaries with a wide range of genres and their undoubtedly improved vocals.
By Guest Writer | May 5, 2017 | Music

This post is by guest writer Jara Rowe.

JB, Mark, Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae, Bam Bam, and Yugyeom end their year long Flight Log trilogy with Flight Log: Arrival. GOT7 prove that they have matured musically as they took part in …

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Brave Girls – Rollin’ Album Review

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A mediocre album apart from the “wow!”-worthy title track.
By Afeef | May 4, 2017 | Music

Brave Girls are renowned among underground Kpop listeners as a group with powerful and empowering anthems. Rollin’, their latest comeback, continues with such releases. However, apart from the memorable title track, the rest of the album has either mediocre instrumentals …

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Kim Hyung Jun – ‘AM to PM 5-11-1’ Album Review

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Sultry R&B songs every step of the way as Kim Hyung Jun transforms his image.
By Afeef | May 3, 2017 | Music

Kim Hyung Jun is part of SS501, one of the early day Kpop groups that acted as trailblazers for the spread of Kpop around the world, particularly in Japan. Also, he is a part of the currently active sub-unit, Double S 301. …

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Astro – ‘Winter Dream’ Album Review

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A competent album that sticks with Astro’s comfort zone of sweet pop ditties.
By Afeef | Apr 30, 2017 | Music

Marking the end of Astro’s season-themed albums is their special album, Winter Dream. Surprisingly, there’s no music video to represent this album, but that’s probably because the title track does not fit with the mood and style of Astro’s previous …

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BTOB – ‘Feel’eM’ Album Review

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Sophisticated and stylish tracks that sample various genres like funk, jazz, and hip hop.
By Guest Writer | Apr 25, 2017 | Music

This post is by guest writer Jara Rowe.

The seven boys of BTOB recently released their 10th mini-album, Feel’eM. While allowing the vocal line and rap line both to shine, these five sophisticated and stylish tracks sample and mix various genres like …

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