Author: Rahul M

Apart from his activities with BTOB and undeniable presence at events like Waterbomb, Lee Minhyuk has developed a solo career under the moniker “Huta.” I can’t say that much of his solo music has appealed to me, but I appreciate how it sounds so different from that of his group. New title track Bora is a thumping electro banger miles away from BTOB’s typical balladry. This is also the second title track today that clocks in at just over two minutes. This approach has become very common in dance music, making it possible for DJs to mix more songs into…

EPEX are ready to drop their third (!) full album next week, but before that they’ve returned with pre-release Picasso (피카소). EPEX aside, July has been a pretty strong month for K-pop so far. Sure, there haven’t been a ton of awesome 9+ rated tracks, but there haven’t been many outright clunkers either. I mention this because Picasso is, unfortunately, a 100% certified clunker in my eyes. The problems start right away, as the track unveils a truly ugly synth riff. I don’t know what the obsession is with producers finding the most abrasive sounds to fashion a song around,…

Earlier this year, STAYC found their dancefloor groove with the addictive Bebe. Though that song didn’t totally click with me initially, it gradually grew into one of my most-played tracks of the year. With new summer single I Want It, they group keeps the energy high with an early-2010’s EDM twist. As soon as I Want It‘s rugged electro beat unfurls, it’s hard not to hum Icona Pop’s 2012 mega-hit I Love It in your head. That song has become highly influential throughout the years, so it’s not too surprising to hear its ripples continue to spread here. Derivative or…

TXT’s music has changed so much since their debut in 2019. Artistic growth should be expected and applauded, but sometimes I cast my mind back to their Crown days and remember how incredibly excited I was about the group and their quirky synthpop style. Since then, they’ve explored almost every genre you can imagine and their title tracks have somehow grown shorter and shorter in length until we end up with the brief fling of Beautiful Strangers‘ two minutes and eighteen seconds. Overly truncated song lengths is a subject for another post, but lack of development is certainly something that…

MBC’s upcoming drama “Mary Kills People” has released new stills teasing a tense face-off between Lee Bo Young and Lee Min Ki! A remake of the Canadian series of the same name, “Mary Kills People” stars Lee Bo Young as Woo So Jung, an ER doctor who illegally provides euthanasia to patients with incurable illnesses. Lee Min Ki plays Jo Hyun Woo, a terminal brain tumor patient with no remaining treatment options. The newly revealed photos capture Woo So Jung and Jo Hyun Woo locked in a psychological battle. In the scene, Woo So Jung tries to mask her shock, desperately suppressing the…

ENA’s upcoming drama “The Defects” has released new stills ahead of its premiere! In “The Defects,” Yum Jung Ah plays Kim Se Hee, a celebrity doctor who is outwardly respected in the medical field but secretly leads an illegal adoption trafficking ring. Won Jin Ah plays Kim Ah Hyun, a young woman who was returned after being adopted through a broken system, but miraculously survived. The newly released stills depict a group of children who were “returned” after being adopted but miraculously survived and are now living in hiding. These children include Kim Ah Hyun, Ju An (Ahn Ji Ho),…

He was given the death penalty. Koreaboo Yesterday Zhang Yiyang has become the first known celebrity to be executed in mainland China after being found guilty of murdering his underage girlfriend. The actor, who was 31 years old at the time of the crime, was sentenced to death for killing his 16-year-old girlfriend and attempting to cover it up by staging the scene as a suicide. | am730 According to a report recently released by the Intermediate People’s Court of Xianyang City in Shaanxi Province, the case occurred in February 2022. Zhang had lured the teenage girl, who allegedly came…

Upcoming superhero drama “Twelve” has unveiled a new poster! Inspired by the 12 zodiac animals of the East, “Twelve” tells the story of 12 angels living in the human world in human form to protect the Korean Peninsula from evil spirits. Long ago, the angels barely managed to seal the forces of evil in the gates of hell through their sacrifice, bringing peace. However, with the evil spirits awakening, chaos returns. The newly released poster teases explosive synergy, as characters with distinct personalities and colors come together as one. Anticipation is already building for the story they will tell, the…

Upcoming superhero drama “Twelve” has unveiled a new poster! Inspired by the 12 zodiac animals of the East, “Twelve” tells the story of 12 angels living in the human world in human form to protect the Korean Peninsula from evil spirits. Long ago, the angels barely managed to seal the forces of evil in the gates of hell through their sacrifice, bringing peace. However, with the evil spirits awakening, chaos returns. The newly released poster teases explosive synergy as characters with distinct personalities and colors come together as one. The stylized use of the Roman numeral XII to represent the…

The upcoming movie “Pretty Crazy” has released new stills featuring its cast! “Pretty Crazy” tells the story of Gil Goo (Ahn Bo Hyun), a young unemployed man whose life is turned upside down when he takes on an extraordinary part-time job: watching over Seon Ji (Lim YoonA), a woman who transforms into a devil after midnight. One still features Seon Ji inside a nightclub, and another shows her locking eyes with a man in front of her. Her piercing expression in both stills conveys a truly devilish presence. Seon Ji’s bright smile as she jumps and Gil Goo dashing toward…