[NEW RELEASE] 楊丞琳 Rainie Yang :漂流浴室 Indulging

I feel like it’s been a while since I heard music from Rainie. This is quite different from my impression of her music but I like the smooth, simple vocals a lot paired with some beats. She isn’t the type of singer to belt out high notes, instead going for a technique that suits her…

[HIGHLIGHT] G5SH: 舉刀自盡Back to Heaven ft.莫宰羊

I, shamefully, am only discovering this song three months after its release. I’m not familiar with G5SH or Mo Zai Yu莫宰羊, but I really love this piece they put out. I’m not really sure how to classify it. It’s predominantly electronic and has a sound that I associate with Taiwanese EDM very much but I…

[HIGHLIGHT] Vicky Chen陳忻玥 : Am I Who I Am

MUSIC RATING: 9/10 | MV RATING: 8.5/10 I always appreciate Vicky Chen’s sound. Her music is quite consistent and very suitable for her strong voice. I like the slight old-school Avril Lavigne vibe with the bold piano and drums in ‘Am I Who I Am’. The music is refreshing in the way that it leans…

[ALBUM CRITIQUE] LIM HYUNSIK: Rendez-Vous

Got to posting another critique video on critiquing photography and design from Lim Hyunsik’s awesome mini album, Rendez-Vous. While simple, they did a good job putting the design of thsi album together. I love space concepts but sometimes it can be overdone and come out cheap. RENDEZVOUS was art directed very elegantly. It’s less sci-fi…

[HIGHLIGHT] ONEWE: Regulus 야행성

Besides artistic critiques, I like to stick to Mando-pop on this blog as Kpop is already very widely known. I’ve had very little interest in Kpop after JYJ left TVXQ like ten years ago. As you can see at this point, things pertaining to Kpop here usually revolves around artistic stuff like music video critiques,…

[HIGHLIGHT] 曹楊 Young – Astray走散

I wanted to share a new artist I found and his recent song, Astray, a smooth, sad love song. I’m not familiar with Young (Cao Yang) at all but I definitely like the way he sings and projects his voice effortlessly without reservation. Normally I would probably just pass over a song like this but…

Stray Kids: God’s Menu 神메뉴 MV Critique

MUSIC RATING: 8.8/10 | MV RATING: 9.5/10 A week ago, k-pop group Stray Kids released the MV of their title track, God’s Menu. I don’t know anything about the group so I came into this MV without any expectations. MUSIC 8.8/10 I give them props for the music. I’m not familiar with this group but…

Jay Chou周杰倫: Mojito – Read About Cuba

Music Rating: 9.5/10 | Music Video: 10/10 Growing up with Jay Chou, it has been a pleasure watching his music evolve. While I don’t always like it, I respect him for attempting and experimenting with his music. Many artists stick to the same kind of music that launched them into fame. Not Jay though. As…

BAEKHYUN백현: Candy Music Video Review

Song Rating: 7/10 | MV Rating: 6.8/10 I went back and forth on whether or not to talk about this but I decided to go for it. As many of you know, Baekyun from EXO came out with his new album recently. Here is a critique on his music video and what can be improved….