K-pop (2015)

although also v. juvenile, in keeping with the rest of the song

finally gave into show me the money 4. black nut's the best

did you start after tzechar worked him in? XD

i'm one episode behind on infinity challenge. so far the highlight was when haha picked zion.t up late at night - and they drove around discussing ~deep things~ using yanghwa brdg as a jumping-off point. lots of zion t songs are sad but he's been pretty active, young and cheerful on the show - you could see he got into the car thinking they'd do comedy together only to realize he'd been typecast in a very different scenario lmao. was a good sport about it though. the IU/DJ GREAT PARK bits are hilarious as well.

into what? conversation? because uh...maybe... :-S

some rare topics broached, with Primary and Suran: http://noisey.vice.com/blog/primary-and-suran-mannequin-south-korea-interview

into the video i linked in my comment... guess I got too fancy with the tags, lol.

and hahaha:

https://twitter.com/yulneck/status/631441847936684032

whoops, can't embed tweets. twas this:

https://twitter.com/yulneck/status/631441847936684032

that awkward moment when staff edit out the wrong girls generation member

Nice interview with Suran and Primary

Wow, she's credited with 8 of 12 tracks huh

Missed this a few days back.. Meta and personal fave Choi Sam going IN (and interestingly uploading it through newstapa)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=291&v=RVP_UN-Zrj8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=291&v=RVP_UN-Zrj8

Final attempt at embedding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVP_UN-Zrj8

Translated lyrics http://hiphopkr.com/translated_lyrics/mc-meta-show-me-the-hiphop-feat-choi-sam/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVCubhQ454c

That's proper boring. Next pls

@abcfsk went ahead and check for you, maybe don't bother with the other tracks that came out today…

the reference tracks for these songs are more transparent than usual, too

at least we know the second half of the album will have "check"…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJYGddE0vHc

prechorus is nice

Yeah that's better

yea the prechorus is nice. i think it's my fav of their singles this year but... that's not really saying much.

mte

def on board with health goth sooyoung

oooooooooooh 'talk talk' is nice

feel like "sign" is not weird enough at times and too weird at others, but I'm with it on the whole

Hadn't even heard the SAARA demo for You Think until now but man, the SNSD version lacks the sort of energy needed in the verses to give the "you think you're real cool" line a bit more oomph. Still a good song overall though.

meanwhile "showgirls" on paper satisfies nearly all of my criteria for a k-pop masterpiece, but I'd actually say it's the weakest thing here

show girls came out last year! i *think* it's better in korean but maybe it's just grown on me? really digging talk talk though

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CMqOiArU8AA_UsF.jpg

For posterity... must have really been filmed in a rush if no one caught that typo

I kinda like "Green Light"... I think it's the "Beep Beep"s reminding me of Beep Beep.

Oh, and Check is nice.

Best Hyuna single since Bubble Pop confirmed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDncY17hFyg

How about the other single with Hwasa (Mamamoo)? https://youtu.be/3WZO_jYQzKs

This song bangs more but Hwasa and Hyuna have so much chemistry together, I love it.

Hyuna and Illhoon are qt too tho: https://youtu.be/ngGCypcL0cY

Solid song & it really plays to HyunA's strengths as a vocalist

Another throwback keeper in the JJCC discography, whoever's managing their music is doing it right:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IOxMlSKX4Y

Also I don't think we've talked about T-ara's comeback ft. Brave Brothers yet, but the marine theme is really fun and so is the choreography: https://youtu.be/BmVeIjwQpr0

Not their strongest single ever but those oh oh ohs are catchy. BTW I never knew that Boram's father is a famous folk singer (https://youtu.be/Fqc56Fu0CR8, https://youtu.be/5PdXsrFSSp4), but it kinda explains how T-ara's discography is so solid overall.

I like how JJCC carries the torch for strange, ADD k-pop, but I don't think they ever do it particularly well. I like them best with their debut song, simple and understated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib_1ATfr8wM

spring breakers pink ski masks

That was a lot more playful than I was expecting from the teaser and first 10 seconds.

definitely not as immediate as red or crazy for me (bridge is pretty weak) but i'm kind of obsessed with this entire video. that android 18 iphone convo shirt :3

SMTM and unpretty rap star are making K-pop stupider =/ (see also terribad soshiraps on "you think," miryo's recent single)

this mini is crap

Mini is pretty good but song is def kpop SOTY contender.

SOTMonth at least

wow. we're listening to different k-pops

the single is definitely the best thing on there, but I wouldn't put it in the month's top 20

meanwhile this is the best thing I've heard out of k-rap in at least a year...gritty, dark, future, with some of that hallmark korean adventurousness to boot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJFs_e0LrXI