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[Review] Maybe Tomorrow – DAY6 – KPOPREVIEWED
DAY6 returned yesterday with the digital single, Maybe Tomorrow. The new release follows their 9th mini-album, Band-Aid and the title track Melt Down from last September. I find Maybe Tomorrow quite captivating. It took me a few tries to realise that (I was distracted by some other things), but once I settled and focused, I…
[Review] IKUK – ONEUS – KPOPREVIEWED
It is time to review a release from earlier in the year - ONEUS's IKUK. You may recognise IKUK, as it is a rearranged version of their I KNOW YOU KNOW single that they performed as part of the Road To Kingdom: Ace of Ace series from 2024. IKUK was re-released in mid-January as part…
[Review] Love Language – TXT – KPOPREVIEWED
TXT returned at the end of last week with their new single Love Language. This latest release follows their 7th mini-album, The Star Chapter: Sanctuary, from the end of last year and the title track Over The Moon. It also follows a well-deserved extended break for the group. Love Language is a pleasant release from…
[Weekly KPOP Chart] Week 5 of April 2025 – KPOPREVIEWED
Welcome to the next edition of the Weekly KPOP Chart posts. This time, it is for Week 5 of April 2025, which spans 27 April to 3 May 2025. Aside from being back the 'What else am I listening to?' segment, there is nothing new to update on this week. So let's get to the…
[Album Review] Curtain Call (6th Mini Album) – B.A.P (as BANG&JUNG&YOO&MOON) – KPOPREVIEWED
The next album for review is BANG&JUNG&YOO&MOON's Curtain Call. It marks B.A.P's grand return to the music scene after almost seven years, even though only BANG YONG GUK, JUNG DAEHYUN, YOO YOUNGJAE and MOON JONGUP are represented in this comeback (ZELO is currently carrying out his military enlistment). Curtain Call serves as B.A.P's 6th mini-album…
[Review] Bag Bad Back – RIIZE – KPOPREVIEWED
RIIZE is also gearing up for a comeback with their first studio album, ODYSSEY, later this month. But ahead of the comeback, the group is teasing us with Bag Bad Back. It is the first comeback from the group since the release of the repackaged version of their first mini-album, Riizing: Epilogue, and the single…
[Review] TIPI-TAP – Kep1er – KPOPREVIEWED
Let's cast our minds back to November 2024, when Kep1er made their comeback with the mini-album and single of the same name, TIPI-TAP. I apologise for the delay in reviewing the single. TIPI-TAP was Kep1er's first comeback since becoming a seven-member group, following the departure of Mashiro and Yeseo, who did not renew their contracts…
[Review] HANDS UP – MEOVV – KPOPREVIEWED
MEOVV is gearing up for a comeback in May. But before we can hear their 1st mini-album, MY EYES OPEN VVIDE, the group pre-released the single HANDS UP (the focus of this post) on Monday. The future album release will follow their TOXIC and BODY comeback from November 2024. HANDS UP has garnered a lukewarm…
[Review] Chains – HIGHLIGHT – KPOPREVIEWED
HIGHLIGHT is back with their new single, Chains, from their 6th mini-album, From Real to Surreal. This is their first comeback since their Switch On mini-album and BODY single from last year. It is also the first release since the group announced that they had regained their former name, BEAST, a massive win for the…
[Weekly KPOP Chart] Week 4 of April 2025 – KPOPREVIEWED
Welcome to the next edition of the Weekly KPOP Chart posts. This time, it is for Week 4 of April 2025, which spans 20 to 26 April 2025. With Easter now over, it is business as usual for the blog. But I don't have much of an update this week. So, I'm just going to…
[Album Review] DUSK (1st Mini Album) – YOON SAN-HA (ASTRO) – KPOPREVIEWED
YOON SAN-HA was a close contender for a nomination for Best New Male Soloist in the 2024 KPOPREVIEWED Awards, but he ultimately missed out on a nomination. Had DUSK, YOON SAN-HA's solo mini-album, been promoted on the music shows, I think he could have clinched a nomination. This would have helped it stay more prominently…
[Review] Beautiful Life – Xdinary Heroes – KPOPREVIEWED
Aside from their previous single, Night Before The End, I know I have yet to review any of their singles from their Open ♭eta series, which are featured on their 5th mini-album Live and Fall from October last year. I will get to them eventually ahead of a future album review post for Live and…
[Review] Countdown – TWS: – KPOPREVIEWED
TWS: is back with a new single titled Countdown, which comes off their 3rd mini-album, Try With Us. Both song and mini-album officially dropped this past Monday. This release is TWS:' first major release since 2024, which saw TWS: debut with the highly successful plot twist and return with the equally successful If I'm S,…
[Review] Wait On Me – KAI (EXO) – KPOPREVIEWED
After teasing us with Adult Swim and Walls Don't Talk, KAI (from EXO) has officially made his first solo comeback since his military enlistment in 2023. The new single, titled Wait On Me, is from his 4th mini-album of the same name. As mentioned previously, his last solo comeback was with Rover in 2023. Wait…
[Weekly KPOP Chart] Week 3 of April 2025 – KPOPREVIEWED
Welcome to the next edition of the Weekly KPOP Chart posts. This time, it is for Week 3 of April 2025, which spans 13 to 19 April 2025. I am a day late posting this Weekly KPOP Chart post, so I will get right to it. Let's go! Non-Korean Song of the Week Each week,…
[Album Review] MUSE (2nd Studio Album) – JIMIN (BTS) – KPOPREVIEWED
JIMIN's second studio album, MUSE, is the next album to be reviewed on the blog. It was released in July last year and features the title track WHO as well as the pre-releases Smeraldo Garden Marching Band and Closer Than This. This album was released after JIMIN enlisted in the military in December 2023, and…
[Review] poppop – NCT WISH – KPOPREVIEWED
Continuing with the supposed SM Entertainment theme is my review of poppop, NCT WISH's latest single from their new mini-album of the same name. It follows after Dunkshot and Steady from their 1st mini-album, Steady (all of which I have yet to review). I found poppop to be an okay song. There were aspects that I…
[Review] Walls Don’t Talk – KAI (EXO) – KPOPREVIEWED
A couple of weeks ago, KAI teased his long-awaited return to the stage since Rover and his military enlistment with the single Adult Swim. There are only a couple more sleeps until KAI releases his 4th mini-album, Wait On Me. But ahead of that, KAI unexpectedly dropped another music video for another side track, Walls…
[Review] Baby, Not Baby – SEULGI (Red Velvet) – KPOPREVIEWED
For some reason, in my mind, I have been reviewing just only SM Entertainment releases. That isn't true, but I will be continuing this mindset with more SM Entertainment releases from the last couple of weeks to still review. One of them is SEULGI's long-awaited solo return with Baby, Not Baby, the title track off…
[Review] STUNNER – TEN (NCT) – KPOPREVIEWED
Last month, TEN (from NCT and WayV) returned to the stage with his second solo mini-album and title track of the same name, STUNNER. It is his first solo release since his official solo debut last year with Nightwalker (which I never got around to reviewing) and, the mini-album, TEN. STUNNER is a great R&B…
[Weekly KPOP Chart] Week 2 of April 2025 – KPOPREVIEWED
Welcome to the next edition of the Weekly KPOP Chart posts. This time, it is for Week 2 of April 2025, which spans 6 to 12 April 2025. Today will be a quick one, so I will get right to the Weekly KPOP Charts. here we go! What else am I listening to? Each week,…
[Album Review] BLESSED (8th Mini Album) – HA SUNG WOON – KPOPREVIEWED
The next album for review is HA SUNG WOON's 8th mini-album, BLESSED. It was released in July 2024 and was his first major music release since finishing his military service. BLESSED features 5 songs, including the title track of the same name. I have always been excited to review his new music and albums, as he had some…
[Review] Check Pattern – SUNGJIN (DAY6) – KPOPREVIEWED
Due to my poor time management, I have yet to review a few 2024 releases. One of them is SUNGJIN's (from DAY6) solo debut with Check Pattern and the studio album 30. Today, I am finally reviewing Check Pattern, which will make things much easier when reviewing 30. Check Pattern is a stunning rock ballad. I remember it…
[Review] 1999 – MARK (NCT) – KPOPREVIEWED
SM Entertainment has been teasing MARK's solo debut album since what felt like forever. The album was announced in May 2024, with the intentions to release the album in February 2025. But it was later announced that the album would be delayed to April 2025 to "ensure a better quality". Since the announcement last year,…
[Review] BREATHE – xikers – KPOPREVIEWED
The last time we heard from xikers was through their WITCH era from their House of Tricky: Watch Out mini-album. A review for WITCH is long overdue, as is the mini-album. But that is not why we are here today. This past week, xikers released their 5th mini-album, House of Tricky: Spur, with the lead…
[Review] BEBE – STAYC – KPOPREVIEWED
STAYC returned a few weeks ago with their 6th single album S, and the new single BEBE. Today, I am getting around to writing a review for it. This is STAYC's first release since GPT in October of last year. BEBE is a strong track from STAYC. It is probably their most serious and mature-sounding…
[Weekly KPOP Chart] Week 1 of April 2025 – KPOPREVIEWED
Welcome to the next edition of the Weekly KPOP Chart posts. This time, it is for Week 1 of April 2025, which spans 30 March to 5 April 2025. Once again, there is not much to update on this week. It has been the usual for me, working and scheduling some posts for the week…
[Review] WANT – SOLAR (MAMAMOO) – KPOPREVIEWED
It has been almost a year since SOLAR made her solo comeback with But I and Colors. Earlier this week, she returned with her new single WANT and her second single album of the same name. Right off the bat, I really enjoyed the feel-good vibes that WANT exudes, particularly during the choruses. This definitely…
[Album Review] WITNESS (2nd Mini Album) – ALL(H)OURS – KPOPREVIEWED
My first review for ALL(H)OURS was for their comeback single, SHOCK. In that review, I mentioned that I would review their debut track (and potentially mini-album) in the future. I still haven't got around to that. But in a fitting style, ALL(H)OURS' first album review is for the mini-album that features the title track SHOCK—their…
[Review] Adult Swim – KAI (EXO) – KPOPREVIEWED
Just over a month after his discharge from the Korean military, KAI is back on the music scene. He is due to release his fourth mini-album, Wait On Me, later this month. But ahead of the mini-album, he is teasing us with a pre-release single, Adult Swim. We last saw KAI through his Rover comeback.…
[Review] MONA LISA – j-hope (BTS) – KPOPREVIEWED
ICYMI - j-hope returned from his military enlistment in October last year. As soon as 2025 started, he got right back to releasing new music. These include two singles titled LV Bag (by Don Toliver, "Speedy" and j-hope, ft. Pharrell Williams) and Sweet Dreams (ft. Miguel). Last week, he dropped his third single of the…
[Review] BTG – KiiiKiii – KPOPREVIEWED
Starship Entertainment has been teasing a new girl and boy group since the start of the year. While the boy group is currently being formed through a trainee survival show, the female group has avoided this debut pathway. KiiiKiii, the new female group has been dropping pre-debut singles (I DO ME and DEBUT SONG, both…
[Weekly KPOP Chart] Week 4 of March 2025 – KPOPREVIEWED
Welcome to the next edition of the Weekly KPOP Chart posts. This time, it is for Week 4 of March 2025, which spans 23 to 29 March 2025. There is not much to update on this week. It is a short one, given this is a day late. I have scheduled some posts for the…
[Review] Panic – BEOMGYU (TXT) – KPOPREVIEWED
BEOMGYU is the second member of TXT to go solo, having released his debut mixtape track, Panic, last Thursday. BEOMGYU follows on from YEONJUN mixtape track GGUM from last year. I hope we get news of the other members' solo work soon. Until then, I will focus on BEOMGYU's Panic, which enters the rock genre. More specifically,…
[Album Review] Metamorphic (1st Studio Album) – STAYC – KPOPREVIEWED
I am fully aware that STAYC made their comeback more recently, and a song review for BEBE is coming your way in the not-so-far-distant future. But until then, here is my review of their 1st studio album, Metamorphic. Released in July 2024, Metamorphic features 14 songs (slightly longer than the average studio-length album), including the…
[Review] like JENNIE – JENNIE (BLACKPINK) – KPOPREVIEWED
JENNIE's Mantra is your pick for Best Dance Performance - Female Solo of 2024 in the 2024 KPOPREVIEWED Awards. Find out if your other favourite artists, performances and songs of 2024 won the 2024 KPOPREVIEWED Awards by clicking the link here. JENNIE also returned at the start of the month with her solo debut album,…
[Review] YELLOW – TREASURE – KPOPREVIEWED
TREASURE returned at the start of the month with a special mini-album (their third overall), PLEASURE. The title track, YELLOW, heads up this new album release. Also featured on the album is the single LAST NIGHT, which was released in December 2024. YELLOW follows the same thread as LAST NIGHT, opting for pop rather than…
[Review] LOVE RACE – SF9 – KPOPREVIEWED
Back to the week before last, today's post reviews SF9's latest comeback with their 15th mini-album and title track of the same name - LOVE RACE. It is their first release since Don't Worry, Be Happy and the mini-album Fantasy last year. If you base LOVE RACE on the first couple of seconds, you might…
[Review] +82 Pressin’ – MARK (NCT) ft. HAECHAN (NCT) – KPOPREVIEWED
MARK continues to tease his upcoming solo debut album, which has now been confirmed to drop on 7 April 2025 and be titled The Firstfruit. The first release from this forthcoming album was Fraktsiya (ft. LEE YOUNG JI) from December 2024. And now, MARK is back with a new pre-release single +82 Pressin', which features…
[Review] KNOW ABOUT ME – NMIXX – KPOPREVIEWED
NMIXX also returned during the week with their fourth mini-album and third instalment in their Fe3O4 series, Fe3O4: Forward. Leading the new mini-album is the title track, KNOW ABOUT ME. This is their most recent comeback since their Fe3O4: Stick Out and See That? era. NMIXX goes subdued with KNOW ABOUT ME. While this isn't…