[Misc] LOONA Bomb

Hot damn. Nothing else needs to be said. Go and watch this dance cover of NCT's "Cherry Bomb." Olivia Hye is a lord and the group synchronization is fucking clean. Stan fucking talent. Stan LOONA.

[Review] SHINee - Dream Girl (Revisited)

SHINee recently had their anniversary, so let's check out an old classic of "Dream Girl." Remember that for whatever reasons, they hadn't registered a superstar track yet despite being five years into their career by the time "Dream Girl" released in 2013. Let's see how opinions changed in the six years since.

• SHINee’s incredibly high vocal standard only increased with “Dream Girl”. Everyone but Minho had quality lines, which is acceptable. Taemin’s vocal prowess continues to expand, as I felt he had a bigger presence throughout than Key or Onew. / Catchy and explosive vocals from SHINee once again.

Ha! That not-so-subtle burn of Minho. With a roster of Jonghyun, Onew, and Key, SHINee always brought the vocal firepower. I don't know the exact timeline, but this was most likely during Taemin's ascension into a higher plane of existence in the Kpop world. His progress is crazy: the difference between "Replay" and "Dream Girl" is only mirrored by the difference between "Dream Girl" and "Move" or other current material. The catchy tunes of this song still hold strong, and you always want to shout "dream girl" with the boys in each chorus.

• To any other group, the intensity of the colours, makeup, and outfits would be too much, but for SHINee, this is also another standard that has become very familiar to Shawols. Some say this was over the top for even SHINee, but I disagree.

Yeah I mean SHINee has never shied away from being flamboyant with their costumes. You can take any music video's outfits and drop them into an older (or newer) video and nothing would really change. Their style is forever, and only the technology around them has changed.

[Review] EXID - Me & You

Not sure exactly how the song name is supposed to be stylized but whatever. EXID are here for their final act, as Hani and Junghwa will be leaving Banana Culture. Sure the group might not be officially disbanded, but those two members are gonna be looking for new agencies, so the group will have some time before they reunite for more music. As another group bites the dust, we'll see how "Me & You" fares in the competition of closing performances.

[Review] Weki Meki - Picky Picky

Here comes Weki Meki, fresh graduates from the Momoland school of song titles with "Picky Picky." They have yet to make a huge splash on my radar but their previous title track "Crush" showed promise. As this song starts off, that promise appears to manifest with this cute little English hook, cleverly including the group name as it rhymes with "picky."

[Bonus] The Late Report: April 2019

May might as well be Power Rankings month but that doesn't mean April didn't have some goodies. With reviews becoming shorter and sparser, here's a look at some highlights from last month.

Baby Soul - A Piece Of The Moon

Lovelyz have underrated vocalists. Baby Soul was one of three members with music before joining the group, and this was her first release since being part of Lovelyz. "A Piece Of The Moon" carries her beautiful voice and sounds like it was taken straight out of a romantic drama's OST list. My inner singer will always be a sucker for pure vocals and Baby Soul delivers here.

[Cover] Seventeen - Getting Closer

Am I posting dance covers to poorly hide the fact that blog production has been down lately? Absolutely, I have no shame. But at the same time I was super excited to be part of this team despite my mediocre ability on full display in the final edit. Post-college I only get to dance when this channel recruits me so I'll have to step up for the next time. Hope you guys enjoy.

[Review] NU'EST - Bet Bet

It's been a while...I've really got to work on getting large amounts of writing done so these publishing droughts don't exist anymore. Anyways, if Dreamcatcher is the girl group that made the most out of a second chance, then surely NU'EST is the boy group counterpart. After appearances on Produce and a subunit breathed new life into the squad, they're back with "Bet Bet." Considering I know little of them even before the revival, this might as well be a first look at the group as a whole.