"...I was happier than I'd imagined I would be when I emerged from the sealed train in the Aeolian zone, and breathed in Embassytown smells. It felt like being a child again, though it was not. Being a child is like nothing. It's only being. Later, when we think about it, we make it into youth."

HEADLINES
+ What? What? Two artists show up on the red carpet wearing the same dress. "Shadow" is on trend.
+ Gothy, smoldering, horror inspired music videos bring the pain.
+ YG takes it for the WIN!
+ Fans blinded by SHINee blitz
+ Vixx gets briefly romantical after Jekyll and Hyde incident, but then the lady gets revenge on Voodoo.
+ East Coast Hip Hop beats infuse kpop with urban gravitas!

THE SKINNY
f(x) - "Shadow"

Beast - "Shadow"
"Give me the light light light
You are my my my sunrise"


B.A.P - "Hurricane"
"The Loof ees on Fire!"


Vixx - "Hyde"
"Just Follow!"
The producers were not afraid of letting the boys sound cheap vocally to express the theatrical narrative in Hyde. Couple with fantastical themes, bipolar contrasts, feverish climaxes, and Ravi's comic slur, the overall effect is a charm unique to only Vixx - that of light fleeing the darkness. All in all, it was a salutary year for fans, with huge singles and a satisfying first album.

Listen up to:
"On & On" (truly fantastic harmonic minor/major elevator to the stars. "I need therapy..."), "Voodoo Doll" (throbbing Vixx penny dreadfull in the footsteps of "Hyde"), "Only U" (east coast beats under mid tempo r&b and Santana-esque riffs), "Beautiful Killer"(check out the phrasing of "final fantasy" in the chorus)



Exo - "Growl"


Odd Eye - "Too Busy Imitating"
WTF?? w/Rozen Maiden


IN REVIEW
Shinee - "Evil", "Beautiful"